February 14, 2024
Hey Everyone!
It's been an awesome, spirit filled week! There isn't a lot of big fantastical events this time, but there is still stuff!
Our friend Charmaine is coming along really well. We might have to push back her baptism, which kinda sucks, but I think it'll be for the better. With more time, we can teach her kids more and get them on the same track to get baptized. It really is a wonder to see the Spirit work on work. She able to think of herself in a different light and even pray for those that offend her. She really is amazing.
We had our friend John come to church yesterday. We hadn't really been able to get a hold of him, because almost every time we would try to meet him he had some sort of excuse. But while we were on exchanges, Elder Parking and Elder Moulton got to actually have the sit down lesson with him and even put him on date! One of the things he was saying at church is that it's about time I give thanks to God in some way. He's great. I do think he's gonna need some prayers, because we all know the devil kicks it up a notch when we're reaching towards the right.
Our big miracle this week was actually with an inactive member. While we were out doing stopbys on Friday, I saw that we were near a family we had tried to stopby before. The first time, their son answered the door and said "not right now, but come back another time. My mom would love to talk to you guys." So we went over and knocked and then the dogs started barking and no one answered the door. So we were heading back to the car when we saw a car leaving from what looked like the house. As we made it to the car, Gunnar, the son, turned around and yelled at us saying that his mom was inside. So we went back, and lo and behold, Nona let us in to talk. With barely even knowing our names, she told us all about her, what she does on the reservation, and her high school aged kids. Gunnar had even made the front page of the paper. Then Elder Parkin had the thought to invite her to Charmaine's baptism. As soon as we told her Charmaine's name, she recognized and connected to who it was. And apparently Nona and Charmaine are friends! That connection being made was definitely why we had felt to go knock on this inactive member's door! We invited to joint teach Charmaine with us and she agreed. I think that because of that connection, we might be able to reactive this family. It was just a huge reminder of the fact that God knows where we are and who needs a pick-me-up.
Well, I think that's all for this week. I would appreciate prayers for all our friends. The devil will try to work his evil on them, so they will need all the help they can get.
Love y'all!!!
Sincerely,
Elder Buchanan
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