This last week has been Great. It is the first week that we didn't have 2 exchanges :] On friday we were able to get some elders from our district to our zone to do a blitz. We tried to hand out as many copies of the book of Mormon as we could in one day. it went pretty well, we handed out half a box. Most people just wanted to bash with us. There was this one guy that said he read a book all about Mormonism and how it is a cult. I asked him if he asked god and he just said that he talked didn't need to because the author of the book is his pastor. It is sad how some people will look over the source of all truth and take one mans word for it.
So I haven't told you much about our investigators. Basically they are all black Portuguese people. I love them they are amazing, but it is hard to teach them because we only have one translator and he has a full time job and is in the bishopric so he is super busy. So Elder Walters and I were determined that we would get some English speaking investigators. so we called all of our potential investigators in our phone durring weekly planning and we got lessons set up. so we are excited to teach someone through our own words and not through a translator.
This week we were able to teach Jessica, who is 10, the restoration. luckily she speaks English so we were able to teach her without a translator. She seemed really interested in the book of Mormon and she was excited when she got her very own English Book of Mormon. We committed her to Baptism on the 12th of June. I am so excited! She just seems so amazing for someone so young. We are hoping to meet with her older sisters sometime to see if they would be interested but we might need Jessica to come along because they don't speak English that well.
Something that I have been learning a lot this week is the power of Members. They are so Important and if you have a good relationship with the ward it is easy to spread the mission fever. Right now a couple people in our ward have this bug, but i think if we keep working hard it will spread like wild fire.
Anyway I know this Church is true and I am so happy to be out here sharing it. I just get a rush when people are touched by the spirit and what we are teaching them. it is fun to see the understanding that comes into their eyes when the spirit is there. I hope that you all have this experience in your life sometime to see someones understanding change right in front of you.
I love you all and I love this Plan.
Have a great day!
Elder Thayne
So we went over to Brother Donnelly's house to do some service (yard work)
and he has a ton of interesting items lying around everywhere.
I feel like the american pickers should come here.
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