Week 88 - Have you ever prayed for humility?

Our numbers were a little lower, but our faith is higher, and the miracles are increasing for us and the West Tucson Zone!

Last week started off by us trying to apply the things we were trained on at MLC, such as "Harvesting" where you focus on praying with the people you contact. So by the time you pray with them about the things they need in their life, their hearts are softened and they're looking for a baptismal font/wash! Tuesday during our "appointment with the Lord" we kept going around and talking with everyone and knocking a few houses. We came to one cul de sac, walked in it, and went straight to the very back house....for no reason really. A man opened whose name was Keith. He recently had heart surgery and has found God! He goes to a break-off from "The Cool Church" - great people, very confusing religion. He gave us a Jesus-cross that he has been working on and felt touched by us coming over. We prayed with him and he had a tear or two come down his face. Will keep updated about how he is doing!

Kellie Wiley our recent convert? SOLID. She is so awesome. Suuper solid in the gospel, despite the struggles from some family instances. She loves church and is being taken care of very well. We've been blessed with a ward that is great with fellowshipping which seriously makes the world of a difference.

The Wiegands fed us last Tuesday, a part-member family! The father is baptist and although no baptism date was set, this time he was willing to read and find out for himself after the Restoration lesson. Some people you "coincidentally" run into during the day or night, and there's no doubt that whatever progress can be made with them, is what Heavenly Father sees fit for them at that time. 

Keep an eye for us in a future Ensign! :D

Soooo...most nights, we see drugs or cops. More people that need the gospel.

On Wednesday we had our zone meeting, which lasted from 11-2:30. It was AWESOME and well-needed for us all. Half of the time we trained on "Member Trust" and how it plays a role in the work. It went great and our zone fasted yesterday for certain things we talked about which we're all suuuper excited to see how it helps the work. The morning of our Zone meeting, our Stake President called us and relayed a message for us to give to the missionaries which helped. Things are looking up!

One day we blitzed the Sisters' area and found Joe and his wife who are looking for a church! They took a Book of Mormon and was very positive about the message. They also went to the "Cool Church" but felt it wasn't right...hmmm. A lady had stopped by and taught them briefly about the Book of Mormon too, which seemed to help to the preparation process. Our hopes are high for them for the Sisters!

Blitzing the Sisters' area!

Another night, boom, we were out walking after an appointment and the thought of "Shoobies" came into mind which is a shave ice place that some members own.....it was weird. Then I thought of how a recent convert works there and maybe that was the reason the thought came. We went there and while we were there, a family came in! There was our reason! The father came up to us and read our tags and then asked us nicely, "So what separates you from other churches?" We briefly went over the Restoration and our recent convert talked about her experience of getting baptized and also she gave them a Book of Mormon! We bore our testimonies about it yesterday, those experiences are so awesome to build member trust.

Camyle! The recent convert at Shoobies!

Have you ever prayed for humility? Well, it'll make you feel like dirt.This past week we had 3 pretty harsh rejections of yelling, swaring, and kindly denying our message. God has our attention, so we're trying to start over with our investigator pool and have a few things lined up this week week already!

Has anyone seen "Meet the Mormons"? We get to see it next week at zone conference! Along with a training we'll give to 3 zones. Wootwoot!

A returning-member named Bekah has recently changed her life and her testimony has grown! She quit all of her addictions, and we continue to meet with her and how her life is being more and more taken care of from the gospel.

Alicia is doing great as well and has a baptism date for Nov. 8th, but she's hesitant to give up the smokes. Gah. We know she can do it!

Well, I believe that's it for today! Looks like this week will our first somewhat normal "missionary" week yet of the transfer. Thank you for your prayers. There's recently been a big comfort in my life that I know was influenced by those at home, or out on missions! I love and miss you all so much, and know the church is true! It's offical that I'll be coming back March 18th. CRazy!

-Elder Hales