This week was great! Sadly, R. and her family weren't able to come to church because she had an event for work. But they're still reading the Book of Mormon and they're still way solid! Her kids are pretty young. Like 13 and 10 I think.
It's been soooo cold lately! It snowed almost ever day this week and I'm struggling not to slip and slide every where in the snow and ice. I am definitely ready for winter to leave now!
This week we got to go on exchanges with the Assistants to the President. They usually try to go with all the Zone Leaders, and it was a great experience. I went with Elder Clark from Colorado and he's a really good missionary. After our exchange, he read a scripture from Jacob 2:7-8. In verse 8 it talks about how the people came to "hear the pleasing word of God", "the word which healeth the wounded soul." He invited me to use more scriptures while teaching and since then, I've been trying to do just that. We'll see how it goes!
We had a great miracle recently! Last week, we came in contact with an inactive member that nobody in the branch knew. It was cool how we found him! In every area I'm in, I usually try to send out a daily mass text to members and investigators and I usually just send a scripture. Last week, I sent a scripture and someone named Rene Rodriguez texted back and said "Gracias Elderes". We had no idea who he was, or that he was even on our texting list, but I had the impression to give him a call. So I called him and he said he had some referrals for us! We were pumped! He was busy, so he told us to call him the next day. Well, we couldn't get a hold of him until last Thursday, when I called him and he invited us to lunch. We went out and ate together at Applebee's and we talked a lot. It turns out he's a convert who's been a member since he was baptized at 18 years of age in El Salvador and he's a returned missionary! We invited him to come to church and he said he would. I don't even know why he wasn't going to church for so long! He's so sweet! He has a strong testimony and after church, he already received an assignment to give a talk next Sunday and he's so willing! He said he's willing to come out and teach with us and he also said he wants to give us a lot of referrals! I'm stoked!!
Well, I don't have much more for this week! I love the work and I can't believe how fast it's goin by! I miss you all and I pray for you constantly! Have a good week!
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