Sister Mitzi Gates // Week Forty-One

Lebanon:

On Friday we went and visited Ernie! We called Benjji again, and she

is doing better, still hurting. But after Debbie Evans in our ward

works there. She said for us to visit Jean Rowland, so we did. She was

sitting with all of her girlfriends from the rest home and so we

talked to all of them. My hair was curled and they acted like they had

never seen red curly hair before. They all took turns feeling my hair

and playing with it.... I wish I could of got a picture! Haha pretty

funny.

Josh Hodge the guy we have a baptismal date with canceled our

appointment for this week. So he's not progressing to much. So that's

probably off. I had such great hope for him! I guess it's not his

time, we're just planting seeds.

We saw Jeanette and Ron this week and had a great lesson. Jeanette

loves to sing and Sister Svedin does too. So we sang Joseph Smiths

First Prayer, and they loved it. I'll let them do the singing, my job

is to press play and stop on the iPad! But we had a great lesson about

priesthood and baptism. They are having a hard time accepting that

their first baptism doesn't really count, because it wasn't by the

priesthood authority. Then she brings us the Journal of Discourses!

I've heard about them but I don't really know what it is. Will you

research and get back to me on what it is? I think it's kind of some

anti material, because it's not in our gospel library. Anyways it's

just getting Jeanette and Ron thinking.

Also we were driving and we saw a car on the side of the road with the

hood popped. So we asked if they needed help, they needed a jump! Haha

of course. So we tried and tried to get it started. But it wouldn't

jump their car! I don't know if it's from our car getting in an

accident, or the cables just won't work anymore, I don't know. But we

gave them a pass a long card, he said he was looking for a church! So

that was a tender mercy.

We do a lot of less active work, so we saw a lot this week.

We tract and we are trying to find people... But everyone is happy

where they are. Every single door approach:

"We are Christians, we go to church, we love Jesus Christ, he's our

Lord and savior and I've been saved. Thanks for what you do though!"

.........come on!! We have the Restored church back on the earth again today!

There was one this week while we were tracting and it was a mom, and

her little girl, and her boyfriend. They were just sitting outside, so

we talked to them, asked them how their day was going. An accident

just happened right by their house, but it was good. We shared the

Restoration with them and the mom starts to cry! I'm like wow she's

really feeling the spirit, this is great!! We share a little more and

she starts crying more... I'm like are you okay? She's like yeah I'm

just 3 months pregnant and we were talking about that crash and it

just threw me off! I was like dang........ I totally thought she was

feeling the spirit! Haha ohh man. Well they did say we could come back

so that was good!

Yesterday there was a baby blessing. The baby was 2 years old! I have

never seen anything like it. It was so... Interesting. The mom bore

her testimony and said they just kept putting it off. They have been

active their whole lives. They just kept thinking the baby was to old,

then they finally did it.

Oh we are also doing a booth at the Wilson County Fair, and it's

bigger than the state fair. Half a million people come to it! I'm so

excited. They said on Sundays if people being their church programs

they get their tickets for half off!! Hahah isn't that so funny? I

LOVE THE SOUTH. The fair is the same week of transfers, so hopefully I

get to stay.

Sorry I don't have much this week! Sister Svedin is doing great! I

swear she came pre trained. We get a long great. She is a hard worker

as well! I'm so grateful for that. We get a lot done, just we aren't

really teaching anymore seriously, which makes it hard!

I love you all! Remember to pray for missionary opportunities:)








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People's mail boxes these days!!‏









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