This week has been pretty good.
Monday we had a great lesson with Karla, we committed her to come to church. We had Sister Diaz come with us, perfect member present, it turns out they have a lot more in common than we knew.
Wednesday was really good, we got a call from Spencer, a member in the ward seeing if we could come over and teach his cousin Britney that day. It was awesome that he called us. We were able to meet with her and we taught the Restoration. Britney's mom is a member but super less active and so Britney knows nothing really about the church except what she's seen at family gatherings. The lesson went well. Spencer just got his Mission call, and his brother comes home like 3 weeks after he leaves, so a lot of Britney's interest has come from that. It is an awesome experience for Spencer though to be able to start teaching now.
On Friday we went around and met with members and shared the ward mission plan with them. We also taught the Plan of Salvation to some members. She has her non member daughter-in-law living there. There is definitely some potential there. As we were teaching she offered to scoop us up some ice cream and so she was listening to the lesson as well. Every little bit helps,her husband is a little anti but she has always been super nice to us.
Saturday, we went over to Golden Oaks and helped with bowling. When we got there there was a boy already helping them out, but we happen to know him. He is the sweetest kid, he is best friends with a member of the ward, and they have just taken him under their wing. He's 13 or 14, and we asked him why he came, he just said that he loved how he felt when he came to help them out and how nice they were to him. He would seriously be baptized if his mom was a little more interested in religion and let him take the lessons.
Sunday was fantastic. OK so Karla didn't come to church, but that aside it was one of the best sundays on my mission. The Spirit was awesome at church. I think the best part was the way the night ended. We went and stopped by a less-active family in the ward. We have been trying to get in but the wife has always been gone when we go by, so Friday night we had stopped by and talked to the daughter, she said come by Sunday or Monday night, and she would be home. So thats what we did. We just invited them to the Ward BBQ that is tomorrow and then got to know them a little bit. The husband has been the one who is more cold to us and he sat down and talked. He grew up in Mt. Pleasant, or at least went to high school there, he asked if I knew about the Manti Pageant. Do I know about the Manti Pageant? Of course. I told him about how much I love little Ephraim. It was really cool though. He told this story that one year at the pageant that the Moroni was late and that he had gotten stuck in the trap door, but that when it was time to shine the light up there, there was a Moroni standing there. You can tell that he has had some really good experiences and that he still has a testimony, but he is just being stubborn and letting things get in the way. Just seeing the way his attitude changed in the 20 or so minutes we were there was great.
I think that is about it for this week.
I am so grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ and how it allows me to be better everyday. I know that prayers are answered and that our Heavenly Father is mindful of us. I felt that a lot this week. I love you all
Love,
Sister Kellee Gardner
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