February 2, 2015

So this week was super crazy! So Monday we had to drop one of our Baptismal dates and drop her all together because she wasn't keep her commitments, I hope that she will find the desire and have missionaries come back. Tuesday: we had a lot of people not show up for appointments, but the one kid we found Dakota we went and tried him but he lives in a bad situation and the guy is very abusive to him and so he had to turn us away and then as we were walking away the guy came to the door and yelled at us to get off his porch! Then we went and Tried contacting a referral we had got from a lady we talked to on the street and  she set up an appointment with us!!! but it was weird how we had to contact her.. we had to go into a tanning/hair salon and contact her. then we went and tried a few more former investigators that are no longer interested then we went and taught an awesome lesson with these two teenagers with the Senior Couple the Carter's there!! it went pretty good for the fact that there are a lot of distractions such as younger siblings... Then we went and talked with this guy and his wife was sleeping so we talked to him, they both have been taught in the past and he expressed to us how he wants to change his life seems how he has just had a kid and wants us to help him quite smoking, and pretty much his whole family are members... Wednesday: we went and did service at the Habitat for Humanity we tore pallets apart for them to build all sorts of things for the people that live in Lee county seems how it is a very poor county. Then we went and tried a few more former's none were interested. We had dinner at a members!!! Then we came back and walked to the church and had a good lesson with this guy that has been taught for a year and all that really needs to happen is for him to decide if this is what he wants. Thursday: we had district meeting and the roads were iced over! I'm glad we were in Elder Carter's nice Truck!! then we went and saw some Investigators and made progress. Then we went and had a lesson with this other little kid who just didn't get baptized when he was 8.. then we went and taught this guy that we taught on Tuesday and set a Baptismal date with him!! Then we went to our appointment with our other Baptismal dates that we had set and they weren't there and I got a super weird feeling then as we were walking back home they texted us and said that they don't want to meet with us anymore... :( It was super sad.  Oh and the sisters called and said they found this guy that was baptized in our branch and he wasn't taught all the lessons and no one in the branch knows him and I called the last Branch President and he said that he didn't get baptized so that was crazy! Friday: We had our Weekly planning session and then we went tracting all day pretty much and didn't find any that were real accepting... Then we went and saw some Less Actives and Members!!! To try and Strengthen what we already have in the little Branch. more like the twig says all the members of the branch. Then that night as we were planning we were trying to figure out what to do right before lunch and I was going over my planner from last transfer and a couple names popped out and it was in an apartment complex that I had just said we aren't going back to, but I felt that I needed to go try a few people. so we wrote it down. Saturday: we got up and did Mormon.org time then we had lunch and went to the Apartments that I felt like we needed to go try a few people and we knocked on one door and no one answered, then I thought lets just go home, but I got this feeling that we needed to try this other ladies door, so we went and knocked on it ( I had found her with my last companion and she didn't keep our appointment we set with her last time) but this guy opened the door and I went well she moved.... but the first thing he said was come on in!!! So we walked in! and then i heard a lady talking on the phone and she walked into the living room and it was the lady that we had contacted. When she got off the phone she said can we say another prayer like you did the last time we met? and I was like yeah sure! Well this lady had a serious drug problem she told us and got her daughter taken away and has been going to classes to get her daughter back and is wanting to find something to changer her life and is wanting to find the right gospel! So I said the prayer that she requested and then we said thank you! and she started to cry and she says you know I've been praying everyday all day for the last week super hard and she said yesterday I prayed specifically for you (she pointed at me) to come back and to pray and help me. I told her well I know that I was sent here today for a reason, because last night as we were planning for today I felt prompted to come and knock on your door. And I told her that I know Our Heavenly Father has sent me to you for a reason. and That this is the answer to you prayer. then she says i know it is! and then she says i asked the guy that was there if he had prayed this morning and he said no and he had said it 10 minutes before we got there and we were running 10 minutes late that morning.... so I know Everything happens for a reason! And after talking with her and telling her alittle about what he do as missionaries she said " would it be okay if you guys came back everyday? at about 8 o'clock?" We were like for sure! then we went and tried another guy and taught the Restoration! and then we went and taught a lesson with the kid with the carters and then we went and taught a less active. But Saturday was a very amazing day! Our Heavenly Father knows each and every one of us individually and he knows exactly what we need at the very moment that we need it! Sunday: we had church and had the biggest congregation there today since I've been here!!! 23 people!!!! counting us! and the Carters. Then we went and saw some Less active that live up this awesome Holler and this other guy and had to leave before he had us stay for the Super Bowl!!! then we went and had dinner with the Carter's she is an awesome cook!!! and we talked about what they did for fun at home and got to know them better! he owned his own plane!!! and had a cabin up on some land in Idaho! I love the Carter's!! Then is started to rain!!!! rained all night! and then we had to hurry to our appointment with the lady I felt prompted to go see Saturday but she was asleep so we will go see her today a little earlier!!! I love my mission! and It's the best thing that I have done so far in my life!!! I have learned so much and I've only been out 5 months!!! Tomorrow ;) 

Love,

 Elder Durfee