I want to start this letter off by mentioning some things that i dont usually see. The first one was in our neighborhood since yesterday we have seen this bird that goes and pecks at dogs that pass by on the street. It was crazy to see the bird is just killer! Also the other day when we were at church something really funny happened. i will give some background though. there is this guy who has mental disabilities who will hop on jeeps or trikes and travel FAR, to steal liahonas or church magazines from our churches and he will go at pretty extreme measures to get them. this is someone who i saw in my last area and i saw him again here yesterday. The funny part was that he was going around and he hugged one of our members and he looked really happy and he is going around the hall. Elder Kauffman and i go into the room where we have a meeting and the person comes in and is really happy and as Elder Kauffman is standing there, he is approached by the boy and Elder Kauffman not knowing what to do stands there and thinks that he is about to be hugged but what happens is that the boy lays a big kiss right on Elder Kauffman's cheek! so classic! it had me dead! the best part was that my companion did not know what to do after and kind of just sat there with a pretty blank reaction and it was so funny! it honestly made my day. What didnt make my day, one day but also did becuase it was funny was when i fell when going down the stairs. it was pretty funny. i didnt go to the bottom but it still hurt and i got a good laugh.
Things that i normally see are gross dogs. we saw these puppies that went from cute to now walking around with no fur and are so gross, in our neighborhood.
Back to the normal stuff Elder Kauffman and i are really striving hard to get the members to work with us. But we have had some great things happen this week. I also put together working with the two other elders in my district in their area and it was a good time. they both have really strong desires to work for the Lord and to help others come unto Christ.
Working with Elder Brown (an Elder in my district) we tried to help recent converts get more active in attending church and gave a lesson on conversion, the members in his area worked with us and shared very beautiful testimonies about being converted. it was good and invited the spirit. it always is a pleasure when you have members helping out with the missionary work.
Elder Kauffman and i were able to meet this referral that came from President and Sister Hughes, Mxxxx Dxxxxx. Right off the bat he was talking about going to church and asking where it was and we also shared with him about the Restoration and invited him to pray about Joseph Smith and read the Book of Mormon and go to church. We didn't see him at church but i know if he does the other invitations that he will want to go to church and we are planning on seeing him later.
Yesterday we made plans to hold a missionary fireside to get the members excited to work and share the gospel to their friends.
We also got plans to work with members for this week and are preparing to have a busy week with members.
On monday we visisted the Sxxxxx family again and tried teaching a members daughter but she didnt seem to interested but after the older one came up who also has not been baptized and explained that she wanted to go to church but she explained that she doesnt know if she would be accepted by God, which was sad by i bore testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and that she can and will be accepted by God.
I am so very grateful for the loving Heavenly Father that we have and may we strive to be like Him and His Son always. I know this is the only true church and by obedience to the Gospel we can return back to our Heavenly Father and receive the help we need, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Elder Wright
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