On
Monday we got to watch Andrew Campbell open his Mission call. I was
selfish and chose Idaho as my guess but he actually got called to Mesa,
AZ. Elder Ross was so excited! He will also be very hot with the 115
degree weather they have there. He is excited though and we were very
excited for him. It reminded me of my own opening, very spiritual
experience. :)
Dee... well what do I say about
her. She doesn't want to budge, we have given her all that she needs to
find out the truth and decide for herself but she is comfortable where
she is at. She believes in the Book of Mormon and
the things we say because she trusts us. We continue to try and help her
recognize the Holy Ghost and it did get a little emotional. She said
that she has never wanted to know something so bad. Hopefully in the
future it goes better. We meet with her tomorrow.
Thursday
we got Elder-napped by these old people in the ward. They are siblings
named Jerry Ainsworth and Bibbit Pierce. They are super nice to all the
missionaries and try to help us out. Jerry has written a couple books
and served under Thomas S Monson on his mission in Canada. They took us
out to eat and then took us to Wal-mart and got us some groceries. It
was so nice of them. They made sure we had everything we needed. It was
perfect timing too because we were just running out of food and needed
some more and didn't know how we were going to make it. Now we are set
for a couple of weeks. They are so amazing!
Friday
we went on an exchange with Coushatta and I brought Elder Hunt back
here to Stonewall and we had a great time. At first, I really didn't
want to tract and I was sick of the hot weather. But I pushed myself to
drive somewhere to tract. I began to offer a prayer right before we
started and I instantly felt better. The spirit overcame me and helped
me to know what I was doing, was right. I gained strength, got out the
door and began to knock. We met a few people, nothing too promising.
Until we came to Erika. Erika is a college student at Southern and she
let us right in. Elder Hunt and I had such a spiritual lesson and I know
she could feel the Holy Ghost as well. She committed to read and pray
about the Book of Mormon and she also committed to pray about baptism.
She wants to be baptized, just wants to pray for a date to work towards.
We ended on a great note and had such a great experience there. She
even wanted to give us a hug after because she felt so good. Look at the
blessings that come from enduring, He knows exactly how we feel and we
would of never met her if we didn't go tract that day! :) Hopefully it
goes well in the future.
Saturday was another
service day, we helped with the flood relief. Tons of homes were damaged
from the flooding of the red river. We "mudded-out" a couple of houses
down in Bossier. It was dirty but it was worth it. It was crazy what
these families were living in and how much they had gone through. We
gave them hope and helped out the best we could. We cleaned out all the
ruined stuff, cleaned it down and sprayed for mold. We had to rip out
insulation, carpet, flooring and do tons of other stuff. It definitely
was a dirty job.
Happy Birthday Dad, and Happy
4th of July! I hope y'all have a grand time this weekend and have fun
lighting off fireworks. We might go to a firework show here, not sure
yet, but it will be fun!! Thanks for all the love and support. Another
week has come and gone. We also get a new President this week. President
Olson will be our new President and we will meet him this weekend. So,
that should be fun! Stonewall ward is great, I am doing good and I
continue to try and better myself. We have been discussing a lot about
the sacrament. Continue to prepare yourself for it, partake of it and
remember the blessing it is. We are truly blessed to have it each week
and make that renewal with Him. Anyways, have a great week y'all. Stay
safe, have fun and keep on smiling! :) Love y'all!
Love,
Elder Mason Rankin :)
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