Hello hello, we meet again! Last week was great. Elder
Porritt and I have been biking around our area now in order to save miles
because of mileage cuts. It's been hot here; Saturday had a high of 108
degrees. But the winds help a little bit so it doesn't feel as hot.
We had a tender mercy! We were able to get a new
investigator from a returning less-active member! It's her nonmember ex-husband
Mark. Even though they are divorced, they are still good friends. He was over
at her house talking to her and her husband, and so basically we showed him the
Restoration video, taught him part of the Restoration, asked him if he'd would
come to church and if he'd like to learn more, and he said yes!
Buuuuut apparently he changed his mind about coming to
church, and didn't show up on Sunday. Oh well. It was a tender mercy still, and
I'm grateful for that.
On Saturday we were biking around for 3-4 hours in the
108 degree heat in the middle of the day, and we were flat-out exhausted! Heat
exhaustion is a real thing, people! We had been trying to contact some
potential investigators and see if some DNC members still lived in the area so
that we could know if they still live there and whether or not to move their
membership records out of the ward (Church members who want nothing to with the
Church or don't want to be contacted by church members or missionaries.
It stands for Do Not Contact). But no one answered. So we
took a quick break in the shade. Elder Porritt was not enjoying the afternoon,
so I told him to we will try one last potential investigator before packing up
our bikes for the afternoon. So we biked to this potential's home, knocked on
his door, and a Hispanic dude named Solomon answered the door and told us to
come on in! We eventually learned from him that he had been meeting with
missionaries before, but he lost contact with them because he lost his phone in
the Bahamas. He's a Christian minister, and was more than happy to meet with us
again! Another tender mercy for us this week!
Our investigator Julie is progressing very well. She's
been reading the Book of Mormon slowly but surely, and she's come to church
twice now! She is really looking forward to being baptized! Last night we
taught her some commandments, including the Word of Wisdom. When we got to
telling her that coffee was against the Word of Wisdom, she asked if she had to
give up drinking coffee, because she drinks a cup of coffee every morning to
get her going because she's really really tired. We promised her that as she
ate healthy by eating fruits and vegetables more, and taking care of herself,
she would have enough energy for the morning. And once we read Doctrine and
Covenants 89 and read to her promise that is given to those that keep the Word
of Wisdom, she simply said "Well that's enough to make me want to quit the
coffee!" So we committed her to keep the Word of Wisdom and stop drinking
coffee! It was a great lesson, I could feel the Spirit helping me.
Well I've got to go, sorry for not attaching pictures.
Talk to you next week!
Elder Ruiz
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