Well, this last week was Zone Conference week. Tuesday through Friday. Elder Norris and I talked about inviting people to be baptized at all 4 of them. It went well! While recording key indicators this morning, we noticed that the invite percentage accross the mission went up significantly! YES! We also had a companionship that put 15 people on date this last week! CRAZY! In our presentation we talked about persistence. I used the story that my Dad had encountered on his vacation of a man who got baptized because of the persistence of the missionaries. We don't really know if a person will say yes to a baptismal date unless we ask them. DON'T HESITATE! It's in Preach My Gospel! 

We had Zone Leader Council a while ago and it really seemed to put a fire under the Zone Leaders! They are motivating their zones like crazy! At Zone Leader Council (ZLC) I discussed Ezekiel 34:1-12. It seems to have worked!

We did have a couple of cool miracles this week! One of which is a testimony to me that Gods work cannot be frustrated. I was on an exchange in our area with a Zone Leader. We had 3 set appointments that all lived on the same street! All 3 of them weren't home. As we were walking away, I saw a guy walking on the sidewalk about 40 yards away. My companion and I quickly walked over to him. He told us that he was going on a walk. We asked if we could join him. He told us we could! It was a 2 mile walk! We were able to talk about the Book of Mormon and the Restoration! He has had a string of really bad luck lately, and is searching for more in life. He had received a Book of Mormon about 20 years ago and still had it! He told us he felt like our encounter wasn't by chance. SWEET! After we left him, we drove to another appointment, got lost, found our way again, and then he wasn't home. As we were walking up the street back to our truck, we saw a lady walking on the sidewalk. We went over to her and she told us that she was looking for her 12 year old son who was walking their dog. We walked with her and looked for him. Turns out he had gotten home right after she had left, but we were able to talk to her about the Plan of Salvation! She has LDS friends and wants to learn more about the Book of Mormon! We are seeing her in a couple weeks when she is back from vacation. Isn't God's timing incredible!? Both of them are coming to church for Easter to hear Elder Norris and Myself speak. Oh ya... i am speaking in Church on Easter. 

We went over to a guy's house named Leroy, who's struggled with his testimony. He got baptized a while ago. We talked to him a lot about the Grace of Jesus Christ, and why he got baptized.... He felt the spirit and agreed to go back to church. It is so crucial to remember the times that you feel the SPIRIT! Otherwise your sensitivity becomes dull. I have such a strong testimony of God's love for us. He is ALWAYS there for us whenever we need him. 

Last miracle... A couple weeks ago we were walking into Panda Express when a guy drove by and called us over. He asked what church we went to. We told him and he said he wanted to come! He gave us his phone number and we gave him ours. 2 weeks later he calls us up on a Friday and says he is coming Sunday. So Sunday we sat with him at Sacrament meeting. HE LOVED IT! He told us he is bringing his family next Sunday for Easter. He is from Afghanistan too! I felt bad though... Elder Norris and I have been up so late dealing with Zone Conferences and disobedient missionaries, that we hadn't gotten much sleep. I had THE HARDEST time on my mission on Sunday staying awake. It didn't help that Elder Norris was sick. He fell asleep too. Luckily, Mike (the guy from Afgan.) didn't notice. PHEW! We both felt awful about it afterward! any tips on how to stay awake during sacrament meeting? (gosh that is such a bad question to ask haha!)

LOVE YOU ALL!

Elder Michael Litchfield