So we have had another great week here in Tomball. We had
MLC this week, and it was so nice to be able to listen to the meeting and then
participate with the thoughts that I had! But we did a great training on
incorporating family history early on in the teaching process. Before hand it
used to be we would cover it in lesson 5 or when we felt it would be best for
the investigators. But now after we teach the plan of salvation lesson we we
will talk to them about family history and temple work.
We were able to meet with a few of our investigators
through out the week, as well as we were able to do some more finding in one of
the areas in our zone. This week we went on a little exchange from 6-9 with one
of our district leaders and his companion to help them find more people to
teach. They had voiced in zone meeting on Friday that finding was an area that
they wanted some help with. So we went with them on Friday night!
And as
always, the Lord provided people to teach! I went with the District
leader, and his name is Elder Meyers. He is a fantastic missionary. This area
has not had any baptisms for about a year, and so going into the exchange Elder
DeLuca and I both were ready and knew we would see some great miracles. We
starting knocking on doors in the area, and we still ran into people who didn't
want to really talk with us, but we also had 3 different people say we could
come back and share a message with them.
We kept knocking, and right as we were
walking up to this next house a car pulled into the drive way. I turned it
Elder Meyers and said, " this is divine intervention elder!" I was
joking when I said it, but a 18 year old girl got out of the car and saw us and
started asking questions about who we were. We were able to then teach her about
the restoration over the next 30 minutes. We invited her to read from the Book
of Mormon and committed her to pray.
We then asked her once she comes to the
knowledge that the Book of Mormon is true if she would follow the example of
Jesus Christ and be baptized by someone who holds the priesthood authority of
God. After thinking for just a couple of seconds she agreed she would do that
when she finds out it is true. We walked of the porch of her house, and Elder
Meyers said " That was so awesome!!" They now have a return appt for
tomorrow and they will be taking a member who goes to the same high school as
her to have another lesson.
It was great because Elder DeLuca and Elder Meyers
companion were able to also find a new investigator who also accepted to be
baptized once he knows the Book of Mormon to be true! The Lord defiantly
provides. That is just another experience where were were blessed to be able to
see the Lord work Miracles!
And then to finish the week we had two of our investigators
name Nikki and Pamela have their baptismal interview. They are the little girls
we have been working with. And so they are planning to be baptized this
weekend! We are just seeing so many great things happen this week!
Well I hope y'all have a great week!
Elder Joshua V. Christensen
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