Zone Conference- March 10, 2014

A New Member of the Higgins Team!

March 3, 2014

That's so exciting baby Eli finally arrived. It seems like very recently we just found out she was pregnant. I'm glad he arrived safely, and joined the Higgins team! Eli will be a champ. Kind of a small guy huh? 6 pounds. Is that small? Anyway, That's super exciting. I'm stoked to meet him when I get home! By that time he'll be a little more lively I imagine. Sister Pierce from the office did call on Wednesday. It made my whole day knowing that I became an uncle, and my bro was a dad. So thanks for calling and letting me know. You're the best!

 

Can we tell what kind of kid he's going to be yet? like his personality?? Or is it too early to tell?

 

Well, we had a good week. We had our MLC (Missionary Leadership Council) meeting with President , and learned a lot. They want us to focus on teaching the doctrine behind church more often to remind people of why we go, and tie the Atonement & Sacrament together. That way they'll realize that going to church isn't that big of a sacrifice in comparison to His.

 

Then we had a ZDM (Zone Developement Meeting) where we are privileged with running a 3 hour meeting, and training all the missionaries in the zone. It's always a good time! 

 

We found an investigator that live 3 houses down from our church house. That's pretty convenient. We just barely had our first lesson with them Sunday after church. They said they need to learn more before being baptized, but seemed open. We're going to see them again tomorrow!

 

And to answer your question we did find ourselves back in Norco. We got a referral for a sweet lady, she lives behind someones house in a small garage/shed thing. She lives there with her mom and son. We had a really spiritual Restoration lesson with her. When we were explaining The Apostasy, we asked if she believed she had found the true church of Jesus Christ, and she quickly answered, "No, I know I haven't." That answer hit me super hard, because it was evident that she had been searching, that she had listened to other churches representatives. She read from a Jehovah's Witness bible, and her Mom raised her Catholic. I'm sure she has been to various Christian churches.  The only thing she trusts is the Bible. Even better was her answer when we asked her to follow the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized by someone who held the priesthood authority. She replied, "I always follow Jesus Christ." It was very sincere, and she agreed to take the lessons, and to pray, and to be baptized if she knows it's true. It was the highlight of the week for me.

 

I love you! I'm glad Eli has joined the team, and glad he arrived safe. Thanks for everything, You rock!

 

Love, Elder Higgins

Missionary Leadership Council - February 27, 2014