There seems to be a lot of excitement over this new video called He is the Gift. Might be worth checking out haha. http://christmas.mormon.org
Monday- We did a lot of Less Active work this week. We met with Brother Broussard. His wife is a recent convert. We got to know him a little better. He's a really funny guy.
Tuesday- We had dinner with the Trivott's. A less-active couple. They know a lot about their family history and history in general. Brother Trivott has an authentic Piece of Eight, you know, like pirates. He got it from a legit pirate ship. It was sweet.
Wednesday- So I think that I mentioned that we help out with an army branch. Well, most of the soldiers that go to it are at Ft. Eustis for helicopter mechanic stuff. Every Wednesday, there's a graduation. We went to that and it was really neat. That night, we held a family home evening for the soldiers. We had dinner, and then watched Joy to the World. One of the soldiers brought his buddy that wasn't a member. We explained some things to him.
Thursday- We got to know a few more members. We also had an impromptu service opportunity. The Relief Society President, Sister Feaster, was helping her friend put some Christmas lights up. It was crazy. We had a lesson with our only investigators, the Motts. Their son had been reading and wanted to join us tonight. We had a really good lesson with them.
Friday- Zone Meeting. The Zone Leaders asked me to conduct, so conduct I did. After the meeting, I got my shoes and my package!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have best parents. My knee was really bothering me, so I went and got a brace for it. We went to visit the Cooks that night. They are so sweet. Brother Cook is a convert of about 7 months. He went to basic training really soon after his baptism. He really wants to get to the temple with his wife. She's been a lifelong member. She's from London. He is the coolest guy, and he is the most sincere guy. We suggested that he dedicate his home, which they had never really thought of. It might have been the most spiritual lesson of my mission. I almost cried.
Saturday- Literally all we did today was service. It was sweet!! We first helped out at the Bishop's Storehouse. We went straight from that, to help a lady move on post. She had a lot of stuff. We were there for about 6 hours. After that, we helped a member move some stuff around. We were toast that night.
Sunday- Elder McCleary and I went to Ft. Eustis with the Grimmiuss'. It was a super good experience. I'll save it for my spiritual thought. We went to the 2nd ward after we were done. We got through Sunday School, then we found out that the drainage system was backed up, so the Bishop decided to cancel third hour. We went with a member to eat dinner at their house. We went back to Ft. Eustis to watch the Christmas devotional. It was really good. I liked Elder Christofferson's story about the little boy and his week of holidays.
During fast and testimony meeting on Ft. Eustis, several soldiers got up and bore their testimonies about how good it was for them to be back. There was a time where church wasn't a priority to them, but coming back and being with fellow Brothers and Sisters felt good to them. The nonmember soldier I told you about got up and bore his testimony. He said that he really liked the feeling that he got when he was there with us. The Light of Christ is inside of us all. It tells us what is right, and what is wrong. Before we came to this earth, we knew everything about the gospel. The Light of Christ burns inside of us when we hear these truths on Earth. It's our decision to recognize the truth, or to ignore it. We will be given our just reward for the decisions that we make. Hearing all of these soldiers talk about how much Joy coming to church brought them, really made my week.
17 days till Christmas!!! Remember that the reason we celebrate Christmas is because of Christ. He is the Gift. Because of him, we can attain a forgiveness of our sins. We can overcome anything because of the Gift. I love you all.
Elder Dumont
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