Dear Family,
Once again it is time
for another "we just talked yesterday, what do I say?" email. Luckily I
get to actually pause and think while I'm writing so I've actually
remembered some things I didn't talk about. I mentioned that Wednesday
was a pretty unique day and I actually remembered everything this
morning! So, it began with a bible referral appointment. When we showed
up she was waiting on her porch which is totally weird because almost
nobody even keeps their appointments, let alone waits outside for them!
We talked with her for about a half hour and shared a little of the
restoration with her. Turns out her husband is atheist and she was
planning on leaving him hay day. She was surprisingly casual about it...
Anyway, the guy came out at one point to smoke and just stared at us
the whole time.
After that appointment, we
went to another one with a referral from other missionaries. Her name
was Terry and she was pretty solid. We asked about her relationship with
God and she described some experiences she's had that have impacted
her. We then taught her a little more about the restoration and asked
what she'd do if she found out it was true and she said she'd have to
join the church. We then explained a bit about baptism and she said
she'd be baptized if she finds out its true. We asked her how she'd find
out and she told us she'd read the Book of Mormon and come to church.
Of course we told her to pray about it too but the point is she gave all
the answers we were hoping. She didn't actually make it to church
unfortunately but neither did any other investigator so...
After
our lessons we went out for some Mexican and saw some nasty words about
Donald Trump in he bathroom. We then went to the church to get some
referral info and Jeje dropped us over text but said she'd still come to
church.
The rest of the afternoon we
contacted potential investigators and that's when two homeless people
asked us for money within a single minute. I didn't have any cash but
Elder Brinkerhoff had a $20 which he didn't want to give out. Had. The
first guy said that was fine and moved on. The second guy said he knew we could just go to an ATM and get more and other stuff like that so Elder Brinkerhoff caved.
Later
that night we had a lesson at the church and Jeje was there bringing
her son to cub scouts. Long story short we convinced her to keep meeting
with us.
It wasn't the weirdest day ever but a
bunch of random things happened that made it unusual I suppose. Oh, and
just to clarify from yesterday, of the stories I said I'll tell when I
get home none of them involve having guns pointed at me. I hope you find
comfort in that.
Love,
Elder O'Brien (the younger)
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