Dear Mom!
Well, It was a great week, not without opposition! Let me give you a
quick rundown:
Monday: We had a lesson at the weavers with the Evans, and it was
pretty good! Susie had an awesome experience at GC, and was excited to share
it. She promised God that if she found her hearing aides that she would get
baptized, then she proceeded to tell us that she didn't say WHEN... and that
she still wants to "live life" before she gets too into religion or
something like that. So... It wasn’t as we had hoped for. I chatted with Sis.
Weaver on the phone the next day and discussed some of our concerns for her and
then set up an Appointment for Thursday.
Tuesday: We went to Mormon.org and played around for a while, then
on our way home we got a message from the assistants (Elder Schiess is now
one!) and so we called him and I got to talk to him for a bit. I sure love that
guy and miss him a lot. A full day of driving around, trying to see less actives as
always. Sigh.
Wednesday: Pretty much the same. We had dinner with a family that
moved from Nampa ID, so that was fun to talk with them. He talked about how
much he loves Idaho and is trying to get back, haha! I can relate! No just
kidding. But same. Pretty open day.
Thursday: We had district meeting and we were practicing teaching,
and the elders doing the practice said, "To help you learn how to focus on
your investigator, we're all going to eat a hot chili and try to focus! Holy
Moses, it was hot! Haha a silly thing, but it was sure memorable! When we got
home we had a lesson at the weavers with the Evans. It was good! We read a
scripture where they are at in their reading and discussed it, then Mom had to
take Sam to Football, so we taught Susue the Law of Chastity with the weavers,
and it was awesome! It went really well, and that can be a sketchy one! Whew!
That night we had dinner at the Kings and sat around the fire and talked to
them about their Baptism. Michelle was so nervous, but also very calm. A lot of
emotions! It was a good day.
Friday: We did our planning and laundry at the Weavers (Love them),
then we went to the Kings and Helped John and Michelle do some cleaning. It was
great! We cleaned off their front porch and sprayed it and helped Michelle in
her craft room thing, just getting it organized and put together a little. It
was great to spend some time with them. Michelle when we got there was freaking
out and said she was almost to the point of not getting baptized, but as soon
as we got there, she calmed down and relaxed. It was great to see the spirit
work on her!
Saturday: We went to the Church early and with Bro. Beach we cleaned
out the font. It was really gross from when we flooded the church (The
dehumidifiers dumped gunk into it), so we scrubbed it and mopped and made it
look great! We vacuumed, set up chairs and all that stuff, and people came and
so did John and Michelle. It was AMAZING! Her daughter came to me and told me
that she had heard of me for the past 4 months and that she had been waiting 17
years for this day. It was so perfect! Bryan, their son in law, baptized John,
then confirmed him, the John Baptized Michelle and Bryan confirmed her. It was
so sweet!!! Ah, best day of my life. Afterwards we got a couple pictures made
and put together a little photo album with testimonies from all the people that
came. A little memento from the big day! Then we went to a BBQ at their house
and spent some time with their family. It was really a sweet day. Probably one
of (if not THE) best days of my mission! I love them so much. They were so full
of the spirit!
I haven’t got your package yet.. I'm still waiting! Maybe today? I
don't know what’s taking it so long! But it’s ok. Thanks for sending one! And
thank you for the money. I appreciate you so much, and I love you to death!
Tell Sam and Hailey congrats, and that I love them! You are all the best.
Congrats on your new calling! You will love it, I’m sure! I love you so much
mom! The church is true, I know it!
Elder Matthew Monk
California Ventura Mission
- Jan. 2011 - Jan. 2013 -
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| John, Michelle and us! |
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| John and Michelle |
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| John, Michelle, and us |
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| John, Michelle, Cori and Bryan |
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