Week 93

Spanish Amigos

  It was awesome talking with y'all on Skype yesterday!   After skyping we went to try some recent converts and less actives.  We went to a recent converts apartment and they were not home. We saw there were some people walking around a few doors down and I we felt that we needed to knock that door.  We knock the door and a lady opens up and was like hey y'all got to the same church as my neighbors right?   Then she started asking us a bunch of questions about our basic beliefs, and she was happy and surprised how "normal" they were.  We clarified to her what the BOM was and gave her another copy, because the Recent convert had giver her a copy.  Then she asked about blessings on homes, and if we do things like that because they just moved in. We said yes and I offered to give a blessing on the home.  Alyssa, Charles y the family all got together and we had a kneeling prayer as I blessed the home.  It was a cool experience, and  they even asked us if they could come to church and what time it was at!  It's amazing what small promptings will lead you to. Later that night when we were driving back home we get a call from that recent convert, and he said when he pulled in his neighbors couldn't wait to talk to him.  They told him we had came by and blessed their home, and how she and her daughter had felt the spirit really strong during the blessing on the home!!  The Lords work continues to amaze me.  

  As well on Friday night we got the zone together on a conference call, and we all knelt in prayer as we fasted to set 20 baptismal dates as a zone on our super Searcy Saturday!  There was definitely power as the whole zone was united on their knees in prayer.   We sure saw the fruits of the fast from the next day.  In the morning we went to see a truck driver Richard, his name had popped into my head the night before while planning. I had never met him but talked to him on the phone and, he seemed really nice.  We got to their house and they were out on the porch.  We pretty much  went straight into the restoration telling them how awesome it was.  They were all paying attention and but they didn't have much time.   We ended the lesson pretty quickly and boldly invited them to be baptized on June 11.  Richard agreed to it at first, but wasn't too committed.  Then Elder Plaira mentioned somethings about Authority and everything just clicked in his head, and he told us how he can't wait to learn more.  He started testifying to his friend that she needed to be baptized by the proper authority and how much it would help her!  It was an awesome experience, and as a zone overall we had an awesome day setting 18 baptismal dates and seeing miracles throughout the zone!  

  We also set a date with a lady name Melanie later that day, and we taught the lesson outside.  She had no chairs so we taught the lesson form the back of the truck.  She came to church the next morning and seemed to like it especially with her occasion "amens" throughout some of the speakers talks haha.  I'll sure miss the culture here in the house!  Overall great week, and this week should be grand as well.  Have a great week y'all!

Exchanges with Elder Bare