This week has been much more calm and I've really been able to
focus on the work. We had lots of cancelled appointments by
investigators all week but we were able to find back ups to help fill
in. Because of all the cancellations, we actually have found about 20 new
people so that has been really amazing! We also got the chance to do
service for a number of different ward members. We did service for a man who builds semi-pro race cars and that was a blast! (See picture below of Elder Z and Elder B by a race car.)
Elders Z and
B are fantastic and I'm so grateful they are my trainers! As we
work towards being exactly obedient, and building relationships with
members (We went out with 6 different members last week!), we are seeing
a number of miracles in our area. My favorite example of that this week
is actually a man we met yesterday named M.
Early in the week we
were feeling disappointed that so many appointments were getting
canceled, so we decided to have a fast on Tuesday.
The fast went well, but we didn't begin to see the blessings until a
few days later (namely, M and a few others). We got his address as
a media referral from church headquarters and we had dropped by on Wednesday
to see if he was there. He wasn't so we left a pass-along card with our
names and phone number on it. It kind of faded to the back of our
minds until he gave us a call on Saturday and we were able to schedule an appointment for Sunday
evening. We brought a member from the ward with us and dropped by his
house and he was there waiting for us. As we asked him questions and got
to know him, we could tell that he had enormous potential and seemed
very elect! He had come in contact with the church through researching
some of his favorite YouTube channels, after he found out that a number
of them were Mormons. He felt that he should order a Book of Mormon, and
he also felt he should call us back when he found the card after
praying about it for a day. The lesson went amazing, the Spirit was
booming, and it was just wonderful to take part in that experience. We
were able to invite him to read the Book of Mormon and pray, and to
accept a baptismal date for September 7th!!!
It was the best! It really strengthened my testimony that God will
lead us as we try our best to serve him.
We also had the opportunity
this week to give 5 different priesthood blessings and I always love the
Spirit that is present in those. So all in all, the mission has been
fantastic and I'm absolutely loving it! I'm still working on not
saying "Cool" or "Awesome" but my companions are helping with that.
The atonement is the best!! As missionaries, that's the focus of everything we teach. :)
Thanks so much
for the email!!! Love you!!! Church is true ;)
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