Well this past week was hype. Haha it was pretty good. We started teaching 3 old ladies!!! So that's exciting. Last Monday we had this 1.5 hour phone call with this awesome lady named Jiji (not one of the 3 old ladies)! She had some awesome questions and concerns that took some pondering and flying around the scriptures. The Spirit was awesome (like always! love that guy) and was guiding me to a bunch of different Scriptures and I don't know. It was just a really fun lesson. She came to church yesterday and sadly we'll have to pass her off to the YSA, but she is awesome!
On Tuesday, we were kind of sick of calling people so we thought of something else we could do. We remembered the guy at the Gas station and how he is there literally all the time. So we decided we were going to go and convert him. Sadly, it was about the only day that he wasn't there and out of self pity I bought $20 worth of candy. Why? I don't really know. There are a lot of new flavors with the original stuff so I had to try it.
Anyway the story is not over. On Saturday we had to fill up gas so, naturally, we went to the gas station. The guy was there this time. I got a Twix ice cream bar (shout out to Grandma Barbs) and when my companions were checking out they baptized him. Haha no, but Elder Ward with no small talk or anything was like, "Have you heard of the Book of Mormon?" . Bold. The guy said he hadn't and without beating around the bush and with a 10 second background of the Book, Elder Ward proceeded to ask him if he wanted to read it. The guy said he would and accepted the Book. Probably the fastest and funniest way I have ever seen a Book of Mormon placed haha. So now we are praying, "Please bless that young man that he may call." (Best Two Years)
I have been able to go on a couple of exchanges with the Elders in the District and I have been learning a lot from them. On one exchange, we talked some mad Star Wars. It was nice not to talk about cows and horses for a bit haha, but as the conversation kept going it evolved into how almost every story is inspired by Jesus Christ (whether people know it or not). In just about every good story, there is an individual who is kind of the "chosen one" and a good group of people that follow and support him. The chosen one goes through the hardest trials and makes a lot of sacrifices and in the end, defeats the enemy (Satan). They are a selfless hero. This obviously represents Jesus Christ. The group that supports the hero, can represent the Disciples of Jesus Christ and also us, His disciples. Good movies and stories are like this because of the Light of Christ in the world. Everyone has it and it fills all space. There are a lot of ways that we can help people feel of this Light and also of the Love of Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father. It doesn't have to be throwing scriptures at people's faces, but it can be so small in how we act, what we say, and what we do. Ask Heavenly Father how you can share the Light of the world, which is Jesus Christ, in simple ways.
I love you all!
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