Hola amigos!
Alright, buckle up because this might be a long one! We had an amazing week. We taught 17 lessons and we already have 22 set up for this week. I don't know how many will actually got through but we have found some awesome people!! Last Monday we had to stay inside the whole night because of the tornadoes but it was actually really productive. Luckily we could use Facebook to talk to a lot of people and we called and set up appointments with a bunch of people.
On Tuesday we went to go contact a former in our area book but we started driving there and the point was plotted incorrectly on the map and we ended up in a super nice neighborhood, probably the nicest I have been in on my mission. (We had actually made this same mistake like 8 weeks ago haha). We had planned to find in that neighborhood though so we pulled out white pages (an app that is a portable phone book) and started looking for Hispanic last names that live in the area. We found a guy named Alberto so we knocked and he wasn't interested but he took a Book of Mormon. Then we found another one and we talked to a guy that was from England or something and we asked if he knew if any of his neighbors were Hispanic. He pointed us to a house at the end of the street. WE walked there and right as we get to the house, a van pulls in the driveway. A woman gets out and she is on the phone and we hear Spanish. We were stoked. We start talking to her and she tells us that she was baptized into our church when she was 12 but since she got married in 2004 she stopped going to church because her husband wasn't into the no alcohol thing. Also, when they went to church as a family, they would go to an English ward but he feels more comfortable in Spanish so that was super exciting. We set up an appointment for later in the week then she told us that she has been waiting to hear from the missionaries for 2 years because ever since they moved into that house, she hasn't heard from them. She also said that she normally isn't home at the time that we talked to her but she really felt like God led us to her and was really involved in her life. We went back on Friday and read the introduction to the book of Mormon with her and she wants us to work with her family and help her kids and her husband learn about the church! It was so awesome.
So last week on exchanges, I had planned a day of lots of finding and we talked to almost no people. I was so frustrated. We had left some cards in people's doors but that was pretty much all we did. Well this week on exchanges, Hermana Clark got a call from a lady that said that a card was left in her door and she wants us to come by because she used to be a member. So we go by on Saturday and she tells us she was baptized in 1985 when she was a teenager but after she was baptized she quickly went inactive and never went back. She had joined the testigos de jeovah but said she never felt quite right in that church and left it. She said she has been going through a hard time and started praying for help and then not even 2 weeks later we left a card in her door. She said she doesn't remember much and wants to be treated like a person we are teaching. So we taught her the restoration and she got teary eyed when we said the first vision. She couldn't come to church this week but messaged us last night and said she wants to go next week. We set up times to meet with her twice a week and teach her. She is so excited and said she will read the Book of Mormon every day. she messaged us last night and said that she had read the pamphlet and the introduction! She also said her husband wants her to go and get involved in the church and once she is involved, he will start learning too!
We had an awesome lesson with the less active that stopped us at Walmart (Jose) and his wife who is not a member, Kelin. WE taught them the restoration and they want to meet weekly so we can start teaching them and they said they will start working hard to come to church and keep commitments because they want to change and Kelin wants to know if this church is the true church.
We went to a lesson with some other sisters because the father of the family they are teaching only speaks Spanish. They have 10 kids and that was insane. It worked out well though.. not sure if we will be going back.
On Sunday we didn't have anyone at church which was sad but I have high hopes for next week! WE ran into a guy that we have been trying to contact for weeks and set up an appointment for later this week. We knocked on a door and talked to a super kind lady from Ecuador who wants us to come back today and teach her and her daughter. We also found a guy who wants to read the Book of Mormon and study it so he can know if its true. Earlier in the week we found a guy on Facebook and gave him a book of Mormon and have a video lesson with him tonight! We have 4 lessons tonight and I am stoked.
Transfers are this week and Hermana Clark will be leaving the area but I will be staying. I am sad to see her go but super stoked to stay and work here because things are going really well. In our mission conference a couple of weeks ago Elder Haynie described the elect or prepared people as Scattered Israel. The members of the church are gathered Israel. I know that the people who are ready are hanging around the people who are already members! I have seen that a ton this week. So many incredible things happened and I know that the Lord is in charge of this work. He is in every aspect of what we do! I love this work!!
Have a great week!
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