Week 59

   

 Great week here in Jonesboro Arkansas, the weather has finally started cooling down and it feels amazing!  The Fall weather here is always the best. It's weird to think that one year ago from this week I arrived in Arkansas.  It's awesome to look back at all that has happened in the last year, and think of the many experiences I have had that will be influential on me for the rest of my life.

   This week was a pretty awesome week!  Remember about the family I told you about last week?  Yeah they are doing super awesome.  To start off the week were were able to go teach Jas., Nik. and the babysitter Ali. with a couple from the ward. When we showed up we were able to talk to Jason outside for a little bit.  He told us that he had read all that we had left him (2 chapters y a pamphlet).  And as well he thought it was super awesome that other witnesses were able to see the Book of Mormon.  So with that, on his own he had read all the witnesses at the beginning of the Book of Mormon.  That was so sweet he was able to do that, and he had a lot of great questions.  We taught them the Plan of Salvation and it went super well, the spirit was there in that lesson and learning about the plan of happiness really helped them to understand some things that had happened in their lives.  We were also able to set some Baptismal dates with them for the upcoming month.  It went super well! They were excited about getting prepared, and trying all they could do to get ready.  Later that week we went to teach them with another couple in the ward and we had a pretty deep lesson. Overall it went well.  We were able to help Nikki with some big questions and concern that she had with stuff that had happened earlier in her life.  Us and the couple that were with us were able to share some personal stories and testimonies to help her understand a little better.  They also committed to coming to church that next day.  Long story short, they weren't able to come to church because they called into work last second for some final inspections.  They wanted us to come over that night and visit them.  We were able to talk with Nikki and as we walked up one of the first things she asked us if she could move her baptismal date to later on in the month to a significant date for her.  We told her of course, and she explained to us more why she wanted to do it.  She said she wanted to take everything seriously, and that she didn't want to get baptized unprepared.  She knows it is going to take a lot to get her prepared.  She went on to telling us how some things that we had told her the night before really got her thinking, and she was able to set some great goals with that in mind.   

  When we have taught them we have always kind of taught them outside, but last week was the first time we went inside their house and were able to teach them.  She told us last night that the first time we came inside and taught them that the whole time we were in there she could feel something on her chest.  We told her that was the spirit and she says that she knows that there is no way it could have been anything else.  That is such a big testimony builder to me on the real power of the spirit testifying of our words.  How blessed we are to share the gospel with the spirit as our companion.  Without the spirit the mission work would be impossible.  That was an amazing experience and we are looking forward to continue teaching them, they are such a solid family and I know the light that his gospel will bring them without a doubt.  They are super awesome, and as well we are working with some other great people!  

   That was the highlight from this week!  It's amazing how some days everything can go wrong and then that one little thing will just make it the best day ever.  That happens all the time in the missionary work, heavenly father blesses us with tender mercies todos los dias!  Have a wonderful week, I love you lots!  

Love,

Elder Geddes