03-11-2013

Hey everyone!! Well. This week was pretty hard... Saturday, we had a baptism planned, this is the 2nd time we had it scheduled because the first time, she said she was too scared to get baptized.  So Saturday, we passed by her house in the morning to give her some support and make her feel ok.  she seemed all good for the baptism... but three hours before the service we were in the same boat... hearing that she didn’t want to get baptized, she only agreed to be baptized to prove to her grandma that she was worthy... not doing anything bad with her boy friend. She informed us that she doesn’t believe in God or baptism... so we are just going to continue teaching her and hope that we are preparing her for latter missionaries. 

This week has been pretty brutal on the moral... we don’t have very many investigators and our contacts are almost always unprepared.  I have indeed seen many doors shut and many hands wave me off.  BUT. The more important part is the amount of doors opened and arms outstretched.  Even though the numbers don’t compare, even though there is WAY more rejection than acceptation... There is, undoubtedly and thankfully, acceptation.  I love finding a contact that is willing to listen and a contact that I can communicate with and discuss their background.  :::: Our Weekly goals for contacts Per week has been 144.  Since we have so little investigators and we have a weekly activity planned, Elder Ponce and I have decided that this week we will contact 500 people... DO that math, that’s allotted of contacts per day... But :) I am excited to see if we can meet that goal.  haha.  Our weekly activity is that every Tuesday and Friday, we are teaching English at the church.  We have made invitations to hand out and invite almost everyone we talk too.  It so far has brought us 4 baptism dates and hopefully, we will continue to see progression in the investigators.  I enjoy teaching English... sharing my ability with others. :)

Braden is a Cub Scout Champ@@@ winning the First place prize in the Pine Wood Derby???? Dude! Atta boy! You’d better be thanking dad lots and lots. :) I love you Braden. So much.  I hope you are enjoying all this time you get with dad. Make sure you love him lots for me and take him out for a drive in that truck :) when are you going to be the one to drive it>>

 I love you all so much. Hope you don] t miss me too much and hope this email was good.

Know that I love you all and am losing myself in the Lords Work :)

Well, it is back into the field today :) I have 30 or so more contacts to do before the day is through. :) Please know that I love you and know that I am working in the work that I LOVE :) hard or easy... it is worth it.

Love,

Elder Reay