Letter from 7/1/13

Hello Family,

 

This has been a SUPER slow week.  most of our appointments fell through. but there was some good.  I will start with the bad first.

 

our investigator Shannon has recked her chances of baptism. at least anytime soon.  She decided to move in with her boyfriend(who was less active that has been doing so good!).  it is really frustrating, because they wanted to get married in the temple. but she cannot be baptized as long as they live together. unless they get married first. so lame. and they are moving out of our area.

 

our new investigator Dana, has bailed on our appointments twice. i dont want to give up on this guy, but he makes it hard not to.

 

some good though!  Alex Scott, our 17 year old investigator who dropped us called us up for another appointment. we left him with the reading assignment of 2 nephi 31.  when we asked him what he learned from it, it was amaazing.  He summed it up perfectly and explained how we need to have faith and repent.  Then be baptized to fulfill all righteousness. and some other things too.  Me and Elder Bullough just looked at each other dumbfounded.  He is a smart cookie. We taught him the plan of salvation, and he jsut kept saying how much sense it makes. and how it seemed too perfect.  He still has not recieved an answer through prayer, but it is working out logically in his head.  we cannot get him to church though. he just keeps saying he isnt ready. i dont know what that means though haha but i am feeling good about him.

 

another good thing that happedn has to do with our buckner family.  we went to church on thursday night, because we teach a book of mormon class.  When we pulled in, we saw John's wife's(dianna a nonmember) truck ! we were so confused. so we walked by the kitchen and there were a bunch of women making pot pies and dianna was with them having a good time.  i talked to the relief society president and asked how she got invited.  it is a hilarious story.  So Bev Good, is an interesting old lady.  She is a very active member, but has skewed views of the doctrine and life. she is convinced people break into her house everynight.  She also thinks Joseph Smith was a fallen prophet, and that why he was killed.  She thinks woman should and will have the priesthood. so yeah. we avoid all conversation with her haha. but she took it on her self to invite people to this activity.  She went through the ward list and called EVERYONE. all the do not contacts, less actives. everyone.  so the bishop was getting a ton of calls with people asking to have their records removed. but she did leave a message at john buckners home.  Dianna got the message and came! it was crazy.  we talked to john the next day and i guess dianna was impressed, because their church doesnt do things like that. i can definitely see her accpeting the gospel soon.  it is just hard to see her because she is NEVER home. but john is.

 

all in all is was a good week.  Thank you for all the support! keep sending letters i love to hear from you!!

 

-Elder Dean