McKayd LaRose Mission: WEEK #40 - Monkeys & Steep Climbs

Hey everyone!

It feels great to email you all again!

For District Meeting, we discussed the Doctrine of Christ. In the missionary training guide "Preach My Gospel," it says that "strengthening their understanding of the Doctrine of Christ will do more to increase their trust in you and to build their excitement to do missionary work than anything else you can do." What a powerful statement!

We were having a great lesson with Brother Kevin, our District Young Men's President, when the Chinese elders walked in! The Branch President for the Chinese branch married Brother Kevin's daughter. It was funny to randomly see them at an appointment!

During the mid-week, We were able to have 6 member presents for two lessons! A member present means that a member of the church joins in the lesson and shares their testimony with the investigator. It felt like we were leading an army of young men!

Here's what we did for our day off. Very steep climbing and look at the shoes in the trees.

My mom made us do this with rose thorns all the time when I was little

We were contacting one day when we saw an opportunity to serve someone. They were carrying something from the back of their car. We offered a helping hand and carried the stuff with them to their house, when we introduced ourselves, he said, "I am a member of your church!" We entered his room and there was the Book of Mormon, pictures of the Temple, and his baptism booklet. He hadnt come to church in a while, and has some unbaptized members of his family! We were able to teach his friend on the spot and have a wonderful lesson. To add to it all, he had a pet monkey! Great blessings come through hard work and faith!

This past general conference was one of the greatest conferences yet! Semiannually, members of the church gather together to hear the words of the leaders of the Church. The conference is held in Salt Lake City and is broadcasted to the entire world! The prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, His Apostles, and other leaders of the Church (both male and female) give speeches. This speeches do not have an assigned topic, so all are based off of revelation! I will do a summary of my favorite talks next week, but here is a quote that I liked by Elder Lyn G. Robbins: "Mistakes are a way of life. Success is going from failure to failure without the loss of enthusiasm. Repentance is not going from failure to failure, but growing from failure to failure."