Week 9
So this has been a good week for us, but at the same time it's hard to remember what we did. The main thing that happened is that we set up a lot of appointments with members and less active members for the coming weeks. But there were three things that happened that are CRAZY!!
First, we finally met with a less active, Ryan. His wife and kids are active but he has his struggles. We've been trying to meet with him for the past month or more but his work is crazy so we haven't been able to. But we finally did and we had a lesson that went pretty well. Now we are going to teach him regularly.
Next, Randy almost dropped us!! He texted us and basically said that he couldn't picture himself being an active member of the church, so he didn't want us to waste our time by meeting with him. We texted back and said something like, "you know that this is true. And though it may be difficult, if it is true it is the most important thing you'll ever do. Make the decision of whether or not the church is true first. Then make your decision". He replied that he'd keep reading and praying and that he'd "see us around". So we are going to stop by and see what's going on.
But the best news is that we've started teaching a less active, Nicole!!! We've been stopping by the past several days and on Tuesday we finally made contact, kind of. Her boyfriend answered the door and gave us her phone number and asked us to call her. We thought that she was still avoiding us, but on Wednesday we called and she answered and agreed to meet with us that night. She's gone through some tough stuff the past several years and wants to turn her life around. Then on Thursday she wanted a blessing and so we went over with the ward mission leader to do that. He talked to her for awhile and let her know that he was there for her if she needed anything and that the ward needed her just as much as she needed the ward. She got emotional and said that she knew that it was the right thing to do, so she committed to come to church. She came with her kids and they all had a great time at church. She already made friends with the Primary President and she has gone to Nicole's house multiple times already! I'm so proud of our ward for stepping up and fellow shipping her. But the main reason I'm excited is that she has three kids (12 and 9 year old sons and an 8 year old daughter) all of whom are not baptized!! Which means that we could have two new investigators!!!! I'm so excited to start teaching them tomorrow :)
Other than that, the week was pretty normal. Today we have the Ward Corn Bust which is like a ward picnic with an emphasis on Taber Corn.
Thanks for all the news. I'm really excited for Alicia and Lindsay!! [Note: Alicia and Lindsay are Braden's friends who were both called to go on mission to the same place- the Philippines Cebu East Mission. They are also both reporting to the MTC on the same day.] Maybe they'll be companions in the MTC!! And I'm also super happy for Megan!! That's crazy awesome!
I love you all and want you to remember to be the best you can be.
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