past week, and I was with Elder Spence! He is a brand new missionary
who is being trained here in Cheyenne. We had an amazing exchange!
We had the opportunity to go onto the F.E Warren Air Force Base
because a member, Major Biggs, was giving us a free desk. It was a
really interesting place, we felt like we stepped back in time 100
years! There are a ton of old huge houses that they still use, so it
was pretty cool. Major Biggs took us out to lunch as well, it was
awesome! After that Elder Spence and I had a really good
Companionship Study where we talked about a lot of stuff he was
dealing with, and it went super well! He was very thankful for it.
Elder Tippetts and Elder Prescott took the Tacoma for the rest of the
day, then Elder Spence and I walked all over our area. Our goal was
to talk with everyone, so we did! We saw the miracles come from that!
No one really wanted to listen to our message, but we kept
persevering, and we walked passed these two people in a car on the
side of the road. We waived, and they rolled down the window. Their
names are Talisha and DJ. We talked with them, and testified of the
Book Of Mormon's truthfulness and of the power of prayer. They
accepted a Book Of Mormon and we got their number. We are going to
contact them this week to set up a return appointment, we hope
something comes from this! It was an amazing exchange, talking with
everyone brings forth blessings, I know that to be true!
We were able to teach Janet three times this past week! It was
awesome! We were going to talk a lot about her needing to read from
the Book Of Mormon in order to progress. We showed up and she had
read from the Book Of Mormon on her own! We were so happy! She also
mentioned to us that she, all of the sudden, had absolutely no desire
to drink coffee or tea. She said she used to drink eight cups of
coffee and two jugs of tea a day, then in the past week she couldn't
stand the taste of either of them. We told her that it sounded like
she was living the Word of Wisdom without even knowing it! What a
miracle! We read D&C 89 with her, and it was amazing! She said that
she is becoming a Mormon already! She is also starting to get food
storage, because she feels that she needs to be prepared all of the
sudden as well! She is starting to recognize the importance of the
Book Of Mormon, and she told us that she has learned so much more from
reading than reading summaries. Before this, Janet was worried she
wouldn't get The Book Of Mormon, so she was looking up cliff notes on
it. We had been testifying that she would learn 100x more from
reading The Book Of Mormon than any other summary or video could
explain, because the Holy Ghost is the real teacher! She is finally
seeing that, and gaining a testimony of it. She read a lot in between
our other lessons and now she is truly starting to progress in the
Gospel of Jesus Christ, it makes me so happy! We talked with her
about attending church, and she is so so close! As it states in Ether
12:6,
6 And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I
would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and
not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no
witness until after the trial of your faith.
Janet is starting to understand that she has to attend church
to gain a witness to know if it is true or not. She will for sure
attend church soon, we know she will! I really can't explain how it
feels to see someone change, and come closer to Jesus Christ. It is
one of the most joyous things I have experienced! It is making Elder
Tippetts and I so excited to see how Janet will continue to progress!
We helped a non-members out last week with their Alpaca farm.
We drove out with him to Albin, Wyoming to load straw onto his
trailer. We loaded 120 bales onto the trailer, then got back and took
it all off to stack it in his barn. It was hot, and Elder Tippetts
and I were dying. Haha, both of our sinus's were absolutely
destroyed, because of all the hay dust and alpaca dust everywhere. It
was probably a sight to see us all sweaty, sneezing our guts out,
stacking straw in a barn! Haha, it was a little miserable, but these
people are very old and definitely couldn't have done this on their
own. During the service, whenever I thought about how miserable it
was, I couldn't stop thinking about what the Savior would be doing and
thinking in this situation. He would definitely be thinking of every
way he could help these individuals and not think once about himself.
It helped me think more positively, and feel such a tremendous amount
of love for the people we were serving. It was an awesome experience!
We have had amazing success with "The Rescue" Plan that we
have been trying to implement in our wards. I guess just a reminder,
it is for members of the Ward to focus on less active members that
they know who they can reach out to and bring us with them for a visit
and lesson. The Monterey Heights Ward is amazing at it, and they are
embracing it so much! We are starting to receive a lot of referrals
for this, and we are so excited! There is so much work to do here,
and all we had to do was just start to work with members! We have
been meeting with individual families, presenting the Rescue Plan, and
it has been absolutely incredible of the results! I know that this
plan has come from God, through President McMurray and Elder De Feo.
It is amazing! In the weeks to come, we will definitely see the
fruits from this plan! We can't wait!
In my personal study this week, I was in Ether, and it was
absolutely amazing! One of my favorite verses was in Ether 12:27, it
states,
27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I
give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is
sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they
humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make
weak things become strong unto them.
I have such a strong testimony of this verse! If we humble
ourselves before God with faith, we will be able to push through any
trial and adversity we go through! I absolutely know this to be true,
I have seen this in my life and it has strengthened me tremendously!
I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who loved us enough to
send His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to atone for all of our sins
so that we can live with Him once more! I am grateful for that with
all of my soul! I hope you all know how much Heavenly Father loves
you! Never forget that! If you ever want to know that for yourself
for sure, just ask Him! He'll answer your prayers through the power
of the Holy Ghost. I hope you all have a great week! I'm grateful for
all of the support and love that I feel from each of you. I love you
guys!
Love,
Elder Bailey
Pics
1-2 Alpaca service!
3-4 houses on the Air Force Base with Elder Spence!
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