"Is there anything that we can help you out with or any way that we can do some service for you?"
"Well, I guess you could go spray paint your gate for me."
So this week we got to play... I mean work....with spray paint! This was a conversation with our landlord. We are constantly looking to serve and this was the service that they had for us. It was a lot of fun. We have a big gate that closes off our property that has been chipping and rusting. So we got to spruce it up with a fresh coat of white spray paint. It was a lot of fun and now our gate is bright and more welcoming.
This week we had a world wide missionary broadcast. A couple of the apostles and a few members of the missionary board spoke to all the missionaries of the world. It was a training that helped refocus missionary work. They taught and expounded upon teach from Preach My Gospel, the missionary guide to missionary work. They had some wonderful insights to how we can be more effective with this short time that we are allotted to be missionaries.
We knocked on a ladies door who hasn't been to church in a very long time this week. It turns out that she is very sick and has a hard time getting around. Her landlord told her that she has to get her leafs cleaned up or she will run the risk of being kicked out of the trailer park where she lives. So what do we do? We go borrow some rakes and went to work. It took us 4 hours of raking and moving leafs to get it cleaned up. The leafs had been rained and snowed on and piled up all fall and winter. It was tiring work. After we were done though, she came out and was so happy for all the work we had done. The joy on her face was definitely worth the work.
"I don't know about that Mormon bible of yours, but I like you boys. Would you like a homemade pie?"
This is the delightful lady who lives across the street from us. She's in her late 80s and is very fun to be around and talk with. She's a very devout Christian. Her father was a preacher and she knows her bible. We had a conversation the other day about the Book of Mormon. We explained it to her and gave her the history behind it. The above quote was her response. She then gave us a homemade dutch apple pie. It was soooooo good!
Oh fun fact that I found out this week. There is one store in Bagdad. It sells more alcohol than any other store in Arizona. Pretty crazy right?! People love there booze out here. But hey, any one can change with the gospel! We just have to get them to listen first.
This week I had the opportunity to help a family start on their family history. Usually this is a pretty cool experience because people desire to know their families. This time was incredible though. The mom had some papers of notes she had taken over the years of aunts and uncles and such. Well we sat down and started putting it all together. The dad, who hasn't been faithful in the church for quite some time, felt the Spirit so strong. He was able to remember birthdays, town names, and random ancestors that his wife never even heard of. He got so into it and so excited. It was amazing! The Spirit filled the whole room. After wards the mom thanked us graciously. Then this Sunday the dad came and stayed for all 3 hours of church! Family history and temple work can bless and change lives because it's helping the Plan of Salvation happen. It's reuniting family members in the gospel. I love it! This experience has inspired me to want to learn more of my own family and continue my own family history.
I love you all and hope all is great!
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