Hello family! I only have a few minutes today. I will try to type quickly! I didn't write on Monday because we have the Columbus Crew game tonight, so that made today our P-day.
Mo. is getting baptized on Saturday and we are soooo excited for her! She has progressed so much even in the past week. A while ago I showed her the index at the back of the Book of Mormon, and when we talked about tattoos with her this week, it turns out she'd read about "defiling bodies" in the index and figured it out by herself! She also took her tongue ring out, without us saying anything about it! "What are you going to do with it?" I asked. "Chuck it!" she said, and threw it in a big pile of dirt outside the house. We clapped for her. She is literally glowing with the Spirit. It's awesome! Pray for her!
Mo. has been helping us teach her cousin C. I love it when she teaches C. a principle all on her own, with no prodding from us. She is so great. We're glad that she's using the Atonement to better her situation and herself. She is SO HAPPY and it makes ME happy. I love missionary work!
L. told his parents that he's investigating the Church. We fasted for him last week and when we met with him on Thursday, he told us it had gone so well that he was kind of surprised. The Lord will provide a way! He prayed about a baptismal date and decided on October 5, but that's conference so we'll have to figure out another date. When he told us about his talk with his parents he said, "I'm so happy that they are supporting me, because I went into the conversation knowing that no matter what they said, I was going to pursue this anyway. This feels right." Wow. I learn so much from all the people that we teach! They are so much stronger and more dedicated than I am. I need to step up! We also taught him the Word of Wisdom on Sunday and it was wonderful. He is ready to go!
Jo. got MARRIED last week! And Ma. has started the process of being re-baptized. It's going to be so cool when they are able to be sealed!
Our ward mission leader and Bishop are all pumped up about member missionary work, and priesthood session of stake conference got them even more so. We had a wonderful correlation meeting with both of them and they came up with some great ideas!
We taught H. the Plan of Salvation and are doing a chapel tour with her this weekend. We are sooo excited! I love talking with her; she has so many literature-related insights. Thanks for teaching me about that kind of stuff, Mom! She asks great questions; this week she asked a lot about fate and predestination.
C. and L. (mother and son) are new investigators that we found through a member referral. We're excited to see them again this Sunday!
We found Ju. while 2-2-5ing a member's home. She first heard about the Church when a YM group went to this one restaurant after mutual, and she was so impressed with them that she asked what church they went to. How cool is that? She attended church for six months but then she had a stroke and can't remember when it's Sunday. So we're going to call and remind her. It's the least we can do, right?
G. came to our Christmas in September and we were able to give her a chapel tour! Awesome. She brought two friends with her, and I think one of them might actually have some potential as an investigator.
The senior missionary couple in my district is from the same home ward as the Adairs! That was fun to discover, especially since I'd just been looking through the reunion pictures that Mom sent me.
Funny story: We were at a member's home and the mom gave her 3-year-old a bag of Raisin Bran and then left the room. About 30 seconds later, the kid stuck his dirty little foot in the bag, moved it around a bit and then took it out again. Then the mom came back and started chowing down on the Raisin Bran. Sister T. and I looked at each other like . . . "Do we say anything?" We didn't!
I'm out of time! I love you all. Stay safe and keep me posted what you're up to. Thanks for your love, support and letters!
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