Last week was filled with miracles! First off,
Elder Wedel and I have been trying harder to be even more obedient (not that we
are apostate or heathens or anything of that nature haha), and for some reason
on our Tuesday was practically perfect! We got to our morning studies on time,
and we made it to district meeting on time for once! The meeting was really
spiritual and powerful for all of us. After district meeting that afternoon we
received a referral from Church headquarters for a nonmember family that moved
into our area from Riverside, the Varieur's, and they had been taught the
Restoration by missionaries down there who saw that they needed some extra
hands to help them load their moving trailer. During district meeting we had
talked about referalls and how important it is to try and contact them within
24 hours, so we were quick in our attempt to call the Varieur's and contact
them. During the time that we were going to call them, we were at our ward
mission leader's house, and when he heard we were about to call this family, he
told us he would talk to them. Now technically missionaries are supposed to
contact the referral, but Elder Wedel and I felt completely fine with him doing
that, so we let gave him the listed number and he called them. Turned out it
was the mother's cell phone, Vanessa, and she answered. And as our WML and her
conversed over the phone, we were blown away by the fact that he was telling
her just what she needed to hear at that time; mainly that we had people in the
ward who could provide them with dinners for the week (they hadn't brought a
fridge with them and were keeping their perishable food in a little cooler) and
that Elder Wedel and I would go and ask around for a washer and dryer (they
didn't have those either). Miraculously, just the day before, Elder Wedel and I
helped an elderly member of one of our wards move an old washer and dryer out
of her garage because she was going to give them to DI, but she said that if
there was anybody in the area that need a washer or dryer we could give them to
those who needed them. How cool is that, that we just happened to have a
washer/dryer set that was being given away for free by a member, right when
someone needed them most! WOW! We helped them Varieur's move in to their new
home, and they were in need of a fridge so we delivered a fridge that was
donated to them from another family in the ward. This family is ready to join
the church! They have been looking for a church to join, "a church that we
feel is the one that's for us", and they feel like our Church is the
church for them! They enjoyed church services yesterday, and they have been
reading the Book of Mormon since they first met the missionaries down the hill.
They are a family with good values, and they want to take the lessons, so we
will be starting the lessons this week with them and teaching them twice a
week!
We also were blessed with another new investigator! This lady has been a friend of a member in our ward for some time now, and after 4 years of continued fellowshipping she now is wanting to learn more about what we believe. We met with her and her member friend on Wednesday and taught the Restoration. She was quite receptive and had many questions, and we scheduled another appointment with her for this Wednesday! Elder Wedel and I are very grateful for these new people that we have been blessed with that we have the opportunity to teach. We both felt that these blessing are attributed to our desire and efforts to be more obedient. I look forward to getting to know them better.
This morning Elder Wedel and I went on a hike in the mountains with some other missionaries and a member of our ward. It was beautiful, I love the mountains!
AND WE GOT RAIN YESTERDAY!!!!
Happy Halloween and have a great week!
Elder
Ruiz
Our
humble abode.
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