Hey Y'all!
This last week was transfer week. I was transferred to Wake Forest First Ward. It has been way too much fun!
The members here are all very actively involved in missionary work and love the missionaries! They feed us pretty much every night, and it is sooo nice! I think I might put some weight on here!!!
My new companion is Elder Stephens. He is from Pocatello, Idaho. He is really good at having a good time. We are laughing and cracking jokes all the time. When it is time to teach the gospel, the spirit is so strong it is crazy.
There is an RM named Ronnie, who comes out with us a lot and he has been a big help to us.
I'll have more to write next week. Love y'all!
Love,
Elder Harper
Monday, June 29, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Lumberton - Week 23
Hey!
I had one really exciting experience that I wanted to share from this past week.
I was on exchanges with Elder Smith last Friday. We planned to go to an area to find some new people to teach and to follow up with some people we had already talked to. It was a few miles away so we jumped on our bikes and started off. We got about a mile down the road and Elder Smith's chain broke. We thought of a few other things we could do but felt like we needed to go that area. So we walked, it was only 100 degrees, so it was a lot of fun!
While we were walking a lady stopped and told us we needed a car or a bike or something. Haha, but we kept going. We got to the first house, sat down, and had a good conversation. We followed up with another lady and set up a time to come back.
As we walked into the street I felt like we should just stop, So we did. About 20 Seconds later, the same lady that had stopped us earlier called out to us and asked what we were doing. We told her, "We teach about Jesus." She yelled to us, "Come teach MY family about Jesus!" So we walked over and went inside her house. When we got inside, her family just started asking all kinds of questions, like "why are there so many churches? Why is it so confusing?" or "why does God let bad things happen to good people?" All questions that the scriptures have answers for. We had a wonderful lesson with them, and I know everything worked out just so we could find them, even Elder Smith's chain breaking!
"Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise." - Alma 37:6
Love Y'all!
Elder Drake Harper
I had one really exciting experience that I wanted to share from this past week.
I was on exchanges with Elder Smith last Friday. We planned to go to an area to find some new people to teach and to follow up with some people we had already talked to. It was a few miles away so we jumped on our bikes and started off. We got about a mile down the road and Elder Smith's chain broke. We thought of a few other things we could do but felt like we needed to go that area. So we walked, it was only 100 degrees, so it was a lot of fun!
While we were walking a lady stopped and told us we needed a car or a bike or something. Haha, but we kept going. We got to the first house, sat down, and had a good conversation. We followed up with another lady and set up a time to come back.
As we walked into the street I felt like we should just stop, So we did. About 20 Seconds later, the same lady that had stopped us earlier called out to us and asked what we were doing. We told her, "We teach about Jesus." She yelled to us, "Come teach MY family about Jesus!" So we walked over and went inside her house. When we got inside, her family just started asking all kinds of questions, like "why are there so many churches? Why is it so confusing?" or "why does God let bad things happen to good people?" All questions that the scriptures have answers for. We had a wonderful lesson with them, and I know everything worked out just so we could find them, even Elder Smith's chain breaking!
"Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise." - Alma 37:6
Love Y'all!
Elder Drake Harper
Monday, June 15, 2015
Lumberton - Week 22
Mangliba!
There was a lot that happened last week! So, I have a little more to say this week.
On Monday we stopped by a less active member named Joey. We sat and talked with him a little bit and learned that he just happens to be an expert knife thrower! He asked us if we wanted to learn how to throw knives. We said yes. He grabbed some old kitchen knives that he had collected over the years and we went out back to a tree and started throwing knives at the tree. Joey was really good. He could stick it pretty much every time, 3 at a time, and some other fun stuff. Elder Gallgher and I got to be alright, we could stick it sometimes and that was good enough for us. After that we had a good lesson about how Faith is a lot like throwing a knife. We read from Alma 32 and he understood perfectly and was pulling out symbolism and relating it to himself, without us having to prompt the thought.
Thursday I went on exchanges with Elder Brown, our Zone Leader, and the craziest thing happened. Our entire day went pretty much according to plan. That almost never happens =D! We got a referral awhile ago that hadn't really gone anywhere. I had the thought to go back and try again, so we did. There was this older lady there that just wanted to preach to us, and young man named Ray Ray. He was sitting on the front steps because he had had a heat seizure. After he was taken care of, we said we would come back at a time when there was less going on. Then Ray Ray said "no don't leave I was really enjoying listening to ya'll talk!" So we stayed for a few minutes and had a interesting little lesson with him.
Friday, Elder Gallagher and I had some time to look for new contacts. We had no idea where to go, so we just left our apartment and did our best to follow the spirit. The spirit took us right to a house in the middle of no where. We knocked on the door and we found an awesome investigator. They said that there were just too many religions and they were confused about who was right and so we started talking about the restoration and they loved it!
Hope y'all have a great week!
Love,
Elder Harper
There was a lot that happened last week! So, I have a little more to say this week.
