Branch Mission Leader - Keith Myers
Relief Society 2nd Counselor - Jean Roginski
Missionaries 319-670-6252
July 1, 2025
Hello everyone!!
Don't be worried! The title is not about me. It is about my companion though. This past Wednesday morning, we had to go to the hospital for a checkup that my comp had. He had gotten surgery on an ingrown toenail recently and the doctor wanted to see if everything was fine. Bueno... it ended up being infected so he had a little operation done to his toe. There was only the doctor and then us two, so I had to help the doctor operate on my companion! I had to hand him some tools and also spray alcohol on my companion's toe. Then he has had to rest for a while. We haven't been able to do a lot since then because the doctor wanted him to rest for 7 days!
During this time, I've been reading a lot of the Book of Mormon. I've been marking all the names of Christ and also the verses about His Gospel. I've also marked other cool verses that stuck out to me! It's been a really good use of my time! Also, I've watched some of the videos on the Gospel Library app. If you guys haven't seen the one when Jesus visits the Americas, I invite you to watch it.
Spiritual Thought:
This Day
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/10/17rasband?lang=eng
This is a talk that was given by Elder Ronald A Rasband a little while ago. When I first heard this talk, it inspired me to reread the entire Book of Mormon and mark the names of Christ and the verses that talk about His doctrine and Gospel. I really like the title of this talk too, "This Day". That's because we should start this day, doing things like scripture study and prayer. By taking time to read the Book of Mormon, we can get closer to God and Jesus Christ. I testify that the Book of Mormon is another Testament of Jesus Christ. I promise that if you try your best to study a little bit every day, you'll be happier and more successful in you daily efforts to be better and more like our perfect example, Jesus Christ. I say these things in His name, even Jesus Christ, Amen.
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As a disciple of Jesus Christ, I will find personal joy in the Love of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, seek to Share my love for the Restored Gospel with family, friends, neighbors and others at school and work, and I will Invite someone to join with me and my family in worshipping Father in Heaven.
I will make a personal effort to meet each person who comes to the Keokuk Branch, and to see them as beloved son or daughter of Heavenly Father who loves them. I can do this by:
Learning their names and finding out what is important to them,
Inviting someone I know for a missionary teaching appointment at my home or joining with the missionaries at a teaching appointment, and
Attending a baptism and seeking out the new member as a friend.
I will pray for each member for whom I have ministering responsibilities by his or her name, including those who may be less-active or have strayed from the covenant path, that Heavenly Father will guide me to help them to receive the ordinances and blessings of eternal life.