A good week, though not as good as Joliette's
The subject of the e-mail is a joke referencing how the whole
district is geeking out right now because Joliette was blessed with 8 new
investigators (that is over 8 times the mission average for one team in one
week). We had a good week ourselves though.
President Patrick has begun a new idea in the
mission called "raise your vision." The idea has been to raise our
vision (of course) of what we can accomplish here in Quebec. President is just
tired of (and I'm guilty of this) missionaries using Quebec as an excuse for
stagnant numbers and low baptisms. He's pushing us to push ourselves. The way
he wants to accomplish this is through a better use of goals. If we raise our
vision of what we CAN achieve, we will set goals accordingly. Then we need to
go out and work to achieve those goals. If we do so we WILL achieve what we
audaciously dreamed to be possible in Quebec. I'm really excited about this
idea. It is so clear to me and I can feel that this is the time to turn on the
jets! We've spent the last year and a half re-centering our vision on why and
how we do missionary work, now it's time to raise it. With permission, I've set
district goals for the remainder of the transfer (they're quite audacious) and
been focusing calls and trainings on working hard to achieve worthy goals. The
result has been a genuine improvement in just one week, and the prospect of
steady improvement as our vision keeps rising.
Also on
Friday we
invited G.. to be baptized. The effect was magical. He didn't say yes, he
said I need to know first. Now he is actually investigating and not just having
us over to chat. The lesson was really powerful. The spirit really has opened
his heart and prepared him to really start on the path to conversion and eternal
life.
I have a message for little Zach Hardy: I love
Pokemon too!!!!! But not as much as I love you!!!!
The play looks like it went super well! Don't
worry Paige, I'm certain you'll have plenty more moments to shine in the next
few years at least.
Also I almost forgot: the stake is doing a one
day "media split" on November 29th. We'll be bringing
along different tech-savvy members with us all day and they will document our
daily activities and posting them on Facebook and other social media. The idea
is to flood the internet with posts relating to missionary life. You can follow
this event by using the hash-tags #missionnairesmtl and #terrebonneelders (ask
a young person what those are). You will see my beautiful face!
Also Christmas is coming! Brace yourselves! I
am pumped to get to call you guys and see your faces!
Lots of Love!
Elder Hardy
The window this morning (dang, I look as tired
as I feel):
Me and Elder Spencer in our car:
Me and a river still during splits with Elder
Noel:
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