On Monday we had to take my companion into the
walk in clinic and had called a member to take us there. We felt we
should ask Sister Blotter. While we were there we ran into a former
investigator that just happened to be there and the only members of the church
they are friends with are the Blotters so it was perfect! We really saw a
lot of tender mercies that day! A referral we had met with called us and
said that she had read the chapters we had assigned her in the Book of Mormon
and that she felt she was understanding it and wanted to tell us more about it
and about baptism! She lives far away but we plan to see her this Friday.
This was a very exciting week because our
mission president was coming to interview us and also one of our investigators,
Aaron. Aaron is doing so well! He comes to church every Sunday and
reads the Book of Mormon every night with his wife. He is truly making so
many good changes in his life and desires to feel true forgiveness. He
passed the interview! We are so happy for him and his desire to be
baptized. He still has a long process ahead of him but is taking the
steps and starting the process to be baptized. He came to church
yesterday in a new white shirt, I know that's a little thing but with
everything he is doing you can just see his desire to make good changes in his
life and be good. Our mission president gave him a priesthood blessing as
well. What an incredible experience that was. I will never forget
it. That was Aaron's first priesthood blessing.
We have still been working with the Stocker
family and they are taking longer but they still desire to be baptized, they
just take baby steps. We watched the CES fireside with them and they came
to a primary activity and to church on Sunday, so they are making
progress.
On Thursday Sister Brandley
and I stopped by a former investigator. It just so happened that she had
been thinking about us that day too! It was my first time meeting her but
the other sisters had taught her a little during the summer. They are a
wonderful family! We walked in and she was cooking dinner and listening
to piano guys! She said it was the only music that she and her husband
could agree on, haha. Anyway we have a return appointment with her
tomorrow.
It has been a hard week but also we have seen so
many tender mercies this week! All the missionaries here are saying that
something really good must be coming because we have seen a lot of
opposition. We have great hopes for the future though! I know that this
gospel is true with all of my heart! I love you all soooooooooooo
much! The church is faithfully true!!!!!!!!!!!!
