2017-9-25 Visit From Elder Neil L. Anderson

2017-9-25 Visit From Elder Neil L. Anderson

Our mission and the Quezon City Mission were visited by Neil L. Andersen, an Apostle of the Lord. He is such a humble and loving person, we were packed in the chapel but he emanated the love of Christ. We got to participate like last time in a discussion centered on Jesus Christ, and it was eye-opening. My favorite part was his testimony that Christ lives. It's like the Apostles of old that testified after Jesus offered his life and was resurrected, the spirit was so strong in the room.

I have found a new joy in missionary work  that in other times I hadn't focused on, and that is looking for the lost sheep. In our area it's very dense city, and people are moving around a lot, transferring in and out, so it's hard to keep track of where people live. We are searching for members that haven't been able to be contacted for years, and we have had miracles teaching people that haven't seen missionaries in almost a  decade and who are completely willing to continue again on the gospel path.

We are also training members on how to fellowship, tour chapels, and be genuinely interested in listening to new faces at church. We held an activity for the stake that had our bishops, the stake presidency, and our mission president show up to, and it was a blast. We started off with some games, then moved into some workshops, a practice-teaching activity, then testimonies. It was a fact-paced event and we were short on time, but we plan on running it monthly now. Remember, if someone walks into church or class or wherever, and you don't recognize... Introduce yourself!! Help them feel at home, wherever you are

We are continuing our english class and it's pretty fun to teach english to Filipinos, the one of the best ways to learn is games and activities. If people aren't laughing, they probably aren't learning!

I love this work, and I hope I will be able to inspire enthusiasm in those I serve to continue being obedient, for God will bless us, there is no doubt in my mind when I promise that to others. Thanks for reading, I love you all!

Elder Fish