So
early on in the week, one of our investigators invited us over for some
dinner. She said that we both needed to try some REAL "Southern Cookin'
." She cooked us some Chicken, gravy and rice! Wow! It was soo good. She
made sure we had 2 big plates of it before we left. Crazy to me how
willing she was to just have us come eat in her home and she had only
met us a few times. Complete strangers to her, but she still showed us
so much love. Just like Christ would! :)
Sometimes
when we tract and it is hot, we begin to seem "out of it." Elder Nuku
and I just crack jokes with each other and it is just a good time. We
knocked on this door and a young lady came out and we got to teach her. I
just remember us acting goofy and she liked us a lot. Her name is
Keirica. We taught her about the Book of Mormon and she accepted to read
and pray about it. We have a return appointment for this week so
hopefully that goes well. Even when you are tracting and the sun can
seem unbearable, you can still have a good laugh and even teach people
too!
One of our top investigators named Cory
kind of dropped this week. We came back with a member to teach him and
told us that he didn't want to be baptized. We invited him before and
told him to pray about it. He thinks that we were sent to him to teach
him about the Book of Mormon and then he needed to take it to his church
and teach it there. He is a youth pastor there and teaches a class
every week and was actually preparing a sermon using Alma 5 to give this
next week. So maybe in the future something good will come out of that,
you never know! Have you ever heard of something like that?
Saturday
Eric Smith got baptized! What a great day! His family was there, a lot
of the members were there and even his non-member mom came to support
him. It was a great service and it is always great to see another person
take that next step towards Christ. His father-in-law baptized him and I
felt bad because he was old and had to redo it a couple of times
because he wasn't strong enough to bring him down and out of the water.
He got it though and everything went great! His family was so happy for
him and now he is even preparing to receive the Priesthood so he can
have it in his home and bless his family. I pray he stays active the
rest of his life as we continue to teach him and help him learn more! It
happened y'all! Blessing come from nowhere and I give so much thanks :)
Last
thing for this week! Elder Nuku and I got to go out with a member in
our ward today to see some real wild alligators! It was so cool. They
are nesting right now and there is a park that has a lot of them in it.
We got to hike to actually 2 different nests where we got to see them
right up close. I promise I was safe and kept me distance Mom! It was a
really cool experience though and we got some good pictures and video!
:)
Thank you all for everything you do. Keep
looking for missionary opportunities and keep on smiling! I hope you
each have a good week and recognize the blessing we have in our lives. I
know I find more each day. Miss and love y'all!!! :)
Love,
Elder Mason Rankin :)
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