July 22, 2013
Hello people,
I don't have a ton to talk about
this week. This is mostly because it was so hot here this past week that
no one wanted to see us. It was so hot that people weren't even willing
to stand outside as we served them. Instead I am going to take some time
and talk about some things that happened right before my last email that I did
not have enough room to talk about.
We had an awesome opportunity a
week ago when a member invited us over for a neighborhood barbecue. This
was awesome because we are always looking for opportunities to meet people and
to eat some food. And the barbecue was the perfect solution.
Luckily for my companion we were on exchanges and I had a different Elder with me at the time. This was
good because Elder G... hates seafood and we had
steamers. Steamers are clams that have just barley been cooked and are
still intact and are attached to their shells. Although it looked really
gross, they were actually very good. In addition to the amazing food we
also got to have some very good conversations with a lot of nonmembers.
Many of which told us that we should give them a call when we need food or just
stop by sometime when we are in the area to talk to them. Little do they
know that as missionaries we are always in the area. Fact: when a
missionary says they are in the area it actually means, we came here
looking for you because we felt inspired to meet with you.
An example of this is this week
when we went to visit a member that just moved into our ward. His name is
Brother M... and he is from Haiti. Brother M... has
been inactive for a long time and we felt that we should go welcome him to the
ward. When we got there we managed to catch him in the small margin of
time that he was actually home. He told us about how he wants to be
coming to church and doing what he knows is right. But that his job will
not allow him to do it. We set up an appointment to meet back with him
and told him that he should do all that he can to get close with God until He
provides a way. During our next meeting with Brother M... he started off
by telling us that God had answered his prayers and that a new shift was made
in his job so that he will be able to go to church Sunday. He told us
that he knew God had answered his prayers and provided a way for him to do what
he knew was right after he had done his part by preparing himself for his
prayer to be answered. I am glad to say that Brother M... came to
church this past Sunday and we will also be meeting with him and his
family this week to help them bring the gospel back into their lives.
Alright I have one
last story I want to share from this week that was
exciting. Do you guys remember the G... family? They are
the family that we have been working with to help them start family home evening
and become more active as members. Well they have been doing very well,
so well that Sister G... was asked to give a talk. This was good
except Sister G... can't speak English very well and that on top
of the nervous factor might not have been the best. So we
brought a member by to help her with her talk in any way she needed
help. When Sunday came I was anxious to see how she would do.
She got up and started giving her talk in Spanish. At first the ward
got a little confused at what was happening. After Sister G...'s talk,
her home teacher, Brother W..., stood and said,"Hello I am Sister G...."
He then proceeded with her talk in English and it was one of the best talks I
have ever heard. It was cool to see someone that I have been working with
so much have grown so much and come so far in the gospel in such a short time.
I hope all of you can grow in the
gospel and be able to experience that great change in your lives through the
atonement. I know that this change does not only have to come to those
that are struggling but for anyone no matter where they are spiritually.
I thank you for being supportive of my decision to be on a mission and serving
the Lord in whatever way I can.
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