Hey!
This week was great Elder Kopishke came and we got
to have three meetings with him....HOLY ENLIGHTMENT!!! He is so
amazing! and Sister Kopishke is the sweetest cutest thing ever!:) and
they have good humor.
Also Elder Parker from the 70 was here as well
Wednesday
we had Zone conference with him and talked about missionary work and
faith. He really likes to involve the whole congregation to participate
so it's more of a discussion with everyone. He told us that this mission
is the best at finding new investigators, but we are not keeping those
investigators because we have the same number of baptisms for other
missions who aren't the best at finding so he advised some things for us
to do to keep our investigators.
Thursday was a
fireside for all the church member and missionaries investigators and
less actives were invited, he talked about how we need to help bring
people come closer to Christ, one lady asked "How do I help my children
come closer to Christ, if they have been raised in the church, and don't
want to do anything with the church?" Elder Parker answered the
question and said "We have to love them and continue to pray for them
and put their name on the prayer roll for the Temple" and Elder Kopishke
said "Elder Parker is right, Lehi was the father of Nephi and Sam but
he was also the father of Laman and Lemuel. Adam had Cain and Abel" And
it made me think of our inactive family members, and how we have to love them, and it also
made me happy, because all I really knew what to do for them; to
pray and love and put them on the temple roll, and I am glad that I have
been doing the right thing for them. He also mentioned that they have
their own agency and it is their choice if they want to be with us as a
family for forever. So just keeping doing your part Mom :)
Friday we had Mission Leadership Council (For Zone leaders and Sister Training Leaders)
which
they attended to as well. Elder Kopishke mentioned that this meeting is
the MOST important meeting in the Mission. He told us not be Policemen
but a friend as a Sister Training Leader. Which is what I have been
trying to do for the sisters that I am over because I am no better than
them.
I got to see Sister Manzer! (mtc comp.) and Sister Smith! (mtc roommate)
That pretty much sums up the week!
Love you!
-Sister Berryman