We were able to help some of our friends paint their new house which was pretty fun. They were super glad and thankful for us. We also were able to do a service in Nanakuli where we helped move lots of trash and old tires from the side of the road. It was part of some community service thing so we were happy to help. Also we spent about 10 minutes trying to catch a mouse so that was pretty fun (it got away).
Aside from that we hit the streets HARD this week but saw minimal success. Honestly there just seems to be a lot of hard hearts around here lately but the goal is to not let that get us down. We still had some solid contacts and were able to find the silver linings here and there.
On Sunday a member in the Palehua ward brought her friend Tara to church and we found out that Tara's boyfriend is serving a mission in the mainland. She seemed a bit shy but I think she has honest questions about the gospel and will be solid once her boyfriend gets back (he gets back same time I do). On top of that a member in Makakilo brought a non member friend church and we had a solid discussion on the Book of Mormon. Sadly he lives in Florida so we won't be able to keep teaching him but it felt good to testify nonetheless.
These last weeks have been very enjoyable, they maybe haven't been the most successful weeks number wise, but I have chosen to look for the good in every situation, something I wish I had done more throughout my mission. I invite all you guys to do the same. Promise you guys it just makes life better. Love you all, aloha!
Elder Smith
Hawai'i Honolulu Mission
1500 S. Beretania St. ste. 416
Honolulu, HI 96826
1. Me and Blackmore on exchanges
2. Me and Furner on exchanges
3. Nanakuli service
Sidenote: I know my hair is out of control, just got a haircut today
Belief is the reason we go on a mission. It is the motive for preaching about Christ and sharing/Proclaiming his love. Faith is understanding we are children of God and our Heavenly Father. May this definition of faith bless you in your life. Faith is defined again and because faith has an inherent joy it gives us a solid foundation that we finally have the peace we have been searching for.
ReplyDelete"Many believer's feed themselves on what God hasn't done. When I dwell on what hasn't happened, I create the atmosphere for the spirit of offense to arise and to thrive. When I dwell on what hasn't happened, I legitimize unbelief. I live with a sense of justification, for not believing God.
Faith in the purest sense is the ceasing of resistance. even when there's no physical evidence, when the other evidence is present. Not feeding ourselves on what God hasn't done Faith in it's purest form is the absence of resistance
Heaven is a place where everyone is celebrated, some are more honored but everyone is celebrated. All men and all women shall be judged on the light which they have received. Heaven is a permissible culture. God's nature is eternally permissible. These statements protect us from credit.
Faith in the purest sense is the ceasing of resistance, even when there's no physical evidence, when the other evidence is present. Not feeding ourselves on what God hasn't done. Faith in it's purest form is the absence of resistance. Faith doesn't deny a problems existence, it denies it's influence. He or she was someone whom aridity and desolation never disturbed for he or she had a deeply rooted, and a vigorous faith.
Now we can act as we have always dreamed. Now we can act as we have always been. Now we can step into the light and gather the sunlight instead of blocking out our possibilities. Instead of blocking out our joy. Variety will bloom in/under the sun. We can show off our best, we can enjoy other people's gifts. We can blossom where we stand upon the joy that faith provides us. Upon the joy that faith inherently has, which blossoms the entire field of flowers"
.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDYaxabUfkA - The Definition of Faith