Hey
all!
The
work is going absolutely great here. To give you an idea, we had three
investigators come to church yesterday, and we set up two appointments with
potential investigators that came with members. These potential investigators
came out of curiosity too! so we really look forward to meeting with them.
I
feel like a grand finale has been going on all around me, and I hope it keeps
going. I love my mission so much and am eternally grateful for it.
We
had quite a conversation w/ an older gentleman this last week. He is a retired
navy veteran from the Vietnam war and when we first met him it was w/ all his
returned vet friends. They all acted like they were 20, it was hilarious. A
little vulgar, but I wish I could have let you all see it. We got to try and
sit down to talk w/ him, but he liked to talk about politics. He shared a story
with us though that confirms the doctrine of the spirit world. When he was six
he was playing with one of his toys in the living room. His grandma had passed
away two weeks previous. Apparently he smelled something that reminded him of
grandma, so he went to go check it out. Not remembering his grandma had passed
away, he see's his grandma standing right there and she said, "It's
alright Mikey everything will be just fine." He smiled and went back to
playing and then he remembered that she was supposed to be dead. He knew though
what he saw, he said he couldn't explain it, but that he knew there is an
afterlife.
I
have a great companion, Elder Merrill. I believe a lot of the miracles happen
because of him. He has great faith and is an incredible missionary. He also has
an incredible story of how he came out to the mission, miraculous even. I feel
the ward getting more and more excited inviting non-member friends to
activities, and so forth. I love feeling like the work is growing rapidly,
which of course it is. It's a great ward to serve in, and good to see young
people making good decisions.
Elder
Hatfield
