....well now I think about it, all my jokes suck. So let's just move on to the good stuff.
First things first. MIRACLES!! The Lord blessed us with an awesome week. While walking one day, Elder Lahtinen said, "Man. This is just awesome. We are seeing so many miracles. This whole transfer!" Basically sums it up! I've learned that miracles can come in the form of blessings to us.
Crap.....the lady just came up to us and told us she's closing due to flooding!! I hope we can email more. Just know that the church is true! Crap.
-----{The next day 9/9/14}-----
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| Elder Taylor's reaction yesterday to getting kicked out of the library haha. |
...well the computers closed yesterday, so they literally kicked us out. We weren't able to get some zone things done, so we have a few mins. on the computer today!
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| Our zone hike on P-Day! It was so fun and it monsooned like crazy right before. West zone!! |
Anyways, continuing on...
Let's start with miracles:
Last week, most of our miracles came through mostly finding, along with potentials and returning member families. Gah. So awesome.
We've been working with a family, the "Schells" and they are rad as. One night they weren't home, but their non-member brother was! He loved the BOM and we set up a time for us to come back! Unfortunately the timing has been bad, but soon enough we'll sit down with him again!
There's been a part-member family this area has been trying to get ahold of for a while now. Finally they had some spare time. Ken, Katrina and their kids Isaiah and Jesus. The lesson was only 25 mins., but they all took the BOM suuper well and we're going back this Thursday!! Three of them are non-members, but seem suuper interested even after one lesson. It goes to show that sometimes things just start falling into place, because of God's time.
Then on Saturday night, we've been trying to get a hold of another part-member family named Adam and Sarina! They are in their 20's which are probably my fav. age group to teach. Adam was randomly home one night along with his recent covert brother where we had a lesson on the BOM and are also going back this Friday! These people so solid, and I only wish we could meet with them multiple times a day!
On Sunday after church, we headed over to try this one guys house who we talked to a week ago...but he wasn't home :( but wait! His neighbors were moving a mattress that was huge, so we helped! Afterwards, one of them asked us about our religion and we ended up sitting down and teaching him part of the Restoration. Paul had a lot of questions, but everything he said lined up with our belief already! He asked for a Book of Mormon before we talked about it and then a little later, he said the BOM seemed 'familiar' to him already, but that he just didn't know what was inside....hmmm. Yup. That's the spirit. Elder Malm pointed out to us how often people can make that connection with this gospel because it has a 'familiar' sound to it. It's because they once knew!! I was about to extend a date for baptism, but then people came inside and the spirit left...but tomorrow!
Another sweet as can be miracle was with a Hawaiin family we randomly knocked on going through a list. The father served a mission but had a little rough patch and hasn't been to church in 10+ years. His wife and 3 kids haven't been for a couple, but you would never guess it by entering their house. The spirit is there with them and you can tell they have a strong testimony just by talking to them by how much they "glow." They have fed us twice now! I love poly's to death. They are one of those families you feel that YOU were sent here for. Our last meal/lesson with them was uplifting. After the dad offered to say the closing prayer, Sister Robe was in tears because she knew it was time for them to go back to church. They are coming to church this Sunday, and I have no doubt that they will. The first night they fed us, someone contacted Bro. Robe and asked him if he was going to church. The person that emailed him helped with the finances of his mission years ago. I love that family to death already.
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| The Robes!! |
We taught Gospel Principles about the Priesthood on Sunday. I love to teach. It's so rad.
Jacob 5:72
Last Friday was our monthly MLC meeting. It was inspiring for our Zone Meeting we are having tomorrow. We're focusing on Faith, Trust, and Skills in Finding along with Gospel blessing families and Diligence and Accountability. It should be a great one. Our mission President's wife will be coming and we're excited to see how it goes tomorrow!
We also have been teaching Donna who has a baptism date for Oct. 4th!
Sorry this week's was short. We're emailing between lessons, so it's time to go!
-Elder Hales
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