This past week we have been so busy doing all sorts of things. We
picked up a new investigator, we had mission leadership council, I
taught a lesson with a professional baseball player, and I went on
exchanges.
The new investigator we picked up is so solid!!
He has a baptismal date for November 30 and I am pretty sure he is
going to make it. He is a young single adult and he has studied a lot of
different religions. He says that this just feels right. He was taught 2
times before we picked him up by sisters in the zone and we have taught
him 3 times. We have taught him about commandments and the gospel and
he is just soaking it in. He has come to a few Branch activities and he
has been welcomed very well. When we have taught him we have invited him
to live the commandments and he is really excited and all in. We taught
the word of wisdom the second time we met with him and he told us that
he was working on quitting smoking. We met with him yesterday and he
said that he threw away his last pack of cigarettes and he is done with
it. I am pretty sure he is the most golden investigator I have had my
entire mission. It is really cool to see the changes that he has made
since we have started meeting with him.
Mission Leader council was good like usual. We
were trained on using our time more effectively and how we can bless
more lives with the spirit. President Kendrick talked with us about a
recent conference he went to where Elder Ballard and a couple other
Seventies gave training's. It was really cool to hear about all the
things that he learned and how we can apply them into our individual
missionary efforts. Now that my companion and I have been trained it is
our turn to train the missionaries here in Temecula on the things that
we learned and the things that we feel the zone needs. We are going to
be having our Zone Training meeting on Thursday so we have been doing a
few things to prepare for that to help the missionaries here become the
best that they can be. I am excited for the meeting. I enjoy giving
training's and helping the missionaries out.
The lesson with the professional baseball
player was Awesome! His name is Robbie Brantly, he is the starting
catcher for the Marlins. It was a really good lesson, he basically
taught the whole lesson which was super cool. Not only did we teach a
lesson he showed us a bunch of the secret handshakes from the players
and he showed us his bats. He taught us a couple cool healthy thing to
eat. It was a really cool experience.
Saturday we had Breakfast with the Stake presidency
like we do at the beginning of every transfer. What a great experience
that is. It helps us build unity as a zone. We were able to give a short
training after we ate. We trained on how we need to work and stay
persistent. Our vision as a zone for this transfer is "Harvest the
wheat." We talked about how we are going to do this, which is by work.
It was really neat because as we talked about it everyone was starting
to catch the vision and everyone was excited to go and do! It was great
to see every ones desires increase.
I went on exchanges from Sunday to Monday
with one of the missionaries from the zone. It was a really cool
experience. I had the opportunity to help him with a couple things he
shared with me his Testimony. I really enjoy the opportunity I have to
help the missionaries out. I love it and I have been able to see a lot
of missionaries change and become better and grow. Ministering to them
has really shown to me how much love our Heavenly Father has for each
and everyone of His children. It has given me more of an eternal
perspective on a lot of things. I hope each day that I can do something
that will change somebodies life, that is my goal every morning. I
honestly don't know if I have been able to accomplish it at all but each
day I try my best to do it. I have learned so much since I have had the
opportunity to serve, what a blessing it is to me.
I can't believe that it is already my Birthday
it really doesn't feel like it is at all. I honestly have no Idea what I
want. I have a lot of things that I would like but I don't want them
until I get home. Ties are always good music is also always good but
other than that I really have no clue. pistacios, cashews and peppered
jerky are some things that I enjoy snacking on.
Thank you for everything Mom! I Love You!
Love, Elder RINDLISBACHER
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