This week was a week full of meetings, and I
surprisingly loved it! First up was the Mission Leadership Council,
where the leaders in the mission meet for 6 hours to set goals for the
whole mission. It's always been my favorite meeting out here ad it
didn't disappoint! I especially love it when the Spirit testifies that
the goals we set are really what God wants. Anyway, on Wednesday we went
up to Baker City for a district council, and I bawled my eyes out. We
watched the church's Bible Videos of Christ's Atonement, and they get me
every time. It didn't help that one of my best friends out here on the
mission, Elder Williams, went home that afternoon for back surgery. The
next few days had a few more meetings, and we got to witness 3 wonderful
baptisms on Saturday!
Then we got to Sunday.
Elder Washburn and I had been asked to speak in the Council Ward, and
they allowed us to choose whatever topic we felt inspired to speak
about. I had prepared and felt like I had a good talk ready, but when I
woke up that morning, I had the strong impression that what I had
prepared was not what God wanted me to share. So I scrapped my original
talk and had faith that God would help out. We got to church and found
out that we were the only two speakers, so "hopefully you have a lot
prepared!" Elder Washburn did a great job, and then I walked up to the
podium with nothing but a missionary pamphlet. And I can honestly say
that was the most comfortable I've ever been giving a talk! My mouth was
filled with the words God wanted me to speak. It was a miracle.
Well, love you all so much and I hope you can feel my love as well! Keep being a light o those around you.
Sincerely,
Elder Doyle
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| We like to do the Weiser District Council "high on a mountain top." |
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| Me and Elder Wheeler, one of my old companions. Couple more weeks until he goes home! |
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| What do you do when no one showed up to fill the baptismal font? Go to a member's house and baptize them in a pool of course! |
