Hello there!
Transfer news came in! Thank goodness, I'm staying in Hershey with Elder Charles. There are some great people here I would love to keep working with.
A., for instance, is getting baptized this Saturday! We're all super excited for him to take this next step on the covenant path. B. is also progressing tremendously and loving the lessons, as well as the Book of Mormon. He's really such a cool guy who wants to be of use to God in his life, so he has awesome stories of how he's been able to help those around him.
The one change that happened this transfer for us is I am no longer the Japanese District Leader. Another capable Elder will be taking care of that from now on.
Another fun thing this week was getting to go on exchanges with the zone leaders and then the district leader. While I was out and about with the zone leader, we were just getting ready to head back to the apartment. Of course we decided to do one more door and we prayed beforehand that we would find somebody who needed us. We knocked the door and a young man answered named G.. Elder Ranstrom shared a quick scripture with him. He said he wasn't very religious, but that scripture related exactly to what he was going through. We left him a Book of Mormon, a few other scriptures, and a promise to return and follow up!
A couple quotes before I close:
"Being blessed with hope, let us, as disciples, reach out to all who, for whatever reason, have ‘moved away from the hope of the gospel’ (Col. 1:23). Let us reach to lift hands which hang hopelessly down." - Neil A. Maxwell
"Hope is the anchor of our souls. …Hope is trust in God’s promises, faith that if we act now, the desired blessings will be fulfilled in the future." - James E. Faust
From the faith that we have in Christ, we have an unfailing source of hope that all things will work together for our good. Let us take every opportunity we can to share that hope with those around us who need it.
Have a wonderful rest of your week!
Sincerely,
Elder Conner Brown
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