This week has been really good. On Tuesday we went to a referral, his wife answered the door and said they weren't really interested, we asked if we could talk to her husband, he said we could come in. He is probably the coolest guy. Look up Martin Frost online, he has been inducted into the bowling hall of fame. He has stage 4 Lung cancer and for someone who isn't doing so well, he is content with his life and at peace. At first he wasn't interested in the gospel, he thought it was cool that we were doing what we were though. We talked to him for quite awhile and then we gave him a Book of Mormon and introduced that to him.
I'm starting to learn that when people say no at first, try again at least once more and the Lord will bless you. I say starting because each time this happens I am ready to walk away and say we tried, but every time we are able to share a message as we try just a little bit harder. I hope to get to the point where I don't ever say oh well we tried, if I didn't do all I could. That night we had a lesson with an investigator and a couple from the ward was able to come with us, I really have enjoyed having members present, they are able to relate to experiences that we as missionaries often can't. On Wednesday all of our appointments fell out so we went out with the Branch Mission Leader from the YSA branch to meet with less-actives in the branch. There is such potential for the branch, and we hope to continue to help them feel welcome at church. We also met with Bruce. I don't know if I mentioned him, but he is a friend of one of our investigators and he is so ready for the Gospel. He just talks and talks and talks and has invited us to his Garden Club meetings at the College.
On Thursday, we did weekly planning in the park by the library. We saw a guy doing yoga and just chilling so we went up and talked to him and ended up giving him a Book of Mormon and talking about the Restoration a little. We invited him to church and he came! He even brought a friend. They only stayed for Sacrament, but they wanted us to teach them more. We also brought a less-active to the Family History Center. She has no family history done, and the members were eager to help her get started. We just have to deal with some retarded computers and internet connection. On Friday we had an appointment with a referral, her name is Shon, and she has an uncle and a cousin who are members and she says she thinks she is ready to learn more. Shes an awesome lady. She wanted to come to the Relief Society Broadcast, but she can't drive and so we were able to find her a ride with a member. Later we found out that member called her just to check up on her and see if she would want a ride to church. We didn't even ask! There are quite a few members here like that, and I love that our stake is very mission minded. Saturday we had a breakfast with the missionaries in our zone and the stake president. He talked to us about how the work was going and what he could do to help. It was a really good meeting. We met with George again and taught him the first part of the Restoration. He's a talker too, Sister Davis and I are learning patience with him and Bruce. That and it's probably ok to cut them off to try and stay on track. Brother and Sister Clinger and their son came with us and they were amazing.
We have set up a calendar where members can sign up to have us teach them a lesson in their home, giving them an opportunity to invite a non member or less-active. They have been really receptive and we are excited to start teaching these lessons.
There is a lot of work to do, and sometimes we struggle balancing the 2 wards, but both bishops are mission minded and willing to help us out however they can, which is awesome. I am excited for conference and the investigators who are coming. There is way more to talk about but I'm running out of time so that will have to do! Love you all!
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