[Mason] Scituate does it again!

So this last week was pretty amazing, We managed to help 2 more people enter the Waters of Baptism! Patricia  and Wendy ! It was amazing. The Lord really was with us through everything that happened last week!

On Monday we found out that Frank, who was baptized the week Prior, is going to begin the Melchizedek Priesthood Classes ASAP and its so amazing how prepared people are to serve the Lord! 

Tuesday was interesting! Wendy met with bishop to just talk and she comes out after the meeting and says that she is not ready to be baptized, but on Wednesday she called us and said she changed her mind! 

Wednesday through Friday were exchanges back to back in Providence and Ashford, so that was exiting!

Saturday was the Baptismal service and wow I can believe we Made it!

Sunday! The best Sunday of My Mission. The reverence that took place before the meeting due to primary children up on the stand folding their arms! The amazing messages about Charity and the Tender Mercies of the Lord. We taught Gospel Doctrine and then Primary afterwards! Later that night after making some visits, The Stake presidency held a General Priesthood meeting and President Miller attended as well, so that was even better, but We were all instructed on how to be better Priesthood Holders and I learned more about the doctrine of the Sacrament. It was a truly amazing experience that I can't forget. 

We are getting Sisters back in our area at transfers here in 2 and a half weeks, so we are super excited and so is the Ward. My Last transfer will be Sick because we will have some more hands to harvest the Area!. To be honest, I am so excited to have been able to be here in the Boston Mission! there is no place like it and it is the place for me!

I'm super excited to be give my heart for the next few months and see all of the miracles happen!

My Sd card can't be read on this computer, so he pics will come later!

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Elder Mason Scott

Massachusetts Boston Mission

[Weston] Anaheim Weekly July 27, 2015

Anaheim Weekly July 27, 2015

This week went by quickly again. Sometimes it makes it hard for me to believe. We will be starting August this week, which means that kids go back to school, and less people to be at home during the day. 

This week we got to have our quarterly interviews with President Taggart, our mission president. He is an amazing man, and I admire him. As zone leaders, we meet before all of the interviews that occur in our zone, so that was Wednesday. We met at 9:15am and began with a prayer (Just President and Sister Taggart, Elder Silvester and myself), then our zone members gradually came and left according to the times we scheduled for their interviews. We had scheduled in a lunch break for President Taggart, but there was a meeting he was to be having at 2pm. That hour for lunch was taken up by interviews as different zone members were interviewed for a lot longer that their scheduled times, which is not a huge deal, but Elder Silvester and I go last for our personal interviews. it was 1:45pm when finally we had the chance to be interviewed, and we only had time for a 5 minute interview each, if that, ugh, I really like my interviews with President. But all is well.

In this week's district meeting, we learned about promising blessings and bearing testimony. I learned a great deal the importance of being direct and simple with my testimony. Too often  do missionaries fall into the trap of bearing a long and eloquent testimony, which sounds great, but it is not always carried to the hearts of those being taught. I have come to know for myself that the power of a testimony comes through one's ability to express himself simply. 

This upcoming week we will be having a few last lessons with some of our investigators. We are sad about it, but it is necessary. My prayer is that these people will one day come to accept the truths we have been sharing with them, and that they will act for themselves by praying to know the truth, and eventually making and keeping covenants.

We taught Desiree this week a couple times, and it was great. She has a very strong testimony, and studies, not just reads, in the Book of Mormon daily. It is amazing. We will move into teaching her the different commandments that there are this week, she is excited for her baptism. She is to be getting married the week after to Hermano Cerda the second counselor in the Bishopric here. She has it planned out already for a year from now when they will go and be sealed in the Guadalajara Temple. Hno. Cerda's father is the Temple President there. She is great.

We stopped by to find an investigator that we hadn't seen for a month, and we happened to find them at home! They seemed excited to see us. We decided to teach about the "For the Strength of Youth" pamphlet. They have a son, and the expression on Maria the mother seemed to show a sincere interest. We have a lesson with them tonight, I pray that they will come to church this next Sunday.

We talked to a woman earlier this week that said we could come back just one more time, because she wants to know about what the Book of Mormon. We mentioned that it is Another Testament of Jesus Christ, and she was intrigued. Her name is Angeles. 

I read an article on LDS.org yesterday about going to bed early and waking up early. It taught that we should seek revelation early in the morning. I think I will keep my missionary schedule for the rest of my life after reading that article now. 

My companion Elder Silvester and I are having great time. We will be going on exchanges this week, and I will be going to my last area in Buena Park. I love going back to places where I served previously. All is well here in the Anaheim Mission.

Elder Weston Scott

[Mason] Frank was Baptized!

Frank was Baptized! Amidst everything that could go wrong, He knew this was the truth.

Nothing else really matters from this week I suppose. Im just super excited because we have 2 more this weekend and more to follow! #LetsGoScituate!!!!!

Well let me see here, thinking about the book of Mormon, I read Alma 46 this week, and it is a very powerful chapter. It really helped me understand more fully the need to go out and serve and bring people to Christ! We have covenanted with God to do so, therfore, let us fulfill our duties! right?

I'm pressed for time here at the Library, and so i will be better next week!

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Elder Mason Scott

Massachusetts Boston Mission

[Weston] Anaheim Weekly July 20, 2015

Muy buenas tardes,

Sometimes I feel that the two years of a mission seems to pass more like 2 months. I feel like wrote to you all two days ago.... The week went so fast. Well, as I mentioned last week we had transfers, so this week Elder Silvester and I have spent a lot of time helping missionaries get situated in their new areas and going to meetings. But I thoroughly enjoyed the week.

