That is so great that we had so many baptisms in our ward
recently. We have had a lot in our ward too, but that's because we have 11
missionaries in one ward right now. That is so awesome that Katie's friend got
called to this mission. She will absolutely love it! I can't wait to meet her.
Mom, to answer your question about transfers, we have them next Monday. I know
that I have said this before, but I am pretty sure I will be leaving this area
this time. I hope not, but I have a feeling that will happen. So yes there is a
good chance that I will be with different sisters for Christmas. I know that
whatever happens with be great though.
We have had such an amazing week, and have seen so many
miracles in this area. We had a lesson earlier this week with ______ and he was
asking us if it was really hard when people don't want to listen to us. We told
him that it is hard and sad. As we were talking about this, _________ (an
investigator we have been teaching but hard to make appointments with) walked
in and headed toward his bedroom. He
looked back at us with a really guilty look on his face because he knew that he
was one of those who have been avoiding us a little bit.
Hermana Budge looked at him and said "triste".
He looked like he felt so guilty but then he started laughing a little so we
all started laughing. He grabbed his Book of Mormon from the room, came over
and sat down, and we taught him the Plan of Salvation. The lesson went really
well and he could feel the Spirit. We invited him to church and he said he
would come which was a miracle because the last time we invited him he said no
and then said that the only way he would come is if we came to his church too.
He was trying to convince us to come with him. But we were so excited when he
said he would come. _____'s friend said that he would come too. Well,
they showed up late, but ______ walked into church with ________, and ________ and __________ even brought a friend named __________ too so there were four of them!
We are going to teach _________ (__________'s friend) this week which I am really
looking forward to. They loved church and were all participating in the classes
so it was awesome!
Last night we had an amazing experience. ________ doesn't have
a phone so it is hard to find him, but he is over at _______'s house a lot so we
decided to stop by last night to see if they were there. We walked in and ___________ was sitting on his side of the table with his gallon of juice and _______ was
sitting on the other side with beer. We had planned to teach Samuel 1 Nephi Ch.
8 because his friends have been giving him a hard time about meeting with us,
but we ended up talking about the word of wisdom instead. The lesson went
really well, and afterwards _______ stood up, took the bottles of beer, and
poured them all down the sink.
He said that he is not going to drink anymore. He is so
awesome, and has so much faith! It was really cool to see how willing he was to
follow the commandments when he knew that is what the Lord wanted him to do. I
am very grateful to be teaching him.
______ (the recent convert) is the best missionary in the ever.
He tells everyone to come to his house and listen to us because he knows how
much the Gospel has blessed his life. Recent converts have such an amazing
desire to share the gospel, because they really understand what they have, and
they have been able to see how their life was before and how it is now. I wish
every member would have that same understanding and desire to share the Gospel.
I know that this is the work of the Lord and that He wants every single one of
his children to receive the blessings that come from the Gospel. I know that
the church of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth. I know that Jesus
Christ is our Savior and through him, our weaknesses can become strengths. I
love this Gospel, and I love being a part of this work!
Oh one more thing... ________ always makes us eat when we
come to his house, even if we tell him that we just had dinner... well this
week he made us eat cow stomach... OK I didn't think I was a picky eater, but
that was gross. Haha! But hey, it was a good experience I guess...
OK that's all. Bye!
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