Tracting:
“We have done lots of tracting this
week, really been trying to find some new investigators.”
“Then on
Friday it was raining really hard and we were out tracting. Nobody on the
road we were knocking was home. But we knocked on this one door and a man
opened, surprised to see us out in the rain. He asked us what we were
doing and we tell him and he invites us but says he won't listen to anything we
say. So we just start talking about him and getting to know him and stuff
and eventually he gets to asking us where our church was and stuff. So we
tell him and he then says we can talk about what we need to talk about.
So we get into teaching him the Restoration and he was very interested by
it. We gave him a Book of Mormon and tell him about Moroni's Promise and
he said he would read it. We set up a day to come back this next week and
he said it would be hard to read all of the Book of Mormon by that time but
that he would do it. We explained we didn't expect him to read all of it
by our next visit, but he was set on reading it. We should be seeing him
Thursday so I'll have to let y’all know how it goes.”
Testimony:
“We
had a really great church
service yesterday too. It was fast and
testimony meeting and all the
testimonies were so good and the Spirit
was definitely present. It was kind of
a crazy experience, this one
man was talking about how he had a child who at
birth the umbilical
cord wrapped around his neck and he passed away. He talked
about his
experiences and the testimony of life after death. He said that
no
sin is worth forfeiting his chance to live with his son again and that
his
son is worth everything in his power to make it there someday. It
was a
powerful testimony and the only thing I could think of was Tate,
I know he is
there waiting for us and he is strengthening us in times
of need and cheering
for us that we will be worthy to be where he is
right now. My testimony for
life after death has increased so much
since being out here and it is something
I have never really
understood. But I understand that Heavenly Father truly
loves us and
wants us to succeed and so are our loved ones who have passed on.”
“It goes to
show that
sometimes our most improvement in our spirituality is
through the hard times.
It makes me think of Elder Cook's talk "Hope
Ya Know, We Had a Hard
Time", I have always loved that talk, but in it
he shares a quote from
President Harold B. Lee which says “Sometimes
the things that are best for us
and the things that bring eternal
rewards seem at the moment to be the most bitter..."
How true is it!
When we are at our lowest points in all humbleness is when we
can grow
closer to Christ. Just read the Book of Mormon, it shows that
hundreds
of times with the Pride Cycle. Unfortunately for them they
kept falling and got
prideful though.”
“The gospel truly is so great as y’all have said. I
remember in the MTC when we got the chance to hear Elder Holland speak he said
"Everything I love is because of the Church." That statement
has stuck with me since he said it and it rings so true. The gospel truly
is the source for happiness. It is such a great blessing to have and I am
so grateful for these two years I have to serve the Lord. Though it may
be short, at least I get two years to do so as some people don't even get that
chance. “
“It truly is amazing how you can see
the blessings of Heavenly Father everyday, even when they may not be the best
days there is still a visible blessings constantly. And though things
might get tough it is incredible to think we can always rely on the Lord.
I know that He doesn't set us up for failure, He gives us commandments and then
provides the way for us that we may accomplish them. It is hard to
believe how some people can so easily/quickly reject the message we
share. Some don't even give us a chance to say anything, it definitely is
sad that they're not giving themselves a chance to hear this message.”
Bed:
When we were able to talk to Cody on Mother’s Day, we
found out that his apartment only had one bed and he had been sleeping on the
floor, but he really liked it. Since then he has gotten a bed.
“So I got a bed last Friday! Woo-hoo! The bed is very
nice and I enjoy sleeping in it. The ground wasn't too bad, but the bed
is better.”
Weather:
“We did have some severe weather but
it wasn't too terrible. I do enjoy heavy rainstorms... As long as I'm
inside, but it is just so cool to watch and listen to it.”
“It has been
getting more and more warm, but it isn't too bad yet.”
Food:
“One of my favorite things is chicken
Alfredo or pulled pork sandwiches with BBQ sauce.”
Bikes:
“On Thursday we were riding our bikes and I got a flat! I bought some of that green goop stuff that you put inside the tires to fix it and as I was pumping the tire it exploded! So that was pretty crazy, guess the tire was old and weak. I had to buy a new inner tube.. So that quite exciting though.”
To Mom:
“I love and
appreciate all ya do for me and I know that you do support me fully. It
is funny because yesterday in Sacrament Meeting we had to give a talk about our
mothers and it was great to be able to reflect back and think about how much ya
have helped me and prepared me for this time. I truly do love ya and
appreciate all that ya do/did for me!”
Don't forget to send Elder Moore a letter!
Elder Frank Cody Moore
Tennessee Nashville Mission
105 Westpark Dr Ste 190
Brentwood, TN 37027
