Soo.. the lesson with the G family didn't go as well as planned. We had a good lesson about baptism as we taught from 2 Nephi 31 and they seemed to understand baptism and the importance of baptism by the proper authority. So I proceeded to invited them to be baptized when Felipe (the father) said, "Well we've already been baptized." Which led into a conversation about churches and authority and the restoration where we basically sat there and watched as the member we had with us went on and on. I'm not gonna lie, it got a little contentious, and a few times Felipe said, "I think I'll just stay in my church." But by the end, we had explained that he can know for himself the truth of these things and he said we could come back. So we're planning on watching the 20 minute restoration video with them next time to solidify that principle and help them grasp it. Hopefully it sticks.
We were able to teach R again this week and it was great! We taught her about half of the Plan of Salvation and she enjoyed it. She really just eats it all up. She's been reading in the Book of Mormon and is already 5 chapters into 1 Nephi. She even made the 45 minute trip from Warsaw to Elkhart for church on Sunday and she liked it! She and her 2 kids, D and R, came up with some members that live in Warsaw. We had a great sacrament meeting and there was even an investigator from Elkhart that went up and bore his testimony. Elder Shepherd and Elder Labrum are teaching him and he's so prepared.
We also have another investigator that we visited who we hadn't visited for a while. His name is LM, and he accepted a baptismal date when we first found him, but he's on house arrest until July so he wouldn't be able to get baptized until after he clears all that up. We had given him a Book of Mormon and stopped visiting for a while, but last week we went by and he had already read 8 chapters in the Book of Mormon on his own! And he remembered it all! He talked about Nephi and Lehi and the stubborn brothers Laman and Lemuel and the tree of life. He's loving it! We just have to get him to church and hopes he keeps progressing until he can finally get baptized in July.
Yesterday we visited a member family and shared with them the story of Lehonti from Alma 47. I love the principle that Lehonti's experience illustrates. Satan, just like Amalickiah, beckons us to come down from off the mount and speak with him. Sometimes seeming harmless, we lower our standards and stoop down to his level where he slowly "administers poison" unto us until we die. He is so subtle in his ways and I've seen his effect on so many faithful members of the church. We must be cautious and always watching for his deceitful tactics.
I love you! I hope you have a wonderful week! I pray for and think about you all often and I hope all is well. I'll talk to you next week!
Love,
Josh
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