Week 59 - Led to those who are searching

This week was great! We had a lot of good lessons and tons of member support this week. It is getting pretty chilly here and I'm just imagining how fun the winter will be here... meh, so cold. 

We witnessed a great miracle on Monday! After p-day we went to C's house for dinner. She made us some Milanesas which is my favorite thing ever. While we were eating, some of her friends unexpectedly came over. Their names were L and J. We started talking to them about where they're from and stuff and eventually we started talking about the Restoration of the Gospel. They received the message really well, and after the first vision, J said he felt a feeling he'd never felt before. He asked us what that was and we explained to him exactly what it was. Afterwards, L. seemed to be pondering the message we just shared, and then she explained to us that the day before in church she prayed and asked God to show her a sign as to what church she should go to. We were stunned and we told her that we are definitely here to deliver the sign she's looking for. They live outside of our area, but it was a great lesson and they committed to come to church. Sadly, they didn't end up coming just like all the rest of our investigators -_- but hopefully we'll see them there soon.

So, funny story, last week we were mowing Sarah's lawn for her bc she needed it cut really bad. E. Shepherd was mowing at the time so I thought I'd just sit on the porch and read my scriptures while I waited. As I was reading, E. Shepherd mowed over her dog's solid, rock-hard, plastic bone sitting in the yard, and the mower blade shot the bone out of the mower and it hit me right in the jaw!!! I thought it was a rock or something so when I reached up to touch my face I thought for sure there'd be blood. Luckily, it didn't even bruise, just got a little red. E. Shepherd was laughing so hard. It was such the kind of direct hit you only see in comedy movies. 

We taught L. again and we were able to bring a member from the branch with us. It went well, but she said that her husband is still super against the idea. She said he doesn't even go to church or anything but as soon as she brought up going to our church, he shut her down. She seems to have a sincere desire to learn more, so we told her to just keep praying and hope that his heart is softened. 

That's pretty much it for this week! I think I should be good for winter for now. If I need anything, I'll let you know. I love you Mom, have a good week!

Elder Thayne