Hello!
Well yesterday was such a wonderful day! Got to talk to the best
mom in the world and to the greatest family! Love them all. I haven't got much
to say this week because I already talked to them all about everything!!! So I
will just tell everyone the best part of the week!
So as y’all know James got baptized on April 12 and Jeff got
baptized on April 19th
Well, this weekend was ward recent convert and youth temple
day!!!! LOVE THE TEMPLE! Both Jeff and James were sooooo exited to go! We had
been pumpin' them up for the trip all week (they really didn't need any pumpin'
up)! So we see both of them on Friday. They are both feeling really well. Jeff
and his wife Jenny were preparing family names so they could do baptisms for
Jeff’s parents and grandparents. (Jenny hasn't been to the temple in YEARS) So
they were so exited. We saw James and he was stoked!!! Well, Saturday morning
during studies we get a call from the elders saying they had just gotten back
from James house and that James had been sick all night long throwing up and
all that jazz. So they asked James if he wanted a blessing. James said yes so
the elders gave him a wonderful blessing saying basically that if you sit and
read your scriptures for then next hour and don't throw up you should go to the
temple. Well, let’s just say I HAVE A TESTIMONY OF PRIESTHOOD BLESSINGS AND HOW
THEY TRULY ARE ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH!!!! James DID go to the temple not
feeling sick at all throughout the day!!! That evening when we went to see him
he was telling us. "Ya know I was so excited for this all week long and Satan…
he just isn't going to take my joy away from me. This is my joy, my
joy!!!!!!" I have never met a man with more faith than him. It was such a
testimony builder for me! And we only got to talk with Jeff for a second, but
he loved it so much as well. He is so sad he only got to see a little of the
temple and that he has to wait a year to see the rest of it!!! James told us he
tried to sneak into the other areas :) ha ha ha He is so great!!! The ward
really took care of them!!!! I am so happy :)
Little things like that is what missionary work is all about.
This week was pretty rough. We don't have any investigators really. We went and
set really bold expectations with an investigator that hasn't progressed at all
in 3 transfers. He is our only investigator. We have been fasting and praying a
lot for new investigators. Prayers in our behalf would be wonderful! Also,
transfers are approaching and it makes me ill to think about... not a fan of transfers.
I am not ready to go, but I feel I might have fulfilled my purpose here in
Clovis. We will see. I think my purpose was to help Candace come back to
church. She told me the reason she is coming back to church is because of
something I said. I guess the first time I met her I said something like.
"I can't remember a Sunday in my life where my family just didn't go to
church." That day she made the commitment to herself that she was going to
do that for her kids. And she has been to church for nearly 10- or 11 weeks straight!
So that is wonderful!!!!! So the reason I feel like my purpose might be done
is... she will be moving to Utah in the next month or so. So that just kills
me.
Anyway, I know the church is true and the lord truly does put us
where he needs us. However, you can be made sure no matter what the outcome of
Saturday night is, there will be tears. If I stay there will be tears of joy.
If I leave they will be alligator tears of sadness for leaving the greatest BFC
(best friend companion) in the WORLD. :)
The church is still true!!!!
Have such a wonderful week!!!
Love,
Sis
Daw
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