A Perfect Sunday

This past Sunday was about as perfect a day as we could ever hope for. We had a new investigator attend church and he was quite amazing. Last week, he attended the Homestead ward and the missionaries there taught him a first lesson and set up a baptismal date. This week he came to the Snapper Creek branch and the Sister Missionaries were their to introduce him to Elder Black. I then introduced him to several people and we sat together during Sacrament meeting. Each speaker did a wonderful job and he was quite moved by the Spirit that was there. I introduced him to the branch president and we attended Gospel Principles class together. He answered a question by the instructor and she thought he was a member because it was just perfect. The lesson was very well done in Sunday School and then we attended Priesthood meeting together and everyone greeting him warmly. After the class we went down to the Branch Presidents office to see if they had a triple combination, because the investigators had heard scriptures quoted from the Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price and wondered if he could get a copy to study. The Branch President did not have one, but he gave him a copy of Preach My Gospel. The Branch President mentioned that the important thing is not to try to learn everything available, but to seek and receive a witness of the Holy Ghost that the things he learns about are true. He said that he had already received that witness. We were able to get a triple combination from the Mission Office this afternoon. Anyway, it was a perfect Sunday.

We are looking forward to Zone Conference this week. We will be involved all three days. Elder Black will be inspecting cars in the morning with two others Senior Missionaries, we will be going to the store each day to pick up hamburgers and all the trimming for a barbeque and then in the afternoon we will be conducting an activity to help build unity within companionships and the mission. There are five fun activities planned that will tax the missionaries resources to work together and accomplish some difficult, but fun tasks. This year is the 50th anniversary of the Florida Ft. Lauderdale mission and this conference will be the beginning of the celebration and great things that are anticipated to happen to the mission during this Jubilee Year. Then on Saturday we will be traveling to Homestead and Key West to finish up our apartment inspections in the southern part of the mission. In April, we will inspect in the north again prior to our departure. We are enjoying every minute of our mission experience and appreciate this choice opportunity in our lives.