Walmart Pecan Pies & Investigators

Hey Yall!

This week as yet another great one!

We were finally able to meet with this older couple we met a couple weeks back that were quite interested. They initially had ordered a Book of Mormon and then they got busy as heck. So finally we get to meet with them! They were excited about it. We prepared super hard for it and that night headed over there. It was funny cause we often tell people we will do anything we can to help them. So Lorie (the wife) asked us if we could get her 2 fifty cent pecan pies from Walmart. We stopped and totally got her some. Her husband thought it was hilarious. We went through the restoration with them and midway through Mike (the husband) told us that for 40 years he's been actively studying every religion he can find in search for the truth. He asked us how you can know who's a prophet. Like really know? Cause he knows prophets are a must and they have to be called of God but how do you know if one is called of God? As we went through the rest of the lesson answering his questions and such he and his wife were super excited. We heard later that week from Lorie "I've never seen Mike so excited about something. We can't wait to see yall again!" It's awesome. They're doing super well. They had a new Tea Cup Pomeranian and it peed on my dang tie but luckily it had literally no smell and no color so it didn't stain.

We then had Tuesday packed with lessons and they went so well. Clarence has a date for May 5th now and Betty for May 12th and a new investigator that went super well. They all came to church Sunday too!! Things are going awesome.

So my mission president just texted me as I was writing this and told me a former mission president from the missionary board of the church is going to be coming out with Elder Judkins and I Wednesday after I conduct a combined district meeting with another district. I'm like freaking out prayers for me being led by the spirit would be gratefully appreciated.

Life is going good here in Texas though. Can't complain. 

Love to yall! 

Elder Hiatt

Last Transfer!

Hey mom!

No worries on the package, my companion gets so many I forgot I was getting one. And it's good it's been a chill week. I wish I had a chill week. But it was a really good week. Our investigators are doing awesome. Some didn't show up at church which was obnoxious because we set three baptismal dates this week! Now they just gotta get coming to church, we should hopefully have two more on date this week too. I love them, I've never had a relationship with people like these people. It's such a joy and it all is just from being obedient and going and trying to help them anyway I can. I could care less if they get baptized. I just want to do what the lord wants for them at that time, even if it's just sit and be there and let them know there is someone praying for them and someone that cares. 

And dang! The dates already chosen huh? Hopefully I go home on June 13th for sure. I am excited as heck! I don't know if I could wait longer hahaha. 

I got to hold an awesome snake this week and also had a hilarious video capturing me being a retard at My ward mission leaders house. The ward has been DYING laughing at it and I think I've made an impression. I'll send the video, and just keep it within the family for now if you would, but I gotta show ya. 

We ran a 5k as a zone with the mission president and I'm pooped from it. I did pretty good though. I got 7th or 8th or something. It was awesome. I use to be so much faster though, kinda sad about that but knee surgery will get ya if you don't run for the next 4 years.

Life is going good though. Can't complain too bad. Just being excited for the last transfer to begin! I am excited as heck to get home. It's so close. I am working hard and finishing strong but definitely am excited to get back. 

I love ya Mom!

Love cam

The Lord Provides

Hey Yall!

This week was a great week. We went one exchanges with the zone leaders and it went much better than I had thought it would. We taught like 8 lessons that day. It was pretty cool. We also had a lot of meals fall from heaven this week. Our dinner calendar got snagged by the relief society president (I don't know why clipboards magically disappear into their bag but they do WAY TOO OFTEN) and so we didn't have dinners at all scheduled this whole week. But we had one each day. A member  saw a walking around one day and stopped and took us with him to a seafood grill where we had some fried catfish that was
quite good, we then with the zone leaders got a random dinner invite and ended up having some amazing Mexican food that I ate way too much of. It came back with a vengeance! We then got invited to lunch by the same dude who took us to get catfish to have street tacos at this place and it was also amazing. Beef fajita meet is the best just for everyone's info when they get street tacos. The thing is, if you ever wonder if your Mexican food is authentic? I shall say again, it came back with vengeance. Real Mexican food is so good but it's a reward risk type thing here. We then got taken to a super good burger place called bottle cap alley. At the end of that dinner I was doing magic tricks for people tying it into the parable of the talents and life half the restaurant was watching, it was super fun. Utilize your talents for missionary work people! We just were provided for miraculously is the message here and it was great.

We had an investigator who has been wanting to be baptized and been being taught for 4 months come to church for the first time last Sunday! I love the dude and it was so good to have him there. I feel like we begged the lord make than ever to soften his wife's heart and
to strengthen his to come. It was answered! Such a blessing.

It was a good week though, I've been pondering lately the worth of souls as it seems to be the theme of a lot lately of meetings I'm at. I think if we could understand a figment of our own worth, it'd allow us to understand the worth of those around us. For you can only love
your neighbor as much as you love yourself. Discovering our worth can be a process though, a process nonetheless I think would be good to go down. I also have been really taking president Nelson's talk seriously and hope everyone does as well to learn how to receive personal revelation. It's is key to these last days. Just go back and study
those talks, all of them. This conference is a turning point for the church in literally hastening the work. Don't skimp out now, the Savior is coming and I can testify  that living gospel standards, repenting to do so, and putting God first really does work. I fought
exactness my whole mission but you can do it "without compulsory means" as doctrine and covenants says. And when you do it in purity and love, you're life changes. Mine has.

I love you all!
Love Elder Hiatt

Shoe Shine

Hey Yall! 

Hope your week was good with the awesome opportunity to see general conference! I tried out writing down questions and seeing if they would be answered and it was really cool to be able to both have talks answer specifically as well as have the spirit inspire answers to me. It was a great weekend.

This week was not a crazy eventful one. Doing some sweet yoyo tricks, teaching some sermons at the prison like nursing home, and helping investigators progress! At the nursing home most of the people are nuts so we decided it didn't much matter what we prepared to give a sermon on so long as it was about Christ so we discussed Christ coming to America. It's amazing how so many people are so accepting and rejoice at the truth when they aren't locked off in heart and mind beforehand. It went super well. 

We had a great lesson with a guy named Clarence too. I have been praying earnestly for the gift of charity for people, and when we were teaching this lesson Clarence at the end said, "man we just met, but I feel like I know you and you've know me for years." 

Letting people know you pray for them and you truly care really is a powerful thing. 

Being a district leader seems to be good. I think I'm doing well? Missionaries say so so I'll go with that.

We shined some shoes I had not shined my whole mission and the difference is astonishing.

But ya! Was a good week. 

Love yall!

Elder Hiatt