This week was great. We had a few investigators
say that they wanted to be baptized! It's super exciting. I just hope
they stay committed and don't give up. A really neat experience explains
the title. We were biking to go and contact a referral, when all of a
sudden we took a wrong turn and we were all the way down the wrong
street. I had to stop and fix my bike anyways( not the tire this time.
haha. The handle bars needed to be tightened). So right as we were about
to turn around, Elder Lehr said that we should just try tracting the
house we were in front of. We knocked and were asked to just come on in.
We met Olivia, the Mom of three young daughters. They said they were
willing to listen to our message. We started to share it with them and
all of them were very interested. When we brought up baptism, all of
them said they wanted to be baptized, even the daughters! I was jumping
for joy on the inside. They were such intelligent kids, and I could
really tell they desired to have the gospel. Their Mom really needs it
as well. She said she has been struggling and that she wanted to raise
here daughters in a much better environment. I know that God lead us to
them. It's so important to be worthy of the spirit and so important to
be willing to follow it. We also brought a member with us for the first
time to Bob's, the investigator who served in the Vietnam War. It really
helped Bob better understand our message because there was someone
present that was able to relate to him better. Bob is becoming more and
more interested. The spirit is really strong when we teach him. We just
need to help him keep his commitments. We also met with James this week.
He is such a neat guy. All of his friends look up to him. He stays out
of trouble, although he hangs out with some guys that probably do get in
trouble. He is really religious and loving, and he wants to be
baptized. We set up a baptismal date. He was a little nervous and didn't
want to rush things, but he still accepted it after telling him he
could have more time if he needed it. We had stake conference this
weekend. Funny story. Brother Donaho picked us up to take us to
Alexandria. When we were 5 minutes down the road, I looked down at my
feet. I realized that I wasn't wearing church shoes. Rather, I was
wearing my cheap Walmart slippers! Haha. Luckily Brother Donaho was
willing to turn around. He still gave me a hard time the rest of the
trip. Haha. I just laughed about it.I almost wish I wouldn't have
noticed because they were super comfy. I hope all of y'all are having
fun and enjoying the first week of school. Love y'all!
-Elder Allen
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