From: Ryan Jay Allred
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 11:55 AM
To: Allred, Kevin
Subject: I smile because you are my family; I laugh because there is nothing you can do about it!
Hello!
Things have really starting to pick up again over the past week. Our ward has felt the excitement of missionary work and they are spreading the love throughout the whole town. This week the ward leaders invited two additional less-active families have us in their home weekly to help them prepare for the temple. In such a small community with soo many members our main focus has been working with less-active members but we are certain that they will have many in their circle of friends to bring back with them. We finally got enough of the families that we are teaching close enough that it prompted the bishopric to start a temple-prep class and get them going to the temple soon! I sure miss going to the temple.
The Faria's continue to make great strides as they are taking the lessons. Even with health challenges they make sure to make it to church every week at least for the sacrament. Speaking of, Elder Lee and I got to bless the Sacrament this past Sunday and that was a lot of fun. That was my first time as a missionary and I had forgotten how neat it was. It is great to take part in that ordinance every week but it has a lot more meaning when you are saying the prayers. The only thing that was sad about it was that Susan wasn't able to make it.
Susan is our most progressing investigator who we started teaching about three weeks ago after we talked to her while she was walking her dogs. We taught her twice this week and took her on a tour of the Church building. She is such a kind lady but she is really shy and does not like the idea of going to a new church, but she has felt the spirit and I'm pretty sure she knows she needs it. She called us after church and we were able to go over and visit with her for a little while. It was really cool to see the Holy Ghost work with her with out our help as we just sat and listened to her explain her situation. Eventually, without any of our advice, a light came into her eyes and she came to the conclusion that she needed to at least come to the first hour of church next week and then eventually work her way into it. All we had to do after that was share our testimonies with her and assure her that she had just received an answer to prayer! It's that simple! Then I shared with her how the Lord had been very involved in directing us to her that day we found her and that she had in fact been an answer to my prayer and...I think she'll be alright next week.
Yup! As far as miracles this week, we had some great Crab for dinner on Saturday. And it sounds like we are trying to read the Book of Mormon in 90 days so I better get started so I can catch up. Won't that be a miracle! Every time anyone reads the Book of Mormon, regardless of how many times they have previously read it, their testimony grows and the have the spirit in more abundance in their lives. And I am alright to promise that because it was already said by a prophet! :)
Well I love you guys! Don't get too stressed out now that school has started again, but stay busy. Have a great week!
Elder Ryan J Allred
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HURRAH FOR ISRAEL!!!
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