Our potential investigator fell through... That was a bummer, but
hopefully we'll be able to meet up with them again at a future time!
We went to the Mesa Temple lights this week! That was a fun
experience. My companion's response to all of it was, "Yeah, this is
nothing compared to Salt Lake." Our Mission President responded with,
"Well of course not. There is a Prophet of God, his first presidency,
and 12 Apostles in Salt Lake. They're going to save the best for
them." Makes sense to me! It was really pretty though and we did have
a good time there.
This week we went out knocking doors in Yarnell. Which is a small town
that we cover. We knocked a door and a lady came out looking really
excited to see us. We got to know her, and it turns out that when she
was in Mexico for a few years she had lots of contact with
missionaries. She was never baptized, but loves the Elders. Her
husband is, as he puts it, a retired biker. He has a sweet mustache
and some sweet long hair. They're both in their 70s. We got to talking
and it turns out they needed firewood. We devised a plan to get them
some firewood without them knowing. We went down to a ranch owned by a
member, chop up a truck load of wood they said we could have, and
deliver it to them. We were trying to be sneaky and unload it without
them knowing, but we got caught. She had tears running down her face
and she was so incredibly grateful. She told us that she was praying
for some way for them to be able to stay warm because they ran out of
wood that morning. I'm so thankful that we had the opportunity to help
them out. It was such an amazing spiritual experience that we realized
that we were being directed by Heavenly Father to bless the lives of 2
of his children.
This week we also had the opportunity to go help with some ranch work.
There is a couple who hasn't been to church in many years who own a
ranch. We went up and asked if we could serve them, and they put us
right to work. I got to feed and brush horses, feed young cows and
bulls, and play with some dogs. It was so much fun! At the end of it
we got talking about church and what was going on at the branch. We
talked them into committing to come to church next week!
Elder Wilcox and I have decided that if we are going to get anything
moving in this area, it is going to be through service. We are taking
the example of Ammon in the Book of Mormon. He served King Lamoni
diligently and it softened the heart of the King. Ammon was then able
to teach him and thus being able to convert his whole kingdom! This
lead to the softening of the heart of the King of the whole land who
was even King over Lamoni. Then Aaron was able to go and convert him
to the righteous ways of the Lord. This in turn caused a good portion
of the Lamanites to become converted as well. It all started with
service. Service for one man caused thousands to come to the truth and
light of the gospel. So that's our approach. We're going to serve and
loves these people
I love you all! I hope you have a delightful Christmas!
-Elder Toph Tribe
This is literally all of Bagdad.
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