To run to

We did a bunch of contacts and knocked on a bunch of doors and found some good people. We're hoping they can progress. We ate lunch with a member yesterday who gave us two references, promised to invite her neighbor to general conference, and walked with us to a friend that needed a blessing. There is such a difference when missionaries and members work together. I have a stroke of genious how to get investigators to come watch conference.  I will let you know if it works.

On Sunday we got to look for Easter eggs. The family hid the eggs in the craziest places and refused to help us out. But it was a blast. We're starting to really gain confidence with the members here so that's good.

In church I taught the gospel principles class. The class actually went a lot better than planned, which is a miracle. We talked about the atonement. Everyone in the class made a comment about somebody in their family or somebody that they loved that was struggling or had made a mistake, and were worried and wanted them to be okay. We ended the class saying that is the reason we believe in god, to help us and those we love.  I realized we deflect a lot by saying we are worried about people we love and rarely ourselves.  It might be to hard or embarrassing to talk about our own pain and mistakes, but hopefully over time it can sink in that its all about our personal growth and healing. 

Elder Holland said one time that the verb to succor in latin means is: to run to. I think that gives us really good insight to one of my favorite scriptures.

Alma 7

 12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor (run to) his people according to their infirmities.

I hope everything is going good back in Utah. I love you guys!