April 16, 2012…Dear Family,
On Wednesday we had a zone conference out here. Zone conference is where two or three zones, about 60 missionaries total, get together and learn from President and Sister Barry, the assistants, and sometimes zone leaders will give trainings.
During the conference I was privileged to give a training. I was able to teach the missionaries how to help their investigators gain a testimony of the Book of Mormon. I loved it! The wonderful thing is that we all gain a testimony of the Book of Mormon the same way. We read it, from the beginning. Think about what we read. Then pray and ask if it's true. This can be applied over and over.
Overall I enjoyed the conference. The entire conference, not just my training, was focused on the Book of Mormon, which is one of my favorite things to focus on, and our testimonies of it. I've mentioned it many times, and I will continue to do so, but I love the Book of Mormon. I've seen my testimony of the gospel grow immensely through reading the Book of Mormon, pondering the things I read, and praying to know if they are true. It is full of treasures both great and small. Everyday I read I feel the Spirit gently nudging me in the right direction.
The work in our area went well last week. We were blessed to be able to teach many of our recent converts and to help several less-actives.
Pauly is doing well. He had a set back with the Word of Wisdom, but is working on it. We're hoping to be able to set another baptismal date with him soon.
We've actually seen more success teaching less-active members lately. Many of them are doing really well. It has been very rewarding watching, and helping, them progress.
Andy was confirmed yesterday, and Joey met with the bishop to talk about receiving the priesthood.
On Saturday we had another "moment" with Joey. We asked him why he was excited to receive the priesthood. He said,"I'll have the power to help other people." I don't know how, but he has a way of putting things so simply. For some reason his little declarations are profound and touch the heart. The priesthood truly is "the power to help other people."
We also had a neat lesson with Andy, his wife, and a few other members. Where Andy lives there are a lot of young member couples. We set up a pseudo-FHE on Saturday night. We played a little game and then shared a message relating to the game. Afterwards there were snacks. At one point while snacking I took a moment to look around. All of the members were talking with one another and enjoying themselves. It was a very satisfying moment. Hopefully new friendships will be forged from that experience.
Love Always, Zach
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