Who did you touch this week?
This week I think I helped some inactive. We went over to their house and helped the, put up drywall and they said they intended to come to church but had a sour taste in their mouths from the last time they
went so we talked about how we think it has changed cuz it had been like 20 years. Then they came to church! They said they really enjoyed it and what we said helped!
What surprised you?
It is surprising to see how many inactive there are. There are about 200 active members and our inactive list is about 800. So we are doing our best to help them come back.
Tell us about something we would never see..
There are some pretty crazy ghetto sleds haha, the most common is a lifted Dodge Charger with massive rims and wheels. Some of them are pretty cool but some are just weird haha
Do your surroundings feel sanitary?
For the most part. There are some areas where I just feel like I need to constantly be washing my hands but it's overall clean
What is your shower like these days? It is good! A lot like our one downstairs, pretty nice and the hot
water is really good
What have you learned from your companions?
I have learned it is super important to have lots of fun and know when to get serious. As long as you know when to be serious it is good to let loose a little.
This week was good! Great spiritual experiences! The first one was in a lesson with a less active. We were trying to decide what to teach and I suggested the video 'like a broken vessel' which is a talk Elder Holland gave. I thought it was weird because the video was centered on depression and our investigator seemed fine. But we decided to show it and I had a scripture to go with it them about halfway through the video a different scripture (John 3:16) popped into my head and I decided to share that one instead. So after the video I shared it and
we talked about how the Lord loves all of us so much. And because he loves us he gave us the atonement and because of the atonement Jesus knows perfectly how to help us. When I was saying it, it seemed so irrelevant but I felt like I should just keep talking. Then afterward he told us he had been struggling with anger and depression since he was a teenager and it was exactly what he needed. It was awesome and I'm so grateful I was able to be there when the Lord gave him that lesson. We also put an investigator on date to be baptized! He has been being taught since before I got here and I guess he has always just had a problem with commitment to baptism. But earlier this week I guess he just had an awakening. So he called us and said he wanted to get married and be baptized. So we went and talked to him and he plans to be baptized on Saturday! Immediately after that we left and we're going to try this older inactive gentleman. We pulled up to the house and it was sketchy country house and we also,t thought we should just leave but we felt like we should at least knock. So we walked up a long eerie driveway and knocked and a super nice 80 year man invited us in and said we were just in time for supper. His 50 year old son was there and said when he was at the store he had a feeling to buy ,ore food than usual and he didn't know why but there plenty for all of us! It was hands down the best fried chicken I've ever had and after we ate they asked what time church started and said they were fixin to come back but didn't know what time! It was awesome!
This week I have been reading a lot of conference talks and the ones
that would recommend reading are:
Like a broken vessel
Laborers in the vineyard
Dare to stand alone
The cost- and blessings- of discipleship
I love you all and miss you so much!
Elder Dowell (2)
'Where did you get a hand grenade?'
'I don't know.'
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