Sorry it has been a long time since I sent an email! I have been so busy and working so flipping hard. It's pretty crazy, but it is so awesome! First, I want to apologize and say sorry for not emailing everyone back. Please do not be afraid to email me, I promise I will eventually respond. P-days are so jam packed that it is hard to email everyone! But just know I love you all and appreciate the support SO much. I am extremely thankful for everyone that has sent packages and letters! I'm going to try my best to summarize the most important and relevant things that have happened in the past 3 weeks, so here it goes:
My 2nd Sunday in the mission field, I gave a talk in sacrament meeting. I wrote it in about 40 minutes, which is pretty normal for me. I think it went pretty well! I talked about Christ and the #LightTheWorld initiative. Which, if you have not heard about it, get on it right now. It’s such a great missionary opportunity. As I am typing this, I'm realizing how hard it is to remember the past 3 weeks and summarize all of that into a concise email… LOL!
Elder Dixon and I were going to contact a former investigator when this guy that was living in the apartment complex stopped. I nervously walked over to talk to him and he told us he had a super expensive bike he doesn't ride and he'd love to give it to us since we are spreading the good word of God! So of course, I said I would love to take it! Now, rather than spending $500 on a new bike, I got a free bike (with about $200 of repairs, but I still come out ahead!) Miracle #1.
It is time to talk about the INVESTIGATORS! Our #1 investigator is Mark Kraft. He has a very strong desire to be baptized but has some little things we are working on with him. We are planning on him being baptized sometime in January, before Elder Dixon goes home! We are super pumped for that! Our neighbor, Serenity Goodwin, we started teaching a couple weeks ago. She is a very nice lady and very interesting. She lives, legit, like 5 feet away from us, so getting to her home for lessons takes about .02 seconds. She has some issues with drugs and mental health but we have her on date for February 3rd! It's a long journey but we think we can get her there! Paul Sanchez is another investigator and he is a unique man. He loves the Old Testament and asks some very interesting questions, but thankfully, Elder Dixon has all the answers. I am still a greenie and without Elder Dixon, I'd be destroyed by Paul. Paul's Grandma is a Catholic and is about 85 years old. She sat in on our last lesson and she was honestly helping us out a ton! She told us she just wants Paul to join a church that believes in Christ. I think we are the church for him. I had a strong testimony building moment while teaching him. I was testifying of Joseph Smith and I got super emotional and had the Spirit testify to me that Joseph Smith WAS a Prophet of God! It was so amazing!
Miracle #2 was when Elder Dixon and I were just talking at a street corner, unlocking our bikes. We were just about to head to a lesson with Mark when some lady stopped in the middle of the road and asked us if we were still preaching!? Of course, we told her yes! She then told us that her brother just lives down the street and could use some help. So, we went to meet him and talked to him for about 20 minutes! His name is Jonathan Shade and he was pretty interested! We couldn't get in a lesson with him but he came to church! We will be handing him over to the YSA Elders since he is 22. But he should be awesome to teach!
The ward loves Elder Dixon and me. They are so good to us. I am thankful for the great support they give us. I will say that the mission field has been hard and at times I just want to call it quits, but then I remember how much support I have and I remember how much the world needs this Gospel. The Spirit tells me this is where I NEED to be! I am so grateful for the chance I have to help others. I promise I will send out an email every week so you all know how I'm doing. Anyways, I love you and miss your tons! I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and remember why we celebrate it. I'd really love to hear from you so please email or write me! It means more to missionaries than you know
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