August 5, 2013

Things this past week have been really slow.  We have done a lot of tracting and finding activities.  Unfortunately the area book is really hard to read especially since the last elders both had terrible hand writing, and they left no notes on when appointments were, or anything like that.  So the past couple days we have spent trying to call, knock on doors, do anything to set up appointments with the people that the elders were teaching. 

 

Hey so remember when I told you guys about the elder that tried to headbutt me?  He was one of the last 2 elders in the area that I am in now.  It is kinda weird.  He keeps reoccurring in the areas that I go to.  It is really strange.

 

We were able to make contact with one person that the last elders were teaching.  We taught him last night.  His name is D.  He drives trucks so his schedule is super crazy.  It was really kinda interesting how we got into contact with him.  We were coming in for the night, and just getting ready to put our bikes away when he called us.  That was the first time that some one has called us and told us that he wants us to teach him.  It was awesome.  Then when we went to go teach him, we were able to read Mosiah 4 with him, and talk a lot about church attendence.  He said that nothing would be holding him back, but you could tell that he was scared and that he didn't really want to go.  But the Spirit was strong when we were testifying about the importance of church attendance, so hopefully he will remember that and he will want to go to church.

 

Newsflash!!!

 

Tracting actually works.  While we were out tracting this past week,  both times, right before appointments, we have been able to find people who are willing to listen to us.  The first time was on Tuesday.  We were out right before dinner on the edge of our area, and it was going to be one of the last doors that we knocked, and a woman answered the door, and she said that she would be interested in listening and learning more about the Book of Mormon.  She said that she would be availible on Wednesday at 10, so we are headed back to teach M.  HAHA it was awesome.  Then on Saturday, we were going over to the bishop's house to meet with him, and we got there a little early, so we decided to go and knock on some doors.  This time, it was only a few houses in when a woman knocked on the door, and she said that no, they were not interested in converting, but her husband would love to talk to us.  Then her husband walked around the corner and said  "Yes, I would love to talk religon.  We are devout members of the Church of Christ."  And so we set up a time that we could come back.  Hopefully he is actually wanting to have an intelligent conversation, and not try to bash or bible thump with us.  But those are our tracting successes this week.  I am excited to see how this next week works out.

 

Love you

 

Elder Peterson