Week 58

Teaching Foreign Students English

  Another great week here in Jonesboro Arkansas.   It was pretty much just a normal missionary week also with a ton of service, but we were able to have some really cool experiences as well. 

   On Sunday we were able to see G.y R. (her son) and teach them the restoration. We have seen them several times, and sometimes she just talks a ton so it is hard to get through a whole lesson.  But we focused on getting the entire restoration with the both of them.  Also we have had a goal recently to be more bold y set more baptismal dates to help our investigators progress faster, and to make sure that they know our purpose as missionaries.  With this we asked them to be baptized at the end of the lesson, and they said they would work toward the date with the help of us and God. She also told us she wants us to really teach her husband as well, and get him prepared for baptism with them. That was really cool, and we are going to start doing that and seeing them more often preparing them for their next covenant.  

  As well we had a lesson where we wanted to refocus with Claudio y his family while we were there.  We were really bold, and told him we were there to help him repent unto baptism.  We also talked about the proper authority when baptizing which he has had many questions on before.  This time it really clicked with him, and he felt that it made sense to be baptized by someone who has properly been given the authority. That was a cool moment of the spirit testifying unto him of the truths that we teach.  We are hoping to see him several times this week, and get him progressing more. 

  Also the Hopkins family that I have mentioned before are doing super solid.  We had a great lesson with them y their babysitter with the Elders Quorum President.  It went super well to get his wife y the babysitter updated on what we have talked about.  She us told us that she really wants to do this for her family as well, and has showed a lot more interest in learning.  We are super excited for them, because we know how big of a blessing the gospel will be in their lives.  On the next visit when we talked to the babysitter  she said she had downloaded the Book of Mormon on her phone! They should be coming to church next week for sure.  They would have come this week, but they were in Memphis.  They almost came when they saw my text reminding them. They were so excited about going that they almost forgot they had to be in Memphis that day.  Other than that just a great week overall!!

Thank you for writing me and sorry for the shorter email!  I love you tons, have a great week!

Love, 

Elder Geddes