Hello Family and Friends!

As you can see from the subject line, "Good Things Keep on Coming"! I read that phrase in an Ensign article (can't remember which issue, sorry :P) and I loved it. It's very true and it's a great thing to remember. No matter what happens, good things come the next week as always. It makes it a lot easier to keep going when there are great things to look forward to.

The thing to look forward to this weekend was general conference! I loved hearing from our leaders and am spiritually full (for the moment ;) we know that is a fleeting contentment but that's okay because I love to feast on the good word of God!) I believe my favorite talk was by D. Todd Christofferson on the innate moral courage of women. This conference had a different feel to me; I'm not sure if it's because I'm a missionary or if it really was different. I feel like they didn't talk about preparation as much as they usually do. The time for preparation has passed; these hard/confusing/evil days are upon us! Now is the time to stand up boldly for what we believe. The contrast between our standards and the world's standards is only going to become more apparent and we need to radiate the light of Christ and shine brightly. Anyway, we watched conference at three different places: Saturday morning was with a retired elderly couple in cozy recliners, Saturday afternoon was with an older widow who has lost her sight (I think I may have talked about her before; she is very sweet). We invited an investigator to watch a session with us, but he didn't show up :P We watched both Sunday Session at the Davis'. We invited our investigator family to join us for the afternoon session and for dinner but they cancelled a half and hour before :( They were aware of conference though and had the information regarding the channels it would be shown on so hopefully they at least watched a part of it themselves. His time, His way, right? :) It was different having the sessions from 9:00-11:00am and 1:00-3:00pm but the early hour didn't impact us hardly at all being missionaries ;) The Davis' fed us waffles Sunday morning. Traditions! I thought of you, family ;)

As far as the rest of the week, we had district meeting at the Temple Visitors Center on Tuesday! I loved seeing all the displays they have there, as well as the technology. It's a fairly small visitors center but there is a large Christus (as usual) and a theater room with many videos to watch. They also have a neat Book of Mormon display with about twenty different copies, each in a different language. When you pick up a book it reads a passage in that language and talks about it. There is also an interactive display titled "Where He Walked" (it shows more about the life of the Savior) There is a couch with a large screen to watch "I'm a Mormon" clips. And finally a computer type activity that has you point to the given temples as they are stated while under a certain time constraint. We did some role plays and were taught by visitors center missionaries. It was neat to become more familiar with the place and how we can use it more with our investigators. Hopefully we can get our investigator family to the visitors center soon :) Speaking of the temple, we got to attend a session on Wednesday!! :) It was fun to see the new film. I like the old Adam and Eve better but I'm sure the new actors will grow on me. I loved everything else about the new video.

On Thursday we stopped by the home of a former investigator, K. She was just backing out of her driveway when we walked up. She got out of her car and came over to talk to us! She mistook me for a previous sister whom I resemble and chuckled when I introduced myself. She said "I guess I'm a couple missionaries behind" :) She verbally outlined her schedule for the upcoming week and asked if we could come back Tuesday at 1:00pm! It will be neat to meet with her and see where she stands :) Miracle!

The greatest miracle of all, however, was last night. We took a laurel contacting with us because we were going to visit single men. The first one, an elderly man named T, left us a note on his door saying he had a bad case of the flu. We wrote him a note back and will try again in a week or so. Neither of the other two men on our list were home so we called it a night. On our drive home (in the laurel's car) we passed by another potential investigators home: R. I saw his car in the driveway and I suggested we stop. (We haven't been able to though because Monday is P-day and Tuesday is district meeting) Anyway, we decided we should try him so the laurel made a U-turn, we parked, got out, and knocked on the door. He answered and let us right in!! We taught the Restoration right then and there!! He's very open and willing to learn. It was an amazing experience and we felt the spirit so strongly! He said he wants to come to church sometime and we left him a mormon.org card. (He wouldn't accept a Book of Mormon because he said he'd never read it. He said he never reads any book) He accepted our invitation to pray about what we have taught him. He wouldn't commit to a return appointment because he's busy with work so he's not a new investigator--yet ;) We'll follow up with him next week.

Sister Lundquist and I have started doing a mini-companionship inventory every night. We call it our companionship party :) Haha. It entails going through a template of questions we have thought of to help us review the day and improve. Here is the list of questions:

1) Favorite part of the day

2) Improvement ideas for the work

3) How we did well individually

4) Howe we can improve individually

5) Compliment each other

6) Critique each other

7) Goals for tomorrow

8) Hug

It has really helped us become more accountable and self-reflective throughout the day. It's really helping us become better missionaries!

I love being a missionary! I love this gospel and feel privileged to be serving at this precise time. I like the scripture in 1 Thessalonians 2:4 and the cross reference to Doctrine and Covenants 12:8. Also, one of my missionary friends in the Philippines invited me to read the passage in 1 Cor. 1:25-31. The Lord uses foolish means [and people] to confound the wise. I'm grateful he has chosen to use me, even with all my imperfections. I am grateful for the knowledge and testimony of living prophets and am excited to apply the teachings from this weekend. I love you all and encourage you to take the challenge of finding one person to refer the missionaries to by Christmas. You can do it as you pray in faith!! This gospel focuses on the one. In 3 Nephi 11:15 the multitude felt the prints in His hands one by one. We do the temple work for individuals one by one; there will never be an app to do a mass group. This is how He designed it to be. How great will be your joy if you bring save it be one soul to Him! Be a missionary; in conversation or in example! I love you all!

Love,

Sister King