October 8-November 18, 2013 Update

 

 

 

November 18, 2013

Good news, this week went great. We found 5 new investigators and our teaching is up to 10 people. We were just going around talking with people and then God placed them in our path. This week we plan on asking all of our investigators to be baptized even if they already been asked. We want to see where they are all at in their desire to come unto Christ.

Our baptismal goal for November is one. We have 2 dates but both of them are for December.   I'm focusing on the things I can control (D&C 58:27-28) like inviting them to church and talking with everyone in hopes that the Lord will place someone in our path that can be baptized this week.

 Also we had a ward chili cook off and that went great. A lot of people came. There was also a country band playing. Things are going good with my companion. Just grateful to be a missionary and to help change lives.

Elder DeMarco

 

 November 4, 2013   

This week we have seen a good amount of success. We found 2 new investigators but we also lost  a couple of them. So right now we are teaching about 8 people. And our goal that we have set is 1 for this month. We were going to see our appointment and this man came up to us and asked what we did.  We told him and he said he wants to know if God exists and wants to change his life. When we read with him Moroni 10:3-5 , it touched his heart. As I look back on what I learned from that experience I realized how much God is in control of everything. This is his work, and he has people he is preparing, All I'm doing is trying to find them and  teach them. 

The day we found him we did nothing special to find him. He just went about our day as normal and God knew this man and knew where we would be. The more I realize that God is in control the less stressed I am. All I have to do is take control the few things I can control and trust God.  Heavenly Father will provide the rest. 

I am sad to see Elder "L" leave. I'm going to miss him a lot but it's okay, I am sure my new companion will be great though.

I'm okay with doing the fireside with Aaron and Brian. 

love ya,

Elder DeMarco

October 28, 2013

The following happened this week...
- we had a successful Halloween party.  A lot of people came and a non-member gave us her address and told us to stop by and see her this week....yay! 
- didn't find new investigators but we are teaching around 12 people right now.
That's pretty much it. By the way I'm not allowed to watch videos, sorry about that.
love you,
Elder DeMarco

October 14, 2013

This week has been great!  We found 6 new investigators and 2 of them have a baptismal date for October. It is great to be able to teach the gospel to them.
Personally I feel better with being able to teach more people and focusing on them rather than myself.
Also today I went to "old navy" and bought a coat because it's getting cold at night. Now I'm off to get my flu shot ....yay...not.
love you,
Elder DeMarco

October 8, 2013

Dear dad, grandma, and everyone else. 

 This week was okay for us. We had an investigator with us for general conference which was great.

We are focusing on the FMP (Family Mission Plan)  and ATM (Awake The Members) with our members. Especially now that conference is over and that 3 talks were given about missionary and members working together. We are going to use are less productive time in the morning and afternoon to see  members and do our part talking to everyone we see.

 We had interviews with President Gelwix on Thursday and had a zone meeting too from 9am -1pm .  President came in around 10am and started to interview people. Me and my companion were one of the last missionaries to go. We finished around 8pm and then President was nice enough to give us a ride home in his fancy car. He told of crazy stories when we worked for the airline companies and all the places he's been too. He said he enjoyed going to go to Ireland.

Now for the habanero pepper story. So during the first part of general conference on Sunday we were with the zone leaders around 8:45am. One of them had some peppers and I tried this small one and it wasn't so bad. Then they dared me to eat the habanero pepper and I knew it was going to be very hot. So I thought to myself this will probably be the first and last time I ever do this. Well, after eating it for 30 seconds my mouth was on fire. I ran to the kitchen sink in the church and had my mouth open under the faucet for about 20 mins . Then once the heat calmed down I went to watch conference which only lasted 30 mins before my stomach was killing me. I got up with my companion and we went off to the side in one of the rooms and I was laying on the floor. It felt like a giant war was going on in my stomach. The other missionary who took the habanero too came in and said " is it hurting you too?"  So we were both on the floor in pain. Luckily my ward mission leader came to the church and gave us "tums" and "Alka-Seltzer", which helped out alot!  So by the time the pain was gone it was around 11am. I missed that session of conference but was able to watch the other and I had some ice cream for lunch. yay! I'm doing fine now. 

Elder DeMarco