Elder Corey Harris: In Peckville For A Reason

Monday, April 18, 2011

In Peckville For A Reason

So this past week was pretty awesome. The best week that this area has definately seen in a long time i think. But anyways, i'd like to share with you a veryyyy moving experience I and my companion had. On thursday, we had been complaining about transfers, if this was really inspired or not, and if we were really meant to be here since the area is tough and the lack of success, etc.. Well that night we went and saw a less active family, and the mother bore us her testimony THAT VERY DAY, of how she felt we were there in peckville for a reason, to touch their lives, and other peoples lives, that we are supposed to be right here. My companion and I were totally just struck dumb, the spirit just wammied us in the face like "DUH!" and we started crying, and the family were probably thinking, "what the heck is wrong with them?" we told them that they just answered our prayer, and ever since then, our weekend has just literally been on fire! we have some awesome new investigators, and things are just now clicking. it was just super crazy, we had alot of little miracles, and it was a very spiritually moving week for us. Needless to say, i am pumped for this week to get to work, but i again feel kind of sick, and so does my companion. DANG opposition... im blabbering now, anyways, how was the drive? Quick question, how far away are you from the Mesa temple? random question that just popped into my head! love ya Corey

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About LDS Missionaries

The Church’s missionary program is one of its most recognized characteristics. Mormon missionaries can be seen on the streets of hundreds of major cities in the world as well as in thousands of smaller communities.
The missionary effort is based on the New Testament pattern of missionaries serving in pairs, teaching the gospel and baptizing believers in the name of Jesus Christ (see, for example, the work of Peter and John in the book of Acts).
More than 50,000 missionaries are serving missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at any one time. Most are young people under the age of 25, serving in nearly 350 missions throughout the world.
Missionaries can be single men between the ages of 19 and 25, single women over the age of 21 or retired couples. Missionaries work with a companion of the same gender during their mission, with the exception of couples, who work with their spouse. Single men serve missions for two years and single women serve missions for 18 months.
Missionaries receive their assignment from Church headquarters and are sent only to countries where governments allow the Church to operate. Missionaries do not request their area of assignment and do not know beforehand whether they will be required to learn a language.
Prior to going to their assigned area, missionaries spend a short period of time at one of 17 missionary training centers throughout the world. There they learn how to teach the gospel in an orderly and clear way and, if necessary, they begin to learn the language of the people they will be teaching. The largest training center is in Provo, Utah, with additional centers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, England, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Spain and South Korea.
Male missionaries are addressed with the title “Elder” and women are addressed with the title “Sister.”
A typical missionary day begins by waking at 6:30 a.m. for personal study. The day is spent proselytizing by following up on appointments, visiting homes or meeting people in the street or other public places. Missionaries end their day by 10:30 p.m.
In some parts of the world, missionaries are sent only to serve humanitarian or other specialized missions. Those missionaries do not proselytize.
Missionary work is voluntary. Missionaries fund their own missions — except for their transportation to and from their field of labor — and are not paid for their services.
Contacts with family and friends during this time of service are limited to letters and occasional phone calls to family at special times. Missionaries avoid entertainment, parties or other activities common to this age-group as long as they are on their missions, so they can focus entirely on the work of serving and of teaching others the gospel of Jesus Christ.
See http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/background-information/missionary-program