Dear Family and Friends,
This week was CRAZY like really CRAZY we got nothing done like literally nothing! but we are still exhausted Ya Crazy!
Monday
we met with Noe, one of our investigators, and it was a good visit. We
read Alma 5 and he really liked it, so we challenged him to read the rest
of the Book of Mormon to start and to find out more which is going to
be awesome but he doesn't want to do much else, so that is sad.
Tuesday
we met with the member, who wants to quit smoking, and he really is
progressing and starting to get things in his life set in order. He
hasn't been reading his scriptures but he has been praying which has
been fantastic. So we committed him to start reading the Book of Mormon
again. He was super stubborn about that which was weird. So I testified of
why I like to reread the scriptures and it seemed to click for him and
to help him realize why, so that is cool. The power of testimony with the
Holy Ghost is what changes hearts. We also got to see Marvin, one of our
less actives. It is not entirely his fault he isn't back to active right
now, the place he works has him on overtime for the Christmas season. So
that is frustrating working seven days a week in December
so we are hoping that will change soon.
Wednesday
we had just one lesson with the Quirino family about the Gospel of
Jesus Christ with Brother Smith and it was good. We taught it simply so
that they didn't have too many questions.
Thursday
was my Birthday! We had district meeting, which was good. It was on
weekly planning and how are priority is on investigators, which was super
good but that was also annoying because our district leader is now a
Zone leader and he was like ya you need to do this be focused on
investigators and Elder Sharp and I were like yes..... but when you have
50 less actives why make more of a problem by adding to that pool. So we
are going to have to balance out the work with the two groups. We then
went to Poncho Villa, a Hispanic restaurant, and had really good authentic
food and it was delicious. So we then went and did service with the
Scott Family and it was crazy. We were just continually packing. Sister
Scott and her mom were just packing box after box after box and we were
just placing things where they went. So it was sweet we got mostly done
at
9:00 and we planned to come back the next day at 10 for two ish hours to finish the job... ha ha
Friday two ish hours turned to more like six ish hours, but we got the truck
packed and the family off on their way. We then rushed to our appointment,
it was great we had a good lesson with them and they expressed concerns
about something they wanted to learn more about so that was awesome. We
found where their interests lie. We then went and met up with William, a
member, and talked with him for a little bit about his sacrament meeting
talk. So that is going to be sweet
next Sunday is Spanish sacrament meeting.
Saturday
we had weekly planning and we did that and we got a dilemma. I got
invited to go to Seward to see Mary Flowers, one of my investigators
from Crete, get baptized. Well last minute when we thought we weren't
going to be able to go we got a cancellation in our schedule and that
was awesome! I called the Crete Elders and they said, "Ya we'll see
you there bring clothes Mary wants you to baptize her."
So I
had the privileged of getting in the water with Mary Flowers and Elder
Barton and Baptize her. She said, "I knew you would come, you couldn't
fool me." So it was awesome. I thought I couldn't go and had almost
given up hope of going but God prepared a way. He had heard the prayers
of His Children and He answered. I am humbled by my opportunity to be an
instrument in the Lord's hands.
Sunday
we had a long day and we tried to convince the sister Missionaries to
Join us in singing songs for the next sacrament meeting in Spanish. We
succeed with one song in Spanish so that is good, and we were able to see
a less active member who told us, Elders I'm coming back to church
next Sunday so that was Awesome
God
Lives and he hears the prayers of his Children and all we need to do is
learn to listen to the voice of the spirit to come to know our fathers
voice in the name of Jesus Christ amen
--
Sincerely,
Elder Logan Joseph Draper
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