2018-1-21 Back to School!

January 21, 2018 – Back to School!

Inspired by the prophets and apostles who have advised us to focus on younger adults and the rising generations, and by the example of missionaries from other parts of the world, we took the Gospel to college! 

First off, everything was possible because of Elder J- (from Sri Langka) and my good friend Elder B-. They are teaching a professor from UCC, a public college near our areas. This professor teaches business, and we wanted to introduce him to our mission president because he is a successful business man. There are also monthly meetings for anyone interested on how to be successful in business, which President Hughes has taken over, 2 hours of workshop about goals and achieving them, perfectly tied with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Last meeting there were 15, so we figured we could top that! Some quick planning and 2 visits to the college to present the opportunity, and we had over 160 students in a chapel at once. Much thanks to the man dressed in black with a pink tie for helping get most of his students this chance. The lesson was inspiring, and I had a chance to bear testimony at the end and invite all of the students to investigate the Church.

It was amazing to see so many people ready to learn, and to have a chance to testify to so many people at once. Another awesome experience was walking around a college campus inviting students to learn more about Jesus Christ and His church, it was so easy to share with people you could relate well to. We will keep following up and plan further activities, like scripture studies and english classes to keep serving and lifting this great younger generation.

The next day we had a BLITZ and a boodle fight to top it off! Lots of people talked to, lots of excitement! and a lot of households mapped and organized!

After the Blitz I heard such an exciting conversion/finding story! This whole weekend was filled with the Lord's hand and preparation for His children to receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We held that seminar and immediately didn't know if what we did would be productive, if it would fulfill our purpose. The validation came through talking to a young member from the ward we performed the Blitz at, Cindy. She came in contact with the Church by attending a similar seminar that was held at a church building, and after a year and a half of investigating is a strong, active member in the church. Her spiritual health and countenance proved to me that this new tactic of working with the colleges around us is wanted by God, it validated our work, and proved that this can help others change their lives!

Elder H- and I are still having a blast, I've never felt that missionary work was so natural. Back in the MTC we enjoyed teaching practice lessons, and now we enjoy even more doing the real thing, and doing it really really well.

Thanks for reading, I love you all!

Elder Fish

ps my only pose in pictures is what we had at the boodle fight: chicken wings