Well another week has gone by, and we are one week closer to the end of the year. What a year it's been!
Well, It's been a miracle of a week for us here. We informed you last week about the investigator at the Williamsport branch, and I'm happy to say he's now a member. We talked with him more as the week progressed, and this weekend seemed to work best for him, and his family, as well as for the branch. It was amazing. I have to admit the timeline is a little scary, and yet so miraculous.
Sept 1: Met Ken at the Williamsport branch building. We arrived 15 min early to meet another member for an lesson, and they pulled in right before us.
Sept 8: Dropped in on Ken and his family and had a small dinner and discussed a couple of questions he had.
Sept 15: Taught a 4 hour lesson! He had so many questions and the spirit was so strong. We all knew we would be there until he was satisfied.
Sept 20: Had a brief lesson/review of the restoration, and had one of the assistants perform the baptismal interview.
Sept 21: He was baptized.
Literally 6 days since our first official appointment to the day of his baptism! He was very well prepared. I have to mention that he came pre-taught. He's dating a member and she gave him a gospel principles book (read the whole thing before our first meeting), a preach my gospel which he spent time studying daily, and had read over chapter 3, or the lessons we teach multiple times, and he had a triple combination that went along well with his bible. Ken spent many nights studying till the early hours of the morning. He was so thirsty for this gospel, and answers to know if it was true for himself. I have drawn a little bit of a connection between our personal desires, and the answers in which we seek, how much do we want them?
I was blessed to be able to perform his baptism, and what an honor that was! I will always remember this awesome day, and miraculous story.
We had another very powerful but less impressive story to share today. We woke up Sunday morning, and were out the door early to get to meetings, which we weren't going to be able to stay at for the full time. Elder Beach had a recent convert in town for a wedding and they decided to stay an extra night and come to church here in the Lafayette area. We went over to that other ward before they started so that they could say hi. We made it back to church at about 9am, when we got a call from other missionaries in Logansport area. They had a members mother who was in the hospital and needed a blessing. We knew that there were other missionaries closer but for the sake of it being Sunday morning and everyone getting ready for church we decided it would be easiest if we would go. So off we go. We arrive at the hospital about 9:30, which is the same time our sacrament meeting started, so we just skipped that, and met up with the home teacher of the member, so we could all go in together. We stood around talking for a few minutes before we were allowed to go in, he's actually from Lovell WY, kind of cool. Anyway we go in, and talk to this lady, she had a stroke i believe, and right away a smile came to her face. It was so precious. She looked up at us from her bed and commented on our handsome looks, she was kind of a flirt, but that could have been the medication, but as we took her hand in ours for a few moments before we administered to her she seemed to have a connection when i placed her hand in mine. She just stared at me, smiling. We gave her a blessing, and afterwards reached out again for my hand and said she needed my hand, and that there was something about me she liked... I walked away from her room, marveling at the workings of God. I had never felt more impressed that we truly were on the Lords errand at that time, than at any other time in my life. It was neat to be His hands, and voice, and bring the Spirit to her room.
Very good week indeed!
Here are a few pictures from the baptism of Ken! So happy I was a part of it! Just 4 months remaining... :( But I'm also excited to be done and be home soon.
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