As for the mission
it was another busy hectic week with the 4th of July and zone conference! We
had a ward talent show and picnic on the 3rd Elder Tall and I and the senior
couple in the branch did 2 skits, ha ha they were pretty funny! I'm trying to get the video from a member to
show everyone. On the 4th we visited a
few members and got to help with a 10k run that a member puts on as well. It was a lot of fun! The elder in the zone who was in a car
accident is rapidly improving. He is now
able to talk and feed himself. His
memory is slowing coming back. He
remembers his dad and is able to walk around.
He is still in missionary mode and responds better to elder and not his
first name. He talks about the Iowa Des
Moines Mission but still isn't quite sure where he is. He gets better everyday. We are SO thankful to the Lord in protecting
him and helping him to heal. His
companion walked out with a couple of bruises after get hit at 60. Miraculous how much we are watched over. I'm so grateful to be a missionary at this
day and age where there is so much evil around.
So much that is trying to drag us down and make us miserable. What a blessing it is to be teaching
something that literally changes people lives and gives them the chance to be
happier. We found a man named James who
is in his 60s and is home bound because of his back. We were looking for a referral that we
received and he and his wife Geneva invited us in and allowed us to share a
message. We did and invited them to read
and pray. We went back a few days later.
Geneva had a migraine so wasn't able to sit in on the lesson but we talked with
James and he had read chapters 1 and 2 of 1 Nephi. We asked if he had prayed to know it was true
and he said that he already believed it was true just like the bible. We were pleased but talked about how it is
essential to gain a spiritual conviction from the Holy Ghost. We read chapter 3 and then Moroni 10 3-5 and
he sat there in tears and said over and over "that is a powerful
verse!" The spirit was so
strong! We invited him to continue
reading and praying and talked to him about baptism. He said he really wanted to be baptized but
wasn't sure how he would be able to since he was home bound and would lose his
assistance if he left his house too often.
We invited him to pray and left after closing with prayer. On our way out we looked in the window to
watch him pick back up the Book of Mormon and start reading again. We have another lesson with him
tomorrow. SO excited to see how the
spirit works with people. He had talked
to missionaries 20+ years ago and just now he was ready to accept. We never would have found him unless that
member had given us the referral to go see someone completely different, (he
lives in a town where there is literally 5 houses, so we never would've gone
there). Follow the promptings and you
could change some ones life FOREVER!!!
This gospel is true and this work is amazing!
Love Elder
Jach-Goates
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