Week #69, A moment in time...

Not much time, but this week we got to do our Book of Mormon event where we shared our testimonies through a blitz by Central park! A man I had found through contacting last year joined us in our efforts, as a newly baptized member :) YAY!

We got to volunteer at Harlem Days in Sunday at their church sponsored family history booth. It was AMAZING to have someone approach US and ask us what we were doing. Then within seconds of us finishing talking to them, a new person approached us! It was amazing! I wish missionary work was always like at! I talked to maybe 50 people in just an hour
or two and most all of them approached me! The spirit of Elijah is
really working!

We had zone conference yesterday, and it was amazing! We as a mission are going back to focusing on the basics- The Book of Mormon and Preach My Gospel. We have a challenge starting on Aug 25 to read the Book of Mormon in 120 days! Doing it :) I learned a lot from the meeting, and I am so excited to implement what I learned.

Today I got to go see my Broadway play- The Lion King! This is an event that is nightly talked up by returning missionaries, and I have heard The Lion King is the best one to see! I must admit, I was
disappointed that it did not live up to my vision of what it would be. But I enjoyed it :) I loved the thought of how it relates to the gospel actually...how we forget at times who we are, but have those coming to moments that remind us who we are and what we can do. Rafiqui in the play was telling Simba that he needed to face the past. Simba did not want to. So Rafiqui hit him in the head with a pole. "What was that for!?" Simba asked. "It doesn't matter, it's in the past." Rafiqui retorted. Then he explained to Simba that we can face the past and learn from it. He said this to him as he went to hit him again with the pole. The second time Simba ducked. We have that same opportunity to look back at our past, despite the pain, and learn for it. If you are suffering from the past, think about this thought :)

I love you! Have a great week all!

Love Always,
Sister Weyandt