Alright,
we've got our temple trip today, so I don't have a ton of time (big
surprise there). But here's a quick recap on our week's adventures!
John
got baptized! I haven't gotten the pictures yet, but it was amazing! He
shared his testimony at the end and started crying, and golly gee that
got me. And it was an amazing experience for some of the other people
we're teaching, whom we invited to come. A special spirit is present
when people are making promises with God.
Elder
Ebeling and I have the opportunity to go on exchanges a lot with other
missionaries, which is a blast. While on exchanges back in Middleton, my
temporary companion and I got to help make and serve pizza at the local
pizza restaurant for their 35th anniversary! Anyone that knows me well,
knows that I love pizza, so it was probably one of the coolest service
projects I've ever done. My hands still smell like pizza sauce 3 days
later, but sacrifices must be made.
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| The Pizza Crew! |
A
discussion Elder Ebeling and I had while talking to a couple of ladies
outside brought up some thoughts that I'd like to share. As
missionaries, our purpose, put most simply, is to invite others to come
unto Christ. We aren't forcing, convincing, tricking, or coercing. Just
inviting. We talk with people about what we know is true, and then we
invite them to do little experiments. We invite them to do things like
praying or reading the Book of Mormon, and then they see whether or not
their life gets better! That's what missionary work is: inviting people
you care about to do things you know will make them happy. So I would
invite whoever reads this to think about the thing that has made you
happiest, and share it with someone you care about. It'll bring you a
lot of joy, I promise.
Love you all!
Sincerely,
Elder Doyle
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| My little sleepy buddy |
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| Double rainbow |
