I have been slacking horribly on getting more info to yall! This week has been incredible! I was reading in the white handbook about how we are supposed to share spiritual experiences when we write back home, so this week we have had some of the best lessons I have ever taught. They have been great, and I have seen how the Lord will work with someone when we don't. It's miraculous! For example, we met this really sweet sister and she was interested in us coming back so we set a return appointment. When we came back turns out her mom had brought over a preacher and she was totally antied. She was really confused, but we were able to clear up alot of the lies and misunderstandings. We taught her about the Restoration and the importance of the Book of Mormon, then we left. We gave her about a week or so before we came back.  When we did she was interested and wanted us to come back. When we did, we read a little from the Book of Mormon and we were impressed to ask her if she believed it was true, and she said YES! The Lord has been working with her and now basically she and two of her children are planning on being baptized Sept. 17! We also have this other really good fellow who is an older gentleman, and he is doing fantastic, he keeps his commitments, already paid fast offerings, accepted and is living the Word of Wisdom. He excells in faith. He is such a nice guy as well. We also have been praying sincerely for a solid family to teach and it happened yesterday. A few weeks ago we followed up with a potential investigator we saw on our records and it was a part member family. They said they weren't interested,  but Elder Williamson commited the husband (less active) to pray to know if the Book of Mormon is true. Anyways about a week later our ward mission leader ran into the wife at the store and was so excited that the husband had actually prayed out loud for the first time since they have been together. She read the Book of Mormon in 3 days! She knows its true and that Joseph Smith is a prophet. She really wants to come to church but wants her husband to come with her. We went by yesterday with our mission leader and the husband said that he wants his wife and kids to take the lessons. His wife began to tear up with joy! :D We had a less active part member family call us Saturday and tell us they want their two children baptized as well!  Basically what this is for me, is a strengthened testimony of prayer. We have been praying and actually wanting these things to happen and the Lord has given it to us. Really we did nothing except be obedient and share our desire. Great things happening here! This is the Lords work and He is in control.  I might be training in the next transfer which is next week, or in the next 2 transfers. I am kind of excited for that, a little nervous. I love yall, hope its a great week for each of you!

 

Love,

Elder West ~