Friends and Family,
I hope you all got to thank someone who's made a
difference in your life and someone you can remember for that (Memorial Day
challenge).
If not, you still have time to!
So this week was good. We had a challenge from our zone
leaders to have a "June Jubilee." We're getting a new mission
president in July and we want to purge the mission and re-consecrate ourselves
to be the best missionaries when he gets here. This Jubilee is in reference to
the Jubilee year of the Old Testament when on the 50th year, all debts were
forgiven, all slaves were freed, all prisoners were liberated, and all land was
returned to the original owner. It was a year to just "start over" in
all aspects of living. They challenged us to get 70 contacts, find 4 new
investigators, have 2 lessons with a member present, and give out 6 copies of
the Book of Mormon every week in June. We did it! One week down, 3 to go! This
is super motivating for me and I hope it motivates the other missionaries in
this zone. Even more importantly, hence why I'm sending this to you, I hope it
motivates you to be a little better this June Jubilee!
We haven't been able to contact Dan this last week, but
please keep praying for him! Also please pray for Jan and Mike to be interested
and stay interested in learning more and improving their lives!
One fun thing we did this week is hear about the ice
cream challenge.
A gallon in an hour. Haha, I prepared by drinking a
gallon of water in an hour 2 nights this last week (yes, I had to get up and
use the facilities so many times throughout the night, but never threw up). My
companion and I tag teamed a gallon and succeeded in 35 minutes!
Neither of us threw up too! It's hard, don't think you
can do it yourself! Also, don't try to play basketball right after, it's not as
much fun as... Well I don't really find basketball fun on a regular stomach,
sorry Dad. But it was still a fun little challenge!
Missions are hard and fun and good and good for you and
others! Lots of benefits and lots of trials! One thing I'm working on this week
is trying to help others see how this message can bless them in wherever they
are in life. The Gospel of Jesus Christ has been given to us for our happiness now
and in eternity. It is there for us to use whether we are old or young, male or
female, smart or uneducated, rich or poor. It's for everyone, and it helps us
at all times. No, I correct myself. It CAN help us at all times. It only will
if we reach out and grab it!
I challenge each one of us to pick something about
ourselves we don't like and treat the rest of this month like a June Jubilee
and leave it behind! When July comes, I hope I'm emailing a long list of people
who have abandoned something they didn't like about themselves and can smile
all the more brightly for their grand accomplishment! Christ's Atonement can do
more than forgive sins, it can help us change bad habits and even change our
natures!
-Elder Moon
