weekly update 5/10/2011

> HIYA FAMILY!
>
> This was a good week. I think our strength this week was member work.
> We had the chance to have tea with a lot of the members and to build
> relationships with members that I didn't really know that well.
>
> John and Michelle brought had a friend at their house when we had an
> appointment with them. When their friend found out that we were coming
> she said she was going to pick up and leave, but for whatever reason
> she decided to stay. By the end of the lesson she had expressed that
> she would like to learn more and she was excited for our next visit.
> What a change of Heart!
>
> This week we had both a zone conference and a mission conference. At
> the Mission conference we were privileged to hear Elder Allen F.
> Packer, of the seventy, speak. Elder Allen F. Packer is the brother of
> Sister Bullock, the mission president’s wife, and the son of President
> Boyd K. Packer, of the twelve. Something that stuck out to me was at
> the first of Elder Packers talk when he was talking about learning the
> language of the spirit. He said at first progress is recognizable then
> after awhile the progress isn't as recognizable. He said something
> like when you have one dollar and you add two dollars it is a
> recognizable change, but when you have 100 dollars and add two dollars
> the change isn't as recognizable. After awhile I felt like my progress
> and learning was starting to plateau off. It was really comforting to
> know that I haven't stopped to progress. I just failed to recognize
> it.
>
> Thanks for everything!
>
> Love,
> Elder Ballantyne
>