March 23, 2015

So this week was a really awesome week! Monday: we got to go and teach this one girl that we have been teaching for a while now and it went pretty good, we taught the Law of Chastity. 

Tuesday: we had a good lesson with this other Investigator we have and taught the plan of salvation! Then we came home and ate lunch. then we went up to Campton and tracted. then we had to bust our butts home to go bowling with the youth for a youth activity that Elder Carter put together. It was a lot of fun!! we had more people to that than we did to church!! It was good to see the youth be able to come together and get acquainted with one another! 

Wednesday: we had MOrmon.org time! and then we went and taught this lady well read from the B.O.M. because we hadn't been able to meet with her for quite some time due to all the crazy weather we've had. Then we went and did service at the Habitat for Humanity! Then we went and saw the Carters and they took us to a members house that is in the most secluded area and has the best view ever! and had dinner. Then we went and saw this girl that is coming along super well! 

Thursday: WE went and walked to happy top trying to find people to teach and didn't have much success... but we went and Taught a good lesson we bore our testimonies on the gospel and on all of the things that we have been teaching her!! Then we went and ate dinner. 

Friday: We got up studies. and did weekly planning and had a good session! then we went and taught a good lesson at a members home and then the carters met us at that members home and took us to Owingsville for interviews with President Brough! I love President Brough! I know I have him as my Mission President for a reason! Then we ate dinner on the way home, and got home at 9 so we went to bed. that trip was an all day deal! 

Saturday: We got up and had a good lesson with this other Investigator we have got and then went to the church for another lesson the guy didn't show up so we walked around main street trying to find more people. didn't find a single person interested... Then we went and tried to find a lady couldn't find her so we tracted her street. no one was interested. got yelled at by a preacher for preaching false doctrine. then we went home and ate dinner. and then we Saw this girl we have been teaching for a while and we set a baptismal date with her!!! It was the most spiritual lesson we have had due to the fact that we usually have all of her cousins her aunt and grandma and everyone else in there, this time it was just us and it was very spiritual and so I asked inspired question after inspired question about baptism. first: have you prayed about it? she said yes second: how did you feel? she said funny. third we testified that was the spirit. telling her it was true we told here what the holy ghost does. then I asked another inspired question: why do you wanna be baptized? she sat there for 20 minutes it felt like. she started laughing at her little bro climbing on us. I said don't pay attention to him after she told him to get off. I said he is our problem he is all over us. I wanna here what you think and feel. and after sitting there for a while, I told her no one is here to judge you, I want the truth and nothing but, and so she said i can't tell you, i  said the only reason we are here is for you. not us this has nothing to do with us. and then we said ill write it down so you can read it. then she just finally said it. and she was about to say I know it's stupid reason. and before she could say stupid I cut her off and said that is the best reason any one could have!!! she said she wanted to be baptized so that when her friends did something against her beliefs or what the LDS church believes that she could say no and have a reason why behind the no..... It was very strong!!! and so we set a baptismal date right then! and she agreed! and I know I was send to Beattyville to find her and bring her to the gospel!! I'm glad i get to be a missionary in the GKLM!!!! (Great Kentucky Louisville Mission)!!!! 

Sunday: we had church and we had some gators come to church! and then we went with a member to a sisters (widowed old sickly) house so he could look at her plumbing then we went and saw this family I found on an exchange the other week that we've had a hard time getting in with and had a very good lesson. the wife was one step ahead with her questions. every point we had to talk on she had a question about it right before we talked about it!!! I had never had that happen before! It was super spiritual! I know I was meant to find them!! Then we had a good dinner with the Caters Sister Carter is an amazing cook!!! then we went and saw the girl we just set a date with then we went and taught the Plan of Salvation with this guy who his whole family is a member but him and set a bap date with him! 

This week was super amazing!!! the spirit was super strong!! I love you all! and hope you all remember who you are!! you are all Children of our Heavenly Father!! 

Love,

 Elder Durfee