Progressing

It's kind of hard to get much to put on this blog when I rarely get to talk to the elders.  This week I did get to talk with them and it was nice to spend a few minutes with them.  I was sitting on the front porch, studying for a class I had to take for work and Elder U. and Elder B2 had just come home for the evening.  I was just expecting them to go down to their apartment, but instead they came around to the front and talked with me for a minute.  They asked if they could come by the next p-day and maybe play a game or something so that we could get to know them a little better.  Wow, I would think that they would rather spend their p-day doing other things, but I'm not complaining.  I love spending time talking with the missionaries, it builds me up.  So the next p-day we played Chicken Foot (you play it with dominoes) and had a lot of fun.  It was nice to hear more about them and the work they are doing, and it was fun to see them a little less serious.

I did learn that their area about doubled in size during this last transfer.  They now cover 2 stakes instead of just one.  That explains why they were teaching a family from outside our area- (at least I thought it was outside our area.)  They are getting lots of referrals and having trouble following up on all of them in a timely manner.  Last night I asked them about one referral our bishop got from our ward and they said that they haven't been able to make contact with them.  I asked if it would help to have Priests (16-18 year old priesthood holders) split up with them so that they could do double the work.  My nephew went out on splits with Elder K. and had a wonderful experience.   They said that last night it would have made it easier to make all of their appointments.  I kind of chewed them out and said that if they needed help and they were desperate they could ask me to go with one of them.  They actually said they would think about it. (I would still love to have that opportunity).   Our ward executive secretary spent a few days in Texas last month and didn't have anything to do, so he went on splits with the missionaries down there, he had a great experience and spoke very fondly about it.

Tonight the elders came home and said that they just found a new investigator.  They happened by a yard sale and the lady there told them that she had received the missionary lessons and she wants to continue learning, so could they please start teaching her.  What do you say to that?  Well duh, yeah!  Well be right over.  So they are pretty stoked about that.  I am so very happy that all the hard work they have been putting into this area is finally paying off for them, the Lord is blessing them.  Thank all of you for your prayers in their behalf.

Please continue to pray for all of our missionaries.  They need the blessings, they deserve the blessings and the people they will teach because of your prayers need the blessings. 

Remember, the Lord loves missionaries.  Missionaries love referrals.  Share the love, give a missionary a referral.

May God bless you this week.