Week #69

Hi Mom!  

So Elder Davis is being transferred! He's going to be a Zone Leader in the Cleveland Stake, which is neighboring zone! I'll still get to see him once a month at a meeting that we have as the Zone Leaders in the mission. My new companion is going to be Elder Christiansen! He's super awesome! I actually came out with him too! I don't know a lot about him but I'll send pictures next week. I'll pick him up tomorrow. 

This week was super great, but at the same time had some really heart breaking moments. 

So it started off with getting everything set up for Anthony's baptism! We had an interview scheduled with the bishop so that the bishop could meet him before he got baptized and we had a baptismal interview lined up with President Brown! Anthony was really excited to get baptized! Elder Davis and I went over to go see him this last week to talk to him a little more about his baptism. In our lesson, he told us that he wasn't going to be able to go through with the baptism. His reason being, he doesn't think that he'll be able to live all of the commandments after he gets baptized. We told him that there was only one perfect person that got baptized and that was Christ! We aren't expected to be perfect once we enter the waters of baptism! But regardless of what we said, he just really felt like he shouldn't be baptized, so we canceled the interview. He told us that he knows that church is true and that he wants to join, he just isn't ready. We're still working with him, in fact, we're going to have dinner with him tonight. So that was one of the most heart breaking moments just because he feels like he can't move on. I would be surprised if he didn't get baptized at some point in his life. He is such a kingdom builder. He's definitely one of the most prepared people that I have ever met! He's awesome!

Lauren is doing really good too! We still don't have a baptismal date for her though. We talked to her this week about getting baptized and she said that the only reason she doesn't want to get baptized is because she wants to get married in the Catholic church, just because she is familiar with it. She's single right now and just wants the Catholic church to be a stable thing in her life which is totally understandable. I think once we really get into eternal marriage that will change. She's such a kingdom builder as well! She told us she doesn't agree with some of the things that go on in the Catholic church which is definitely a step in the right direction! She also really believes that the Book of Mormon is true. She's basically a dry Mormon.

Yvette is doing awesome! So we have talked to her about a baptismal date quite a few times but she always says that she isn't ready! This week however, she told us that she would have to take a look at the baptismal font and come to church a few more times! She is totally going to get baptized! She's been crazy busy with work still but has been able to find time to keep the commitments we leave with her. She's retaining everything we teach her and loves the Book of Mormon! She'll be a great member of the church!

Frank is doing a lot better now! He's trying so hard to understand what we're teaching him. He finished the first book of Nephi and loved it! He's made some big steps forward. We're shooting for his baptism on the 3rd of December. He should reach that no problem. 

The highlight of the week was probably the fact that we found 6 new investigators! Elder Davis and I worked hard this week and followed the spirit which lead to a great amount of success. We both felt that the Lord was blessing us for our efforts we've put in the last 3 transfers as a companionship. 2 of the New investigators we found were a Mother and a daughter. Their names are Yasmond and Delores. We found them in the area book. I don't know why I decided to stop by them. There were no good leads in the area book, but I just felt like it would be a good idea. It was obviously the spirit working through me to bring the gospel to this family. 

One other guy that we picked up is name Julian. He is such a sincere guy! He told us that he was really searching for the true church. When we talked to him about the Book of Mormon, he was more than willing to read it! Can't wait to teach him more. 

Well I'm totally out of time today. We have a lot to do to get ready for transfers tomorrow! Hopefully it's okay if I send you a picture of me for the Christmas card next week. I love you lots Mom! Hope you have a good week! 

Love,

Jack

Jackson taking his duties on his bike very seriously!

Jackson and Elder Davis