Dear Family,
So here’s how the week went:
Monday (22nd) – Got kicked off the library
computers early because other people needed to use them, which was a bummer
because we didn’t get to finish emailing.
But the rest of the day was good.
At one point we went to teach a discussion with Chris, and when we got
there his whole family was out on the deck eating dinner. We talked for a bit and set up another lesson
time. None of them were against us in
any way, so we might be able to teach the whole family. Then after that, we came across a family out
on their porch. We talked a bit and they
invited us to come on their porch and share more. It’s a family of 5 and we had a really good experience
with them. The dad was very interested
(the mom had to take the kids to a sports practice), and is going to read and
pray. I’ve really been wanting to teach
and baptize a family, and it’s been cool to see more families being put in our
path. 
Wednesday (24th) – Elder Dupin and I did some
service at Tarbells cutting wood, and doing a lot of weed-wacking. While we were working, some Jehovah’s
Witnesses came walking up to us, not knowing we were LDS missionaries. When they noticed our name tags, we had a
nice friendly chat and gave them our card.
That evening, Elder Edmond and I did splits with Pres.
Carter and Bro. Sides. We were able to
see a few people, and also found a really cool potential investigator, who
scheduled a return appointment on Friday.
Thursday (25th) – This was one of those “not-so-good”
days when it seems that every appointment falls through, and things can spiral
down pretty quickly. I don’t like these
days much at all, and I’m glad they don’t happen very often!!
Friday (26th) – It rained and downpoured all
day. And things have been a bit
discouraging. BUT, when things are going
bad, that just means that a miracle is coming our way!! In the evening we had dinner with Wendy, who
has been less-active. But it was good to
meet with her, and she also made homemade bread, which was really good.
I also had district call-ins from the elders in our
district. It’s a big responsibility to
listen to their trials, feelings, etc., and to know how to help them as best I
can. I wonder if raising five daughters
would be easier? Ha!!
Saturday (27th) – Elder Edmond woke up sick…throwing
up throughout the day. So my day was relatively
uneventful…scripture study, watching New Testament videos, playing chess
against myself…I’m a pretty worthy opponent!!
Sunday (28th) – I love Sundays. Mike came to church (he’s been working on
Word of Wisdom stuff), and he stayed for all of the meetings. During Sunday School, the teacher (an ex-Pentecostal
preacher) related the following: “Last
week when the Elders came to visit me, Elder Hunt told me that I needed to
repent! He said the issues I was having
were due to my own stubbornness and that I needed to repent! Well, over the next couple of days, I kept
hearing his voice saying that, over and over in my head… ‘you need to repent.’ So I repented…and by golly, Elder hunt was
right!” Bro. Lee then looked at me and
said, “You were right, Elder Hunt, and blessed be your name for it.” Well, I’ll just say, it feels good to know
that the Lord works through his missionaries, and we get to help people change
their lives.
We also got to go to the Peters for dinner. Ben and Molly were there, so we were finally
able to teach them again. I got to meet
baby Noah, and hold his cute two-week old body.
We had a great testimony meeting with the entire Peters family. Molly even bore her testimony that she knows
the church is true. It was a really neat
experience to have every single person there bear their testimony.
So, I guess the recap of the week is, there are good days and hard days as a missionary. When the hard times come it’s important to remember they aren’t ALL like this! The good days are GREAT and even “little things” like praying to have families to teach, and then having three in one week brought into our lives, is really cool! Don’t forget to pray for the things you want. Heavenly Father answers our prayers. It may not always be the way we want, but He does answer them for our best good.
Love,
Elder Hunt
No comments:
Post a Comment