We were able
to have two lesson’s with Jeremiah this past week. Our first one was
great! We read The Book Of Mormon with him, and he understands it so
well! He has such a strong desire to read, pray, and come to church!
He was going to attend church this Sunday, but his truck blew up on him
the night before so he couldn’t make it. That was a bummer. We had
another solid lesson with him yesterday. Turns
out his copy of The Book Of Mormon was in his broken down truck, and he
forgot to get it before it went into the shop. He hadn’t been able to
read, so we read with him again. He expressed to us how he is
going through some tough times right now. Honestly, the adversary is
trying his hardest to make Jeremiah not attend church, and not read! He
wants to read, and we invited him to do so. We hope things work out
better for him! We are having another lesson in a few days, so we are
praying for him! We were also going to meet with Paul too, but he was
out of town. Shawna and Destiny’s lesson fell through as well, some
stuff came up to where they couldn’t meet with us or attend church. We
rescheduled and can’t wait to meet with them this week!!!
Through Tracting this past week, especially last Wednesday, we were
able to find two very promising potential investigators! It was so
cool! While we talked with one of them, we felt like we should ask her a
question. We asked, “How has Faith played a role in your life?” She
started to smile and said her name was Faith. We proceeded to share
Alma 32:21 with her, and she loved it! She accepted a copy of The Book
Of Mormon, and said she would read it. How cool! I love Tracting!
In our District Meeting this past week, we had a really inspiring
conversation after all the trainings. The whole district was
participating, building off of each other, and the Spirit was so
strong! He was testifying of truth, and it got us all super excited and
stocked to go out and talk to everyone! We are trying to make the Fort
Collins Zone a place of miracles, where all the missionaries want to go
serve. It was amazing to see the fire within all of us in that room,
and I can’t wait to see how that fire can be spread throughout this
transfer! So amazing!
We taught Bob this past week,
and he opened up to us and told us his life’s story. Wow it was
incredible the crazy things that have happened in his life. Just that
morning Elder Gordon and I had talked about and studied 2 Nephi 2:11,
where it talks about how there is opposition in all things. We shared
with him this scripture, and told him how it wasn’t a coincidence how we
had just studied this scripture that morning. It really hit him hard,
it was cool to see how the Spirit works! Elder Gordon and I’m
Companionship studies have drastically improved over the past week and a
half. It is our goal to truly study for our investigators and seek
revelation. It was cool to see how it works! I love having these kinds
of experiences, so amazing!
After dinner last
Sunday, we were heading back into town when we felt prompted to go visit
a less active. We did, and we finally caught him home! He told us he
hadn’t attended church in 10 years,
but said we could come back and share a message with him and his
family, how amazing! Later that same night, we were passing a
neighborhood when we received a prompting to visit another person, a
former investigator (who was on date for baptism two years ago but she
just dropped the missionaries two days before her baptism). We knocked
on their door, and her father answered. He told us he was busy making
dinner, and asked if we had eaten dinner. I told him that we had just
eaten, then Elder Gordon said “but I’m hungry?!” Elder Gordon was
definitely promoted to say this, I have no idea what I was thinking!
Haha. But he let us in, and we had our second dinner with them. We
talked with them, and got to know them really well. They are an awesome
family! We ate homemade way authentic enchiladas, and they were so
amazing! Afterwards we shared a message with them about Helaman 5:12.
They loved it, and the Spirit was definitely present! We can’t wait to
see if the daughter will be interested again. These were some amazing
miracles we saw! We were just driving by both and felt the Spirit urge
us to visit them. We followed those promptings and saw miracles! We
truly felt like we were instruments in the Lord’s hands, it was
amazing! These experiences that are helping me grow and strengthen my
faith and testimony of our Savior Jesus Christ and His Restored Church!
I love it!
Last night before dinner, we were trying
to visit some less active members out near our dinner, which was in
boonie-ville, and we came across a man named Eugene. We thought his
house was a less actives, but the address was wrong. We talked with
him, and he was such a nice guy! He drives trucks, and was a little
busy at the moment. We got his phone number and he told us we could try
another day when he had more time. This was pretty amazing! Out in
the boonies, finding potential investigators..... it was awesome! Can’t
wait to visit with him again!
In my studies
this past week, I had so many verses stand out to me! A bunch of them
applied to our investigators, it was so awesome! The one I wanted to
share today is 1 Nephi 21:14-16 which says,
14 But, behold, Zion hath said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me--but he will show that he hath not.
15
For can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have
compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet will I not
forget thee, O house of Israel.
16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.
This is just absolutely amazing! Jesus Christ, our Beloved Savior, knows each of us personally. He wants to best for us, because He truly loves us! He
knows what we struggle with, what is hard for us, what we go through,
and He knows how to help us get through these struggles we face. He
will Never Forget us! He is the mark! He has us, each of us, imprinted
upon his hands, feet, and side. He will Never Forget us, it is
impossible for Him to do so! I will always be eternally grateful for
the sacrifice He gave for me, for you, and for us all! I feel like I am
growing closer to Him each and every day, and I love it! I know that
as you do the small and simple things, great things will be brought to
pass! I love you guys, and I’m grateful for your support. Have a
fantastic week this week!
Love,
Elder Bailey
Pics:
1. Got Alyssa’s wedding invite in the mail, CRAZY!!
2. Package from Grandma and Grandpa Burr, thanks so much! I love you guys! :)
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