Working Hard

This week we worked hard. Really hard. We filled our days up and wore them out. It felt so good. We are working with two investigators with baptismal dates (well, three), but none of them have a lot of spare time to meet, and two of them are from Nepal so the language barrier is pretty strong. We do all we can, but the rest is up to the Lord and them. I hope that they will make it to the starting line. 

Because we don't have a lot of investigators that can meet we spent a lot of time this week finding. We literally spent hours just talking to people on the street and at their doorstep. Yesterday was the pinnacle of it all. We worked hard knocking doors and talking to the people on the street, and (I do not feel at all responsible for this) we found three new investigators. The Lord really does see us and know our hearts and know our efforts, and He really does bless us with mercy and with kindness. I do not feel like anything that I have done has been up to par, but I want to do what He wants of me to do, and He blesses us with great blessings. 

He also has a sense of humor I think. Yesterday we found a golden investigator, (or so we thought) she stopped us and said that she had some interest and wanted to know why we were serving our missions. To our astonishment she asked us to meet, and asked if it would be alright if we exchanged numbers. We were understandably excited. Today we met her with the sister missionaries so that we could make a good trade off, and quickly found that she was actually a missionary from a sect of Buddhism that aggressively teaches their own doctrine and is know for their zealous work. :)  I learned a lot about what my calling really is.

We are called to preach the truth by the power and Spirit of God, and not by any other way. HTere is no other way that we can take this message to the ends of the earth, except we have that Spirit. I pray, and hope, and work that I can be worthy of that Spirit. I am grateful for it. 

The day after tomorrow I will transferring to Nago in Okinawa. I will miss Nagasaki. 

I know that this is the Living Gods church and gospel.

Miracles!

OK, Sorry this came late and I didn't say anything about it. I didn't know until later that p-day was moved this week. We had interviews with the mission president and so they moved us to Tuesday.

  

Two days ago we had ten minutes to get to a train station to pick up some incoming elders. We stopped maybe four people on the way (that's how we find most of our investigators) and we found a new investigator. While we were at the station waiting we stopped maybe five or six more people, and found a new investigator. The Lord truly does bless us as we set about His work. I see it every day without fail. 

     This Sunday was a particular blessing. Our branch is not very large, maybe sixty members. We have an outstanding mission leader and all the members are supportive. In the area we have eight missionaries, so we are a big part of the branch, but this week rocked the boat. We had eleven investigators in sacrament meeting, and when the meeting finished the president asked if we could introduce everyone. It was so Awesome!!!!! I am absolutely astounded to see how many lives are being blessed by God's great hand.

     Also I love to see how the Lord prepares those who He sends us. Right now we are teaching a Chinese college student named Zan. He is the Bomb!!! He is going to be baptized on the 28th. As we taught him the word of wisdom he told us; first, that he didn't even like taking prescription medication, then, that he didn't smoke, then, that he didn't even drink pop, then, that he hated coffee, and then that he didn't even like tea that much (although if anything at all he was surprised by that one). It was Amazing ! I love to see the Lord at work!   

    I'm out of time again, But thanks to all you all for your great support and all you love!

With all my love,

Elder Bevan

Mom, I love you sorry i was late, the pictures below are of last pday at a buddhist temple with Tung, a Vietnamese friend. im safe and am glad that you send this to so many people I love you

Tung and Elder Bevan