We had our first Skype lesson with Desiree our investigator that lives in Tijuana this week, it went well. She is super sassy, and is constantly making jokes, and she acts like a member. She had come to church for about a year, and has read the Book of Mormon several times. She knows the church to be true, both logically and spiritually. 

I had American food this week. It was awesome! I didn't feel sick afterwards haha...... But seriously though. We had pork chops and this awesome salad from the Bishop's wife. She is American. Yes!!!

The word of the week is Covenants. I will explain why. For the past few weeks I have been reflecting upon the sacred nature of the convents we make, and also upon the purpose of our life on the Earth. Many people say that all churches lead to the same path, or lead to God. President Boyd K. Packer spoke on this in October of 1985. Regarding the belief that all churches converge into one path to God he stated, "While the converging path idea is very appealing, it really is not reasonable. Suppose schools were operated on that philosophy, with each discipline a separate path leading to the same diploma. No matter whether you study or not, pass the tests or not, all would be given the same diploma--the one of their choice. Without qualifying, one could choose the diploma of an attorney, an engineer, a medical doctor. Surely you would not submit yourself to surgery under the hands of a graduate of that kind of school! But it does not work that way. It cannot work that way--not in education, not in spiritual matters. There are essential ordinances just as there are required courses. There are prescribed standards of worthiness. If we resist them, avoid them, or fail them, we will not enter in with those who complete the course."

Our purpose in this life is to make and keep Covenants. Specifically we must be Baptized, Confirmed a member of the church and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, Receive both the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthoods (for men), receive temple endowments, and be sealed eternally as a couple in the temple. This is known as the covenant path. "And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the away; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen (2 Nephi 31:21)."

I know this to be true with all of my heart. I am grateful for the covenants I have made and I strive will all my power and ability to keep them. In a meeting we had this week, one of the Assistants to the a President, Elder Seegmiller, asked us to ponder the question, and I extend that invitation to all that read this: "How real is God to you?" 

I have come to know wish a surety that God is real. That He sent His only begotten son to the Earth personally for me and for all men. I know that He is my loving Father. I know that the covenants I have made are real. I love God, my Heavenly Father, and am grateful for the service as a missionary I have been blessed with. 

Have a great week,

Elder Weston Scott

[Weston] Anaheim Weekly July 6th, 2015

This week was great. I have to make it short, we do not have much time.

We had a baptism yesterday, of a great young man named Emiliano. He is so amazing, he is 9 years old, and has brought his mom back to
activity, it's so sweet! Other news, we started arm wrestling everyone in the mission, I am currently winning against everyone. I am still
running in the mornings, which is fun.

We had a Mission Leadership Council this past Friday, we learned about how to help the ward council get involved in missionary work. I will
send the documents home, maybe you can use it too? It's incredible. I am loving it out here, and trying my best to follow the spirit.

Elder Weston Scott

[Mason] Greetings from New England!!!

wow....

This week was different! We have a New Mission President! 

We had a powerful lesson about the Book of Mormon and its role as the Keystone of our Religion and it was truly amazing what the Sprit can do when you are prepared to teach. 

Our Sabbath day yesterday was amazing, and President Monson came and bore his testimony at the end of the meeting. It was just great. 

The week was filled with many exciting things and I was given the opportunity to partcipate in a duet with Elder Cagle as we sang O Lord my Redeemer at the welcome conference for our New President. 

I dont have much time, so I will talk more in a week!

Ps. President Monson is in our Stake presidency**

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Elder Mason Scott

Massachusetts Boston Mission

[Mason] We have the Faith, do You?

So amidst all of the meetings we participated in this week, we managed to meet with all of our progressing investigators, and some of them twice. 

While in a meeting with the mission President, the Providence North Zone was asked if we were serious about all of our Monthly Goals that had been set. This was a concern of his and so we turned to ourselves and said yes we are serious, but then we needed to go home to our zone and meet with them and make sure they are as well. 

So we have decided to make our zone's goal a reality and we are doing all that lies in our power to accomplish it. our goal was 3 Baptims this month: Frank, Patricia and Wendy. but we are also going to help Sandy Cardillo into the Waters of Baptism along with Christina McCallin! They are so ready. We are going to do all that lies in our power and stand back and let the power of God do the rest. D&C123:17

We went bowling last P-day with some of the missionaries in our Zone, it was super fun.

We had stake reporting with President Hutchins and President Miller.

We had MLC 

We Planned our awesome Zone Meeting

We executed our Zone Meeting

We went on Exchanges with Elder Cagle and Elder Montes.

We walked the streets of Providence, RI

We Kept the Sabbath Day Holy

And We taught the Restored Gospel all at the same time.

In everything we do, we can make it relate to the Gospel. it may seem like a lie when referring to certain things or activities we are doing, but its not. The Gospel is Meant to perfect our character and help us achieve our Potential. The Gospel does have many steps to living it, but they are designed to forge the very best you! I have a testimony that the Gospel has been restored in its fullness. It is sucha blessing, and it is my prayer that we can all live it in everything we do!

Well, its a sad reality, but a reality none the less. My flight has been arranged. I suppose that I will be seeing you all on September 25th, at about 12:30pm. 

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Elder Mason Scott

Massachusetts Boston Mission