This past week has been
busy as we have continued to work hard, finding people, teaching our
members, and setting up things for the Branch. Starting off with last
week Monday, after all of our PDay activities, we visited one of our
male investigators. Had a good lesson with him. I want to try to think
about and focus on our members and investigators more on PDAY, because
I'm still a Missionary. I'm still called to serve on Mondays. So it's
important to never let any opportunity go to waste.
Tuesday we did service and visited our recent
convert. She's doing really good. We also worked with our member the
couple investigators to make sure the wedding plans this Saturday and
Baptism next Saturday were all good. Wednesday was very successful as
our original plans were not going well. But we prayed, and names were
popping in our heads, and so we ended up meeting a new family at the
right time. They have a deaf and blind husband who was sick and needed a
blessing. So we were able to give him one. Then we visited another
member, she's been having some difficulties with her family not being
the best support with church. So we chatted for a while. Then visited
one of the branch members again. We then tried a less active I have
never met before, and he ended up being home and was willing to let us
teach him. So we setup an appointment with him Tonight.
Thursday... Zone Conference! We were
struggling to find interpreters for Elder McGill, but at the last minute
we received one. A woman, early 30s or late 20s. We were very happy she
was there. Elder Mitchell, herself and myself would rotate every little
bit. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/
Friday we visited a referrals that Spanish
Sisters gave us. They wanted to meet us there. We did and the referral
was a 20 year old man who is deaf and has a spanish speaking mom. We
entered, the sisters taught the mom and we taught the man. We invited
him to church. Saturday we went to the Temple and enjoyed it. Then
visited another member, before heading home. Sunday was awesome. Our new
investigator came to church! So we were able to setup an appointment
with him.
We had one interpreter for Sacrament meeting, and
she only comes once a month, so all the drama and news that we
Missionaries get from visiting them, she doesn't. So I helped her voice
interpret whenever she would miss something. Then she ranted to me after
Sacrament about interpreting and how it's hard sometimes when the deaf
don't get to the point but go off into sharamonies and such, Haha.
So this up coming week we have the couple that is
investigating, getting married. Very excited about that! We also get to
see Elder... erm Bro. Kauo and Bro. Alder and an older Missionary Bro
Barker, all three coming to visit for the marriage. Very excited, we get
to see them again!
So thanks for the prayers and words of
encouragement! We really need them. A lot of our investigators are
struggling, and a few less actives are as well. So please pray that we
will know who to visit and how to be more effective.
I love this Branch. I am so excited to be here. I cannot wait to see what the future holds.
So until next time,
Love,
Elder Gardner.
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