Here is my official welcome from Indiana, to the "Mission Field!" Got to love other churches that have the same desire to spread the word of God... I can't help but see the amazing difference that there is between us and other faiths. It seems like we have backing from God in our efforts... oh wait, we do! HAHAHA!
Well life here in Beech Grove is great! Elder Aquino and I are still getting along well, and we are working hard to get more and more people to baptize! There are so many times that areas get stagnant and they just keep teaching the same people over and over again, and they really never progress, but that is why transfers are so often. We spent time a few weeks ago "dropping" almost all of our investigators and making room for us to find new people. I can't even begin to say how nice it's been to find new people to teach.
We were biking the other day and we saw a younger kid walking 2 dogs. I had a sliver of a prompting to say "stop and talk to him" so I did. 40 minutes later I left with his contact information and a return appointment! His name is Patrick and he's been feeling guilt for all the things he's done in the past... He always thought that one day church would be important, but not till he was 40 or so... but he'd been feeling something "telling him" that he should start these changes now. We met him and he has such a wonderful desire to do what is right, and we are striving hard to teach him the right things and help him overcome some temptations! I can totally for see that this kid could serve a mission, go to the UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, (not BYU) find a nice LDS girl and get married in the temple... That is the dream with any investigator, but he has something about him. He stands out from others, and that makes me think that this 20 year old can make some amazing differences in his life and in the life of those around him.
Mona is doing well, she's still set for March 3rd! I have loved watching her excitement grow as she gets closer and closer to her baptismal date! She's officially stopped smoking and drinking tea and coffee, and has been sharing the gospel with her daughters! One of them is also in our ward boundaries and we are starting to teach her! Got to love it when people get excited about the work, they help us so much!
Well not much else is going on... life is good! i'm striving hard not to gain weight... that's not going well i'm putting on a little bit of what was lost... I attribute that to eating out with members on a very regular basis here in Beech Grove... I would so much rather be in their homes eating good food, but we are working on that. Transfers are in about 3 weeks... Crazy how fast time on the mission is going... soon enough it will be summer, and we'll be planning my return home...
Got to run for now! Love you all!
Love Elder Rees
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