Are you happy? Notify your face.

Just one of many things that were told to us by Elder Pearson.

So, I'm back up in Karratha. Apologies for not being able to write last week, by the time the plane landed and we got back home, we ran out of time.

Training was awesome, though! Sunday afternoon we flew down to Perth, and stayed the night with some other elders. Most of Monday, we were at the chapel, listening and receiving training from Elder Kevin Pearson, of the Seventy. Prior to his address, President Lindsay told us that it would be a "Pivotal point for the mission." I'm sure that every participant in that meeting received revelation and inspiration on things that we could improve, needed to change, etc. in the way we are doing our work. Also, another cool lesson: Faith comes from obedience. When we obey a principle, we receive a blessing, which strengthens our testimony of that principle. (D&C 130:20-21) So if we're continually and consistently obedient to the gospel, it will continually and consistently lead to an increase of our faith.

Coming up, the mission will be having a "March on March." We're putting our faith, And all our efforts, into setting a new standard for the mission. Elder Richmond and I are in a zone now, and our zone has been praying and asking for a baptismal goal to work towards. We're certain that if we can give it our all, we can achieve this new goal.

Last week, we found a new investigator! His name is Jake. We prayed before we went tracting, for help in bringing us to some one's door who was prepared to hear the gospel. Every door we knocked turned us down, or didn't open, until the very last one. It was already open, and Jake invited us in, right then and there, to talk with him! This week, when we went by, we were able to meet his friends that he lived with, as well. They had some questions too, and Jake had a referral of another friend who lives nearby! This was a wonderful blessing, that we really needed.

The branch is really beginning to focus on their missionary work as well. The mission leader is creating a meal roster, so that we can meet with the members more often at their homes. They'll be focusing on inviting a friend along to join them, that we can meet :)

What else happened these last few weeks... We had another "cyclone." (cloudy day)

So, yep. That's my week. As we were doing our weekly planning, we felt positive about this upcoming week.

Love,

Elder Reeder