Ey up ducks!! That's what a couple of people have actually called me here in Worksop. This week was had a really funny lady yell at us, I got going home advice from President and Sister Turvey, and more!
It was a well nice first week in Worksop. Once I got all of my luggage sorted, I took a train from Newcastle to Sheffield and met Elder Legisma. We took another train to to Worksop and went directly to church to help with a funeral of one of the members. I obviously never met the man, but he sounded like a very Christlike example to his friends and families. After the service, we helped set up food and I got to know loads of members. Everyone was very warm and friendly.
Worksop is a pretty small town south east of Sheffield. Currently it is the 2nd lowest point of the mission, but that will change with Norwich coming in the mission next month. This town reminds of serving in Bridlington with the small town feel, and a bit of Wakefield from all of the foreign people and outer villages. I've already talked to many Polish and Romanian people. Elder Legisma is from Laguna, Philippines. He's been on his mission for 2 transfers so I have the pleasure of follow up training him. He's 21 years old and is a convert to the church since he was 11 years old. He's a really hard working missionary and a cheeky monkey.
We had a funny experience when we were knocking the other day. Elder Legisma has started saying, "God loves you!" after every interaction with people we talk to. There was a woman we talked to that wasn't too bothered by us at all, but she told us to leave. So after Elder Legisma did his thing, she started yelling at us with words that you'd only hear in your local pub fight. Elder Legisma was a bit shaken up, but I couldn't help but laugh because it caught me so off guard.
Yes, I had a little going home meeting with everyone in my group this week. We met at the Leeds institute building. President and Sister Turvey trained us on how we can manage making plans for home and still finish our missions strong. They have so much love for us missionaries! They even gave us tips and tricks on marriage, which is really funny coming from your mission President.... haha.
The work is a bit slow right now, but we are at the finding grind. Take care, hope everyone has a mint week!
-Elder Holyoak
New companion Elder Legisma
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