Jonah Week 12

Monday, January 19, 2015

My favorite experience this week was, hahhamy leg just cramped so bad!!!!! I am sitting in a little booth writing you right now and my  leg just cramped so bad I almost started crying!!! haha I don't even know what I was going to tell you anymore but I guess my favorite experience this week was church!!

I had 10 investigators in the church this week and on top of that I got to teach the primary about reverence with one of the other elders. He and I killed it and the primary teachers all came and said thank you to us because it wasn't planned he and I just both recognized the kids have a problem. We asked the teachers if we could take a little bit of time to share a lesson, they said yes and then we continued by iintroducing ourselves and asking them who wants to serve a mission and be like us. They all raised their hands and then we began to explain that if they want o be like us then they have to listen to everything we say. They all were very attentive and alert as we then began to teach about reverence!  By the end of our 30 minute lesson we left and at the end of church you could feel a difference in the energy and how much more spiritual the hallways felt!

Mom, one thing I have learned this week is that it's not our choice to share the gospel it's our calling. We are all called by God to create the kingdom of God here on the earth and if people get offended then it's not our fault. I know that if you share the gospel with people then some people won't accept it but you should continue to be their friend. God said to love one another and that goes for everybody!! The best way you can be a missionary is by being brave, being bold, and in standing forth as an example to others. Missionary experiences come in a lot of forms such as saying hi, asking how somebody is doing, or simply just smiling and waving. I know it sounds dumb but I know that most of my investigators are the simple result of me smiling and saying hi until one day they just decide to invite me into their house. The Lord really does work in people.  You just need to help them open the door.

Do you remember the painting of Jesus standing outside of a door and on the door there isn't a doorknob. Well that painting is a lesson in and of itself. You need to open the door from the inside and let Jesus, the Lord and Savior of the world into you life. He never forces it upon people but He is patient and waits until they open the door for Him to enter. Help people open their door by simple acts of kindness and maybe one day they will ask you why you always smile or why you are always willing to help. Those kinds of questions are invitations to share a mesage. simple short and sweet. ¨I always smile because I know that no matter what God will love.¨ That's all it takes. You just planted a seed in their heart.

Mom I love you and I know that our Father in Heaven loves you. Open the door and ask Him for help in your missionary opportunities. He will always come through!! I have been blessed for 6 weeks to see and feel God taking me by the hand and literally guiding me through a labyrinth of questions and everytime when I follow those feelings the words that come out of my mouth are the words the investigator needed to hear. You can recive the same guidance, just ask. He is always listening. He is always willing. He is our Father and He loves us.

I love you mom, remember that always!

Elder Jonah McKee