What a great week topped off by an incredible Preparation day in the
woods. I led us out until we got lost then we bush wacked our way back to
civilization. It reminded me of the time that Tate and I did that wicked hike
and ended up in Payson but we still made it to Family night at the movies on
time. I miss the good ole hiking experience.
Boy do I have some stories for y´all this week.
The miracle of the week was
church. Earlier this week we had invited one of our friends to come to church.
She doesn´t have a phone and I was just hoping and praying she would just
remember to come. When we came, about 30 minutes early, I saw the lights were
off in the sacrament room. I went in and turned the lights on when I saw
Asunción sit up on the back row. She had come early and was taking a nap. I was
so happy and we all got a good laugh out of it.
Joy. She has a baptismal date this weekend but she got kind of cold
feet yesterday before church. I don´t think she thinks she is prepared. When
she gets baptized she is going to have to leave her whole old life behind.
Smoking, boy friend, everything! She is progressing so well. (Side nudge to
mom) The 5 gum you sent me we gave to her so that every time she is tempted to
light one up she just pops a stick of Chiclet. She is constantly chewing gum
now which we are super grateful for!
We showed up at a visit this week and the person had invited her
pastor to come. It was very interesting how we invited the spirit;
complimenting on the house, quiet calm prayer, bearing testimony, and how he
drove the spirit that we had brought away; Screaming halleluya, raising his
voice in his teachings, saying bad things about people in the room and out,
screaming in his prayer.
I know we are in the true church.
I learned this week that the law of consecration is for real. There
have been side effects to people to people I know here that are not living the
law of consecration. We have literally promised to give our all to him. That is
what we need to do and that is how we will make it to the celestial kingdom.
Statistics of R.M.´s that President gave us. (These might be good
for the priests)
80% of sealed males are R.M.
75 % of Stake Presidents are R.M
2/3 of bishops and Elders Quorum are R.M.
(Patience) If a young man serves a mission in three generation there
are likely to be 18-20 active adults of his posterity.
If that young man does not serve a mission in three generation it is
likely that .8 people are active adults in the church. (maybe not the person
himself)
I love all of you and I ask that you please pray for Joy as
she prepares for her baptism this week.
It will be a true miracle when she is baptized!
Thank you for your prayers and support. You are all so great and are
helping the kingdom of God expand!
Let´s go to work!
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| Elder Alder(current companion) is in the "gumball" shirt, Elder Ganowski(previous greenbean) in red shirt |
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| Loved to get into the forest on P-day this week |
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