On Monday we stopped by a less active member named Joey. We sat and talked with him a little bit and learned that he just happens to be an expert knife thrower! He asked us if we wanted to learn how to throw knives. We said yes. He grabbed some old kitchen knives that he had collected over the years and we went out back to a tree and started throwing knives at the tree. Joey was really good. He could stick it pretty much every time, 3 at a time, and some other fun stuff. Elder Gallgher and I got to be alright, we could stick it sometimes and that was good enough for us. After that we had a good lesson about how Faith is a lot like throwing a knife. We read from Alma 32 and he understood perfectly and was pulling out symbolism and relating it to himself, without us having to prompt the thought.
Thursday I went on exchanges with Elder Brown, our Zone Leader, and the craziest thing happened. Our entire day went pretty much according to plan. That almost never happens =D! We got a referral awhile ago that hadn't really gone anywhere. I had the thought to go back and try again, so we did. There was this older lady there that just wanted to preach to us, and young man named Ray Ray. He was sitting on the front steps because he had had a heat seizure. After he was taken care of, we said we would come back at a time when there was less going on. Then Ray Ray said "no don't leave I was really enjoying listening to ya'll talk!" So we stayed for a few minutes and had a interesting little lesson with him.
Friday, Elder Gallagher and I had some time to look for new contacts. We had no idea where to go, so we just left our apartment and did our best to follow the spirit. The spirit took us right to a house in the middle of no where. We knocked on the door and we found an awesome investigator. They said that there were just too many religions and they were confused about who was right and so we started talking about the restoration and they loved it!
Hope y'all have a great week!
Love,
Elder Harper
Monday, June 8, 2015
Lumberton - Week 21
Hey everyone!
Last week was a fun week. We had interviews and a fun exchange. Not a whole lot of exciting experiences to share this week so I thought I would share one of my favorite scriptures that has helped me a lot lately.
Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Many a times we get thrown into tense, awkward, scary, and sometimes dangerous situations as missionaries. For whatever reason the spirit might lead us through not so good parts of town and to not so nice of people, but we are able to stay totally calm. I know it is because we are doing what we are supposed to be doing. I know the same principle works for non-full-time-missionaries too.
As we strive to keep the commandments, do what the Lord needs us to do, and put him and his work first in our lives, we will be blessed with the peace that we so desperately need to make it through our mortal experience. Love y'all!
Love,
Elder Harper
Last week was a fun week. We had interviews and a fun exchange. Not a whole lot of exciting experiences to share this week so I thought I would share one of my favorite scriptures that has helped me a lot lately.
Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Many a times we get thrown into tense, awkward, scary, and sometimes dangerous situations as missionaries. For whatever reason the spirit might lead us through not so good parts of town and to not so nice of people, but we are able to stay totally calm. I know it is because we are doing what we are supposed to be doing. I know the same principle works for non-full-time-missionaries too.
As we strive to keep the commandments, do what the Lord needs us to do, and put him and his work first in our lives, we will be blessed with the peace that we so desperately need to make it through our mortal experience. Love y'all!
Love,
Elder Harper
Monday, June 1, 2015
Lumberton - Week 20
Hello Everyone,
Last week was crazy. =D I don't know how time is going so fast, last week was like a blink.
On Wednesday I was on exchanges with Elder Smith and we had a really good time. He showed me how to make this weird milkshake that one of his companions showed him how to make. You make it by blending milk, vanilla ice cream, and a Bo-Berry biscuit together. (Bo-Berry biscuits are really good blue berry biscuits we get from a fast food restaurant called Bojangles). It was the best milkshake I have ever had in my life!
On Thursday Elder Gallagher and I drove to Raeford and I spent the night with Elder Luffgreen. He has only been in that area for a week, so he is still figuring out his way around. On Friday he used his companions GPS to plan where we should go. So we spent 5 hours contacting people and biking almost 30 miles.
On Saturday the ward had a pig pickin’. We ate some good food and played the most intense game of kick ball I have ever played in my life. Love Y'all!
Love,
Elder Harper
Last week was crazy. =D I don't know how time is going so fast, last week was like a blink.
On Wednesday I was on exchanges with Elder Smith and we had a really good time. He showed me how to make this weird milkshake that one of his companions showed him how to make. You make it by blending milk, vanilla ice cream, and a Bo-Berry biscuit together. (Bo-Berry biscuits are really good blue berry biscuits we get from a fast food restaurant called Bojangles). It was the best milkshake I have ever had in my life!
On Thursday Elder Gallagher and I drove to Raeford and I spent the night with Elder Luffgreen. He has only been in that area for a week, so he is still figuring out his way around. On Friday he used his companions GPS to plan where we should go. So we spent 5 hours contacting people and biking almost 30 miles.
On Saturday the ward had a pig pickin’. We ate some good food and played the most intense game of kick ball I have ever played in my life. Love Y'all!
Love,
Elder Harper
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