Every Member A Missionary!

Wow, this week has flown by super fast! It feels like P-day was not all that long ago. It also feels crazy that I'm already halfway through this transfer. We are doing great here in Parika, things are looking good. We have a couple of baptisms coming up in the next two weeks. We have the Smith family, sister Smith, the mother, and 3 of her kids, Rick who is 18, Shaniah is 14, and Crystal is 11. All of them are excited to get baptized this coming Saturday as long as we are able to make it over to their house and finish all the lessons we have left in time. The following Saturday is the date for the Singh family, Vinod and his wife Natasha. They are having a few marriage issues, but I think if they are able to iron them out this week they will be able to be baptized. 

Well the highlight of this week was ZONE CONFERENCE. Elder Alonzo and his wife, and President Egbert and his wife taught us about the Book of Mormon. It was so awesome. We had a lot of discussion on how better to teach the Book of Mormon lesson to our investigators in a simple way that they can understand, and of the converting power of it. Our Teaching Assistants (We have 8 Assistants in the mission, because there are 6 countries and it is basically impossible for the Assistants to the President to fly everywhere with the Egberts) Elder White and Elder Riggs taught a practice lesson of the Book of Mormon to a senior couple who were acting as investigators. It was great! Also we got a new senior couple over our district. Elder and Sister O'Dair from Arizona.

Elder Vance and I had the opportunity to give two Priesthood blessings this week. We had a contact who wondered if we could bless her daughter who had autism, and Elder Vance gave her a blessing. I had the opportunity for the first time to bless an old man who was a members father, who was going blind from bad cataracts. It was really cool to be able to bless him by speaking through the Spirit. Also Elder Vance and I were able to teach a fireside to our group who is almost a branch. (We just need one more tithing paying Melchizedek Priesthood holder to become a branch). We had about 20 members show up, and we taught them about the importance of MEMBER MISSIONARY WORK. Our work is not nearly as effective as it would be with the help of the members. They are so important

Well good luck to everyone and remember the every member is a missionary!!!

Elder Porritt