ever been. The work is scarce, but we have work to do that's all that
matters.
Well Tuesday I packed up my apartment, completely, and moved down to
Dumfries. We got settled it and got to work! We just knocked doors and
tried the potential investigators in our area now. We got caught up
with a Jehovah's Witness who wouldn't let us leave, so we finally just
did. We were talking about how much confusion there is over the bible
when this guy walking up the street came over to us and asked us to
teach him. He said he was confused about religion and the bible itself
and doesn't like his church! It was crazy, I was so excited! We got
his info and everything.
Wednesday district meeting happened, we figured out our new area
boundaries and everything. After that we got picked up and got taken
to get Peruvian chicken, which is fantastic! After that we once again
went trying to see all the potential investigators and referrals in
our new area. We struck out sadly. Then we had our funny moment for
the week. We were knocking doors in this apartment complex that every
building smelled like weed already, but these guys answer the door and
the smell just hits us like train but we give the door approach and
they just stare at us for the most awkward 10 seconds of my life...
Then they just go "nah we got....business to take care of..hahahahaha"
then they shut the door. I couldn't help but laugh haha.
Thursday we weekly planned which is by far the most boring part of the
week. Then we went out and tried this appointment we had set up in
these government projects, and this one was by far the most creepy
person I've talked to. She was smoking throughout the whole
conversation, and the whole time she's dropping all the ash on her
arm, and her head keeps twisting all weird, then she starts saying we
are satanic because we believe in visions. We asked her just plainly
if she had a devil, then she said she is the devil and started
screaming at us. The only thing we could do is tell her to repent and
bare testimony the most whole heartedly we ever have and leave. It was
quite the experience!
Friday we went out and were knocking doors and we got to teach this
girl that was babysitting, and she was so friendly and then we asked
her if she'd like to read the Book of Mormon and pray if it's true,
and she goes "No." What? Why? She said she was just doing her part by
always listening to the word of God. I hate to say it, but I went like
salesman mode, but obviously more spiritual than that haha- but I did
my best to convince her and she finally said she would and that she'd
pray about it sincerely. It was actually pretty cool. That was the
only lesson we taught all day. It was a long day.
Saturday haha...was not a good for me at first, but that completely
changed. We tracted and tracted and we tracted some more. Everyone and
their dog was graduating that day and so no one was home! So we
started walking to this appointment after the bus just drove right
passed us and didn't stop. So that made me pretty ticked. Then we get
to this appointment that Elder Malmstrom set up last week, and this guy did
his research on the internet and just starts pounding us with
questions. Finally we just asked him why would you ask google, if you
could ask God, the true all knowing. He just said "No sé". So we asked
him to and he said he would, then I asked what will he do if he
receives an answer that the church is true. He just simply said then God
is a liar. I haven't actually been ticked in a lesson with someone
until then. I just had to stop talking haha and then bare testimony at
the end. After that we are walking and this guy turning right at a
light is looking the other way at traffic, so I say to myself I hope
this guy sees us, and we start crossing. I see Malmstrom jump from the
corner of my eye, and then I turn and the dude runs my foot over,
looks at me, and drives off. Luckily a biker gang (which there are
tons of them here in Dumfries) sees it and takes off, and one just
comes over and asks if we are good, then he says how he respects us a
lot, and you should probably keep walking, so I said thanks and Okay!!
So I don't know what happened after that. But I was really ticked by
that time of the day haha.. Then we go to the subway and see that their
register is down, so they only take cash. I see this and right as soon
as I'm about to tell Elder Malmstrom, this sweet lady comes up and
shakes both our hands at the same time and says, I love you guys and
what you do for this world, and she gave us both $20. I couldn't help
but tear up. After a rough hot day of waking, getting ticked, and my
foot run over, this lady comes up and does that for us. Such a miracle
and tender Mercy.
That was my first week in Dumfries, ha I don't usually think I have a
crazy week until I write it all out haha.
Overall though, honestly I'm so taken care of out here. Members buy us
groceries, strangers by us lunch, God is protecting me. I've never
felt so secure and sure this is where I need to be in my life before.
I love being out here, I don't care if the work is scarce here in
Dumfries. I know I'm helping people come closer to Christ whether they
choose to follow up with us or not, I know the spirit is testifying
through me to them. I know that for a fact. I can see it, and I most
certainly feel it. I love Our Father, I love his Son, Our Redeemer,
and Our brother Jesus Christ, I love the Holy Ghost, I love this
Church.
Our testimonies are our greatest tool that we have and the easiest to
share with others.
D&C 10:33 Thus Satan thinketh to overpower your testimony in this generation, that the work may not come forth in this generation
The turtle I found got run over :-(
Francisco & his family
The district
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