I hope things are going well in post-graduaton life.
I
had a great birthday. Sisters A and E (Sister
missionaries in Morganton) called me in the morning to wish me a happy
birthday. Sister Craven (President Craven's wife) also called me to wish
me a happy birthday. My birthday was filled with miracles. We've met
with an investigator for the first time in two months, we've found a new
person to teach at chick fila; we are teaching him through Facebook.
The Brletich family organized an ice cream social that evening. I really
didn't think about myself at all on my birthday and just focused on
helping other people come closer to Christ. The Penningtons (Brother
Pennington is the ward mission leader, and he is a fantastic mission
leader) also gave me a chocolate cake.
Yesterday, I went to the best testimony meeting I've ever been
to. I went up to bear my testimony and challenge members to do
missionary work. We have teams with members every Tuesdays and
Thursdays, but the bishop felt that the members can do better at helping
us.
On Saturday, we've met with a couple who are investigators by the name of R.
W. and R. T. They both love us and appreciate the
visits. They have a desire to come to church, but they both have health
problems. He has severe arthritis, but he continues to serve people by
serving in resting homes. He owns two resting homes in Morganton. She is bed ridden. She has seizures; it's not epilepsy
seizures, it's a seizure that locks up her whole body and she describes
it as a full body cramp, and he has to be there to give her a shot when
that happens. She said it was the most painful thing she ever
endured. We promised them that we will keep visiting, even after they
get baptized.
Here are a couple of pictures that my trainer took. They day
before transfers, we went zip-lining in Lenoir as a district activity. A
member in Lenoir owns a zip-lining course and he let us use it for the
day. Out of all the name tags in the picture, Elder Jackman, Elder
Shumway, and Sister Ekins got transferred. Elder Morrow is the district
leader and is training Elder Nelson. Sister Rendon is training Sister
Dahle (she is from Sherwood, Oregon!!)
Today we are going to Lenoir for a Zone activity, we are doing the same thing as the last Zone activity.
