Today is the start of my last transfer
and that's all that needs to be said about that, other than that there
is a bubble in my throat and I feel like I am going to cry. Ha. Elder
Newman, dear Elder Newman is getting taken from me. He has grown so much
and everyone has noticed. It has been so good to see his face when he
has a huge break through and I'll just SCREAM in joy and his face will
just light up and I'll say "THATS THE WAY TO BE A MISSIONARY ELDER!
YOU'RE DOIN' IT YOU'RE BEING A MISSIONARY!" In the best Jimmy Stewart
voice that I can. Then Elder Newman looks down at the floor and smiles
and just says "Wow..." Not at me being weird, but really because he's
proud of himself! I just want to hug him right now!
I will be finishing the training of Elder Nathan
Richards who is serving in the zone being trained by the zone leaders
and now he gets to come with me! He is a visa waiter waiting to go to
Brazil. I have been in frequent contact with him already and have sat in
on some language studies to help him. It is satisfying that much of my
portuguese hasn't left me. I have on my portuguese tag today to go an
pick him up from the stake center! He will be along with Elder Garner my
favorite companions.
This week was miraculous. Rachel unfortunately
dropped us, but we're still kind of working with her. Thats not the
miraculous part. The great part is about Glen. I think I told you he was
kind of dropping us last time you heard. Well as I have really been
praying for the spirit, last monday we were finishing up our preparation
day and pulling out to go visit potentials and the thought came to
mind. "Go visit Glen, now." So I'm like "ok, well I'll give him a call
to make sure he's home." and the spirit just said, "Nah, visit him now.
No calling or texting necessary." So I did. Glen was there. He told us
"Look I don't want to be baptized or go to church anymore, it's too
much." So we shared Helaman 12:5 and 1 Nephi 8 with him and said "Have
you really been reading the scriptures?" He indicated that he had
not. So we read with him. As we did, the spirit filled the room and he
said "I get it now! You guys are here to hold me accountable. You really
want me to get an answer!" and I said "YES! (geeze! finally!)" He said
"You know, we need to set SOLID appointments" "(Amen to that)" I
thought. So we come over 4 times a week. Well anyway we were texting at
least once a day or calling and one time I called him to follow up and
he's like "Lovell! This is killing me! Stop calling me so much! You're
like a bill collector! STOP PUSHING ME!" and so I was pretty upset, all I
could say was sorry. He cancelled his appointment for that day and was
mad coming to church the next day. But we had coordinated people to take
him to classes so he didn't leave right after sacrament. As he came to
each class his demeanor changed and his heart softened.
We met with him last night and he told us he was
excited to be baptized on the seventh of December and understands the
church now. We taught him the law of Chastity and had desert. PRAY FOR
HIM!
We started teaching Angie again after she kind of dropped
us, or more like we dropped her. Something has changed in her too and
she is excited to be baptized on the 7th as well. When I first met her
she was super hesitant to come to church. But she has been to church the
last 3 weeks and has been dragging her less active husband to baptisms
and over to bishop's house for dinner.
Ben, a ten year old is getting baptized on the 14th! He is a little more hesitant but pray for him! He'll get there!
Ashley's brother Julian and his mom Dawn are both working to be baptized at the end of the month! Please pray for them!
Love you all!
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