First one fairly random thing; whenever we give out pamphlets
we write our names and phone number on the back. We tell them if they
can't make their appointment they can text us, or if they have questions
about the pamphlet or anything else. Until
this week no one has ever texted us. This week we got a text. It said
not to come back, but it was the first I've received after giving out
just a pamphlet. That was kind of exciting. (Of course the text is the
exciting part not the rejection.) For another
first this week I confiscated a cigarette from an investigator. We
showed up to an investigators house for an appointment and our
investigator was holding a cigarette, he hadn't started smoking it, but
he was holding it. I asked him to give it to me, he did,
and then we talked about how his following of the Word of Wisdom was
going. (pretty good actually, no more coffee and alcohol and a lot less
cigarettes.) That is the first cigarette I've ever confiscated from an
investigator so I was somewhat happy with that.
That investigator is a really great person too.
This week we got some Zone training from our Zone leaders and
they also gave Zone goals. I was pleased to see that we already meet
the bar that the Zone leaders set for our Zone right now. One thing
they focused was on investigator work. Because
we focus with less actives sometimes missionaries stop teaching
investigators all together. When I got to this area it was kind of like
that, but when the less active focus began President Jensen set a
standard of about 3:2 less active to investigator lessons.
Of course if those less actives are part members then you have
investigators there as well. So when I got to this area one of the
first things I did was up the investigator lessons just a little bit and
gave out baptismal invitations. Well that is exactly
what the Zone leaders told the Zone. They said we needed to continue to
teach and find and baptize investigators as well as teach less actives.
I was pleased.
My favorite happening this week was a man named Alex. We
were walking down the street, and we were late to an appointment. As we