Dearest family and friends,
SUCH EXCITING new we received last night from the leaders of our church! We missionaries in the field are super excited to get to start using the tools announced last night. We've been informed by our mission president to stay patient and wait for the green light on using facebook, blogs, etc. I'm not sure how it is all going to work and how they are going to monitor the missionaries, but it is the Lord's will that we start working and doing missionary work the way the the world can understand it - technology! I hope we get the green light pretty soon! :)
We had another great week! We are trying to work with the members more and involve them in the work. I liked what was said in the broadcast last night - the missionaries are just here to ASSIST in the missionary work in the ward.
Tuesday was the second best day of the week. A Laurel in the ward, Chyna, came out with us all day. She wanted to get out of the house so she asked to come out with us. We were able to teach lots of lessons and we even found some new people to teach. We a first meeting with a guy named Jake. He is less active and is wanting to come back to church. He seems really nice! The problem is he works on Sundays so that is what is keeping him from coming to church. We told him to have faith and talk to his boss about getting Sunday mornings off. He says his boss is a church going man so he might be more sensitive to Jake's wants of going to church. It was a good first meeting with him.
We also had a lesson with Ashley. We taught the Law of Chastity and she understood it pretty well. She only had one question but we were able to answer it in a way that she understood what it meant. Chyna was a great missionary and invited her to Young Women's. She said she would go but unfortunately she didn't make it because her grandma had a massive heart attack and had to go to the hospital. That also prevented her from coming to church on Sunday. So we are going to have to change her baptism date. :( She is super amazing though and we know she will get to church. She really loves it and she feels like we were an answer to her prayers. She has a really strong testimony!
On Wednesday we had a lesson with Ian and his grandma. We talked about prayer, scripture study, and obedience. We asked him if he wanted to be baptized and he said yes! So he has a date of July 20th. He's such an amazing kid, but because of his disability it makes it so he misbehaves a lot. It's sad. :(
Saturday was the best day of the week! Winnter got baptized!!!!! It was SO great!!! When they got to the church, her mom told us that Winnter's dad was coming from Tulsa and was wanting to take her for a few days, so she wasn't going to be at church the next day to be confirmed. We talked to a guy in our ward and he made a few phone calls and we got permission from the Stake President to confirm her that same day(converts are supposed to be confirmed on Sunday in Sacrament Meeting). She looked so great! Her aunt made her a dress to be baptized in. Sister Hatch and I love her so much! Her confirmation blessing was so beautiful! I'm so grateful to have the Priesthood on the earth again! It is such a blessing!
We also went to a wedding on Saturday night. It was up in Wagoner and it was a couple that lives up there getting married. They have been less active for a while but with the Wagoner meetings, they are coming more and they decided to get married so they could go to the temple in a year! It was a beautiful service. It was Bishop Grooms' first wedding, but he did a good job!
Sunday was great as well! After church, we had a lunch appointment and then we went up to a town called Porter to have a lesson with Malachi. He didn't come to church because he was tired from being at scout camp all week... :( so we went up there and had a lesson with him and Chyna (his sister). He is a quiet kid, but he is so ready for baptism! We're excited!
Then the broadcast!!!! We were so excited to see what they were going to say and we were not disappointed. :) Missionary work will never be the same ever again! :)
I love being a missionary! I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true church on the earth. I'm so glad for the opportunity and privilege I've been given to preach the gospel to the people of the Oklahoma Tulsa Mission. It is the "Only True Mission." :):) I'm so glad to have a prophet on the earth again to receive revelation as to how the church is to be run. We are so blessed!
I love you all! However, I ask you all to repent and send me mail! :) I'll try to reply as promptly as possible. :)
See you soon then!
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