Hello everyone!
This week was normal, we did get a new investigator though. The Spanish elders were teaching a girl that only knows English cause she was dating a member in the Spanish branch and we had a pass off lesson this week. She is really awesome. She's 19 and receives a lot a lot of flack from her family about how we are bad people and dangerous to be around. They say a lot of crap to her meanwhile her aunt is on a mission trip for whatever her church is and is coming back to persuade her away. But here's the plus. She says there is undeniable changes and blessings that have developed in her life since she began meeting with the missionaries and she knows all the junk anyone says is misconceptions or false. We, at the beginning of the lesson talked about people conversion stories similar to that. Talked about before our missions things got harder than ever to go and how before we do anything good, Satan tries to hammer us because he'd rather us sit still or move backward. It was good to talk about. We then taught the
plan of Salvation and it went great. It's been a while since I've taught a full discussion, as sad as that sounds to say, but it went fantastic. She has a baptismal date and plans to be at church in the English ward this week.
Another cool thing is our ward was asked to send two teams of 10 to 12 to Houston to help. So a bunch of people were gone this weekend from Friday to Sunday evening. One of them came back Saturday cause he needed to and told us of the experience in priesthood opening exercises. He talked about how it was the best experience he's ever
had, how they were only assigned two houses to help and they got it done quick, cutting out moldy drywall and all that. So they literally went tracting. Tons of yellow shirted Mormons knocking on doors nasty dirty asking if they can come help the house. He said so many people were in absolute tears at it all, they'd say how since it happened all
they've seen are looters and have had to protect their house and to see of all people, the Mormons come and save the house, they were astonished. Someone said how they were like a polite biker gang that rolled up, helped them save their house, then moved on to the next. Another one they said was they walked up to this house with a man
unloading drywall and they began helping him, the man looked and said...."Well...yeah I guess if you'd like to help," and they began on his house, which had the most damage of the ones they'd seen that day. They got it all done and drywalled and mudded that day and after they got done the man was very somber and just couldn't express how
thankful he was for the help. As they were walking away, turns out some members lived across the street from that house and they came and said, "how on earth did he let you in there? We have been neighbors with him for years and he's never allowed us to talk to him, he says he hates Mormons." Hurricane Harvey might have done a lot of bad. And
I know I for one, as I know many have kept the country in our prayers that the hate can cease, the walls that divide us Americans can fall, that we can be a united nation again. Natural disasters can be devastating and lives can be lost, but with evacuations and preparedness, lives don't need to be lost. Because the greatest thing I've seen from this, is the unification between man and his neighbor. Service supersedes race, religion, political party, and age. And right now a disaster struck in Houston that is now working a miracle in the lives of the children of God. Sometimes God answers our prayers in different ways, and as a country under him, I for one believe he's sick of the hate and dying love this country has for itself. Houses are important, but God cares a lot more about our lives. Our Salvation. And maybe this is an around the bend answer to prayer to
heal our country, or rather to prompt this great country to heal itself. Throw this hate down and remember what so many fought for. Regardless of any dividing opinion. If you struggle, find a way to serve in the community. It is the best medicine you'll find in your life. I am continually in awe at the miracles and stark difference we see in people after this hurricane hit.
Dallas Daze
This week we had a very fun experience! We were outside, talking to our ward mission leader when we saw a possum stroll on by. We followed it and got it cornered. Well Elder Hadley just stoops over and snatches it and it was NOT HAPPY about the hahaha. So we caught a possum! Pretty dang sweet if I do say so myself. We also made some
bomb pie! So yeah, good week!
Love yall!
Elder Hiatt
This week was normal, we did get a new investigator though. The Spanish elders were teaching a girl that only knows English cause she was dating a member in the Spanish branch and we had a pass off lesson this week. She is really awesome. She's 19 and receives a lot a lot of flack from her family about how we are bad people and dangerous to be around. They say a lot of crap to her meanwhile her aunt is on a mission trip for whatever her church is and is coming back to persuade her away. But here's the plus. She says there is undeniable changes and blessings that have developed in her life since she began meeting with the missionaries and she knows all the junk anyone says is misconceptions or false. We, at the beginning of the lesson talked about people conversion stories similar to that. Talked about before our missions things got harder than ever to go and how before we do anything good, Satan tries to hammer us because he'd rather us sit still or move backward. It was good to talk about. We then taught the
plan of Salvation and it went great. It's been a while since I've taught a full discussion, as sad as that sounds to say, but it went fantastic. She has a baptismal date and plans to be at church in the English ward this week.
Another cool thing is our ward was asked to send two teams of 10 to 12 to Houston to help. So a bunch of people were gone this weekend from Friday to Sunday evening. One of them came back Saturday cause he needed to and told us of the experience in priesthood opening exercises. He talked about how it was the best experience he's ever
had, how they were only assigned two houses to help and they got it done quick, cutting out moldy drywall and all that. So they literally went tracting. Tons of yellow shirted Mormons knocking on doors nasty dirty asking if they can come help the house. He said so many people were in absolute tears at it all, they'd say how since it happened all
they've seen are looters and have had to protect their house and to see of all people, the Mormons come and save the house, they were astonished. Someone said how they were like a polite biker gang that rolled up, helped them save their house, then moved on to the next. Another one they said was they walked up to this house with a man
unloading drywall and they began helping him, the man looked and said...."Well...yeah I guess if you'd like to help," and they began on his house, which had the most damage of the ones they'd seen that day. They got it all done and drywalled and mudded that day and after they got done the man was very somber and just couldn't express how
thankful he was for the help. As they were walking away, turns out some members lived across the street from that house and they came and said, "how on earth did he let you in there? We have been neighbors with him for years and he's never allowed us to talk to him, he says he hates Mormons." Hurricane Harvey might have done a lot of bad. And
I know I for one, as I know many have kept the country in our prayers that the hate can cease, the walls that divide us Americans can fall, that we can be a united nation again. Natural disasters can be devastating and lives can be lost, but with evacuations and preparedness, lives don't need to be lost. Because the greatest thing I've seen from this, is the unification between man and his neighbor. Service supersedes race, religion, political party, and age. And right now a disaster struck in Houston that is now working a miracle in the lives of the children of God. Sometimes God answers our prayers in different ways, and as a country under him, I for one believe he's sick of the hate and dying love this country has for itself. Houses are important, but God cares a lot more about our lives. Our Salvation. And maybe this is an around the bend answer to prayer to
heal our country, or rather to prompt this great country to heal itself. Throw this hate down and remember what so many fought for. Regardless of any dividing opinion. If you struggle, find a way to serve in the community. It is the best medicine you'll find in your life. I am continually in awe at the miracles and stark difference we see in people after this hurricane hit.
Dallas Daze
This week we had a very fun experience! We were outside, talking to our ward mission leader when we saw a possum stroll on by. We followed it and got it cornered. Well Elder Hadley just stoops over and snatches it and it was NOT HAPPY about the hahaha. So we caught a possum! Pretty dang sweet if I do say so myself. We also made some
bomb pie! So yeah, good week!
Love yall!
Elder Hiatt
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