Iron Vikings! (June 10-17)

Hymn of the Week "I Feel My Savior's Love"

I feel my Savior’s love

In all the world around me.

Tuesday, was kinda annoying, because we were going to have six lessons but four of them canceled last second. Two of them were going to be online, because they lived in Wadena, but one of them just never picked up the phone, and the other person's mom came over for a surprise visit! Then we went to Crosby and this lady, just said she wasn't feeling good, so we will have to go another time. It ended up being a good thing though, because one of the members that has been inactive for a while needed to see us. Literally the day before we showed up he said he wanted to go to the temple again. He said it's been a while since he has really wanted to go and do those things. He said he has the thought he needs to, but never quite to the point where he wanted to. And as soon as he did want to, guess who showed up! The lord always provides a way, for us to complete our righteous desires. We also helped Richard tile again, and were able to share more about the Book of Mormon, and were able to get a lot more of his floor done for him. 

His Spirit warms my soul

Through ev’rything I see.

Wednesday, we had the Alexandria Spanish Elders come up and Blitz our area. So I got to go on exchanges with the Alaskan wild man Elder Johnson! We were able to go teach a lot of nonmembers that day! We had lunch with a recent convert and another person interested in the church. We were able to teach the plan of salvation, and he said it makes a lot of sense. We have taught the plan of salvation a lot recently, and everyone who we have taught it to has really thought it was true.

I feel my Savior’s love;

Its gentleness enfolds me.

Thursday, we went and helped at the food shelf as usual, and we ended up just talking to one of the volunteers there the whole time. His family home that he grew up in, just burn to the ground. He told us his entire life story and why he is, who he is. He wants to talk with us more about religion, and asked for our phone number and Facebook info. We have already been talking with him a lot, and it has been really awesome! We were also able to teach a recent convert the plan of salvation, and it was pretty good. She is 13, so she has already heard it a lot in primary, but it was good we went over it anyway. She had some questions about outer darkness and why it's even there.

And when I kneel to pray,

My heart is filled with peace

On Friday, we were able to teach Matthew again. He actually called us earlier that day, because he had found something in the Book of Mormon, that he really liked. He said that the Book of Mormon, was just so much more clearer than the bible and that he can truly understand the doctrine of Christ so much better with it. Then later that night when we were having a lesson with him he said how he really loves that the Book of Mormon is not a replacement testament, but another testament of Jesus Christ! He got into the book originally, because of the historical context, but after his reading he really likes it for the plain and simple truths in it.

I feel my Savior’s love

And know that he will bless me.

Another thing we talked about with Matthew, was about Iron Vikings. He is of Scottish decent, and his birth mother lives in Scotland now. A lot of his ideals come from that basis, and one of the things he talks about a bit are iron vikings. Basically those who pursue what they truly enjoy, without thought for worldly things, are Iron Vikings. If you enjoy biking, than you would go out often and bike, and not worry about how you are not making money, or gaining worldly power. Avoid things of the world and do what you love! I thought of an excellent symbol for it too! The hand makes a v over the eye. Cause then you have an Eye-ron Viking.

I offer him my heart;

My shepherd he will be.

Saturday was an Aitkin day! We were able to eat with Grandma Piecek again! She is a sweet sweet elderly catholic lady who loves missionaries (she's a dang good cook too!) After we cleaned her yard and ate her food, we went over to some people that had been taught in the past. We stopped by a man named Stan, and he was so happy to see us! He was pretty sad that missionaries had stopped seeing him in the past because he always loved talking to them. We were able to explain to him that the reason missionaries stopped coming over was because they were moved out of the area. Aitkin hasn't had it's own missionaries in years, so we have made it an effort to come over and meet the people here.

He knows I will follow him,

Give all my life to him.

Stan was very appreciative of us and told us to come by next time we are there. We then went and tried to find some other people but no one was home. We then decided to go and see a member over in Crosby. It was so weird, this guy, Ron was mentioned to us 3 times by separate people all in different contexts. I think the lord was trying to tell us that we should go see him! Anyways, we went over and he really opened up to us and we were able to comfort him, and able to get him pumped up for missionary work. Always follow the promptings of the spirit, even when they are painfully obvious to us.

I feel my Savior’s love,

The love he freely gives me.

On Sunday, we were able to visit Sister Bench, and it was really great to explain a little more about Joseph Smith! She doesn't really know much about Joseph Smith, and what he did. We were able to tell some stories about him and the spirit was seriously so strong. Talking about Joseph Smith is very powerful, in the right context though. The lord was right. He is truly known by many, loved or hated, and he was truly a guided prophet, who worked the will of the lord. He was a man with the priesthood, not a perfected being. Some people cannot over look his mistakes, and can't realize that he too struggled from weaknesses. I know that he truly restored Jesus Christ's church today!

I feel my Savior’s love,

The love he freely gives me.

Iron Vikings in front of the Flag,

Alabama Van,

A random picture of me in the middle of the road

A  turtle we found when we were biking