A little explanation before the e-mail:
Elder Sherwood’s zone had a plan…
Elder Stapley & Elder Sherwood rolled
out this plan for their zone:
Millenial Mountain
Equation: 1 lesson per hour x 13 areas
= 1001 lessons
“Don’t let the low standards and expectations
of the world and others cause you to aim beneath your nobility and
ability—dream big! What I know and have learned is that anything worth doing is
not easy and that we can do anything that is not easy if we believe.” - Elaine
Dalton
This week was AWESOME!!!!! I am really
excited to tell you all how the week went so here it is! We finished the week
with a total of 1,038 lessons taught. We beat the record by 247 lessons! 569
member present lessons! 68 new investigators! (also a new record). This was an
amazing week. Miracles happened in everyone's areas. It was so much fun. Our
week was full of meetings, we had MLC and a zone training meeting to plan for
and stake conference was this weekend. So as zone leaders, we had alot of meetings
and planning we had to do, so we didn't get as much time as we would have liked
to proselyte, but we spent alot of time talking with the areas and getting them
excited to get out there and work.
One thing that I learned this week is
that we perform below our potential way too often. Some of the missionaries in
this zone that have been teaching 14 or 15 lessons a week their whole mission,
taught 60 or 70 this week! They are realizing their potential. It's so much
bigger than what they think it is!! These missionaries pushed themselves harder
than they ever have before and they did amazing things. I chose Phillipians
4:13 today because it's true. We really can do anything with the help of the
Savior. This week was a huge blessing. All of the prayers and preparation that
happened this week is what made it possible. When you do the Lord's work, you
are entitled to the Lord's help. And we saw His hand in our lives this
week.
Well transfer calls were on Saturday
night. Can you believe it's already been 12 weeks since I arrived here in
Springdale. I can't. Obviously Elder Stapley is headed back to AZ. He's really
excited. And I'm staying here in Springdale and my new companion's name is
Elder Wadsworth. I've only met him once at a Zone Conference a while back but
from what I've heard he is an awesome missionary. I'm excited to be here and I'm
excited for whatever the Lord has planned for me next. I love this work and I'm
so grateful that I have the opportunity to be serving the Lord and the people
of the Oklahoma Tulsa Mission. I love you all!
Love,
Elder Sherwood
(e-mail from March 3rd)
D&C 88:73 Behold, I will ahasten my work in its time.
This past week was great. So much
preparation for THIS week. Both Elder Stapley and I have been trying to
overcome a nasty cold but we are feeling alot better. On Friday we traveled up to
Rolla Missouri where we spent the night with the missionaries there and then on
Saturday we continued up to the St. Louis Temple! It was an awesome day! There
are no temples in our mission boundaries and of course if any missionary wants
to leave the mission boundaries they have to get permission from President
Shumway. So we had permission to go to the temple with a recent convert of
Elder Stapley's that he taught in Rolla last year. She was going through the
temple for her endowments and we were able to go!! It was so awesome. SOOOO
much driving though. St Louis is really far away from Springdale Arkansas,
haha. It was an amazing day. We were in the temple almost all day, from 8 am to
around 3 pm. It was so nice to be in the temple after not getting the chance to
be in one for the past 15 months!
Anyways, we are going through a nasty
snow/ice storm right now. These storms are the worst out here because they
always start with freezing rain first, so you get this nice layer of ice on the
ground, then that rain turns in to snow after a while. So you get a few inches
of snow on top of an inch of ice and that makes everything really fun. Driving
a car is like driving a huge sled. And walking is more like ice skating. It's
great.
Today is the first day that our zone is
executing our equation.
1lesson/hour x 11 hours x 7 days x 13
areas = X ;)
Our zone is so excited!!! I chose the
scripture in the subject line because the Lord is really hastening his work.
And if you aren't hopp’in on this train or as our mission president calls it,
this "rocket ride", then you are really missing out! I love doing
this work! I love the Gospel, I love teaching people about the gospel and about
Jesus Christ. Pray for this zone! We need all the strength we can get! :)
I love you all!
Love,
Elder Sherwood
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