Just follow the blue tube!

The gospel of Jesus Christ truly is an amazing thing. Every aspect of the Doctrine of Christ builds on itself until we have changed more than we ever thought we could. I'm so glad that Heavenly Father is in charge and not me! I would do a lousy job. :)

We had four investigators at church, which was a miracle! T. was finally able to come and loved it! We're going to help her set a date this week so she can have a goal for baptism. She is wonderful! A huge influence in her coming to church was us serving her on Monday. It made a huge difference to see that we were willing to help her clean and organize her craft stuff. She loves beads and glass to make beads and yarn and fabric and anything crafts! Anyways, we made her breakfast and she came. So good. The others who made it to church were H., D. and E.

We just finished a wonderful lesson with D. She is on date for the 16th of March. She is wonderful and her faith has grown so much since the time I first met her. It's amazing how living the gospel will transform people. She truly is prepared. I'm sad that she's leaving for a few days. I don't want the adversary to mess anything up! He always tries. D. knows it's true, but is expecting a big confirmation. We had a good talk with her today which helped, I think.

M. made an awesome comment yesterday in gospel essentials. He explained why prophets are an absolutely logical thing....it was pretty cool!!! :)

F. (recent convert) bore her testimony in fast/testimony meeting yesterday! It was AWESOME!!!!!

While tracting we knocked on this one door. An old guy answered and told us to come in and follow the blue tube. Then he left the room. Super awkward! We followed the blue curly air tube to another room. A lady was in there and looked at us expectantly. It turns out that this lady does tax returns at home, and we'd been led through to her office. What did we do next? We shared the Restoration with her of course ....her husband had let us in....why not?! She didn't want us to come back, but it made for a good memory..."Just follow the blue tube!"

We found a new investigator this week; her name is T. We have a return appointment with her tomorrow. I'm really excited. She has four daughters, three of them older than nine, and she's a single mom who could really use the guidance of the Gospel in her life.

We practiced store contacting at Krogers for 30 minutes last week. It was very effective. I would stand on an aisle and Sister H. would come and strike up a conversation with me, trying to get me to ask where she's from and to get a return appointment. Then I would walk to the next aisle and we would do it again with some other grocery item. I think she got more comfortable with the concept of store tracting. :)

Elder Bednar's CES fireside was amazing! He shared that story with us last year when he came to speak to the missionaries. It was nice to hear it again though!

It had been a super hard couple of days when we got this text from L. (recent convert): "I don't think I can ever thank you guys enough for what you have done for me. I love the gospel, and I couldn't have asked for better missionaries." Talk about tender mercies!!! It came at the right time, that’s for sure!

My voice is back! Apple cider vinegar (full concentration) burns on the way down, but cleans you right out!! :) Also oregano oil...even worse, but I think it's what helped the most. The B. family are self- insured so they have some awesome home remedies!!! :)

Like Elder Bham, I'm afraid to come home, too. As hard as the mission is, it is a wonderful break from the normal stresses of life! Honestly, that's one of the reasons I was so excited to extend! But we have to man/woman up eventually, eh?

Well, I'm out of time! I love you all. Stay safe!