Dear family and friends,
This week has been more of the same: knocking on doors and
creeping down roads in the dark trying to see house numbers. We're cool like
that.
No snow yet! But it's frosty each morning, and the other day
we did get rain mixed with hail. That was fun.
We were able to meet with Courtney this week! I'm not sure
if I've talked about her before- She is 15, and the Elders taught her a little
bit before we got here. She grew up Christian, but never really active since
she was really little. Her parents are fine with her learning about our church,
and she wants to find out if what we are teaching her is true! She hasn't been
able to come to church for the past two weeks, but hopefully this week she'll
make it!
A newly married couple just moved into Show Low 1st ward,
and the husband wants to reactivate himself and the wife wants to be baptized!
They have both been in prison/jail before, and been addicted to some bad
things, but it sounds like they want to turn over a new leaf! But the last two
weeks church fell through for them, along with our appointments. They texted
yesterday saying they were out of town, so we rescheduled again. We only met
them once and taught the first half of the Restoration. We haven't seen the
commitment from them yet- but they have promise and potential!
We have been visited with an older woman who has custody of
her granddaughters. She has never really been active but is trying to be- but
hasn't come to church since we've been here. But now she has her hair permed so
that excuse won't hold up anymore! She has two granddaughters who are 14, one
12, and one 1. three are sisters, and the other 14 year old is actually going
back to the valley to be with another cousin because it isn't working out. I'm
come to really love these girls, even though they are going through so much and
may not even believe in God. But the elders say that each of them had a baptism
date at one point, so they must have once believed in something! I hope that,
at the very least, we are a good influence on them. And I pray that we can get
their Grandmother, Sister Tuetken, back into the gospel so baby Alisa can grow
up with the blessings of Primary! She is so sweet! I should take pictures :)
We have met with a former, a few weeks ago, and I think I
told you about him. Bob Williams... sound familiar? He has had family visiting
so we haven't been able to go see him, but we have an appointment for later
this week. He has learned about the church before, but may just be visiting
with us for the company. Hopefully we find out one way or the other. We want
every person to learn about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, but if they
just won't progress or commit, we can't waste the Lord's time to keep going by.
Which sound a little bit harsh, but there are people who are searching for the
truth, and we need to find and teach them!
I always heard people say that a mission was the hardest
thing they ever did, and I knew it would be. But knowing about something and
experiencing something are two completely different things. If I wasn't as
committed as I am to keep going, I would have thrown the towel in a long time
ago, and head back home where I can sleep in and take a nap and not be stressed
all the time! Although college is pretty stressful... but that's just a grade.
This is my personal salvation on the line here! Mine, and I don't know who else
I'm here to help! But I'm serving the Lord to the best of my ability. And, as
the sweet Catholic man next to me just reminded me, God knows about tomorrow-
what is there really to worry about? The devil makes us worry. So kick him in
the butt! Lot's of good people out there :)
So, I'll keep plodding along. Be friendly and love everyone!
Because God loves each of us!
and I love each of you too :)
Love, Sister Hailey Brown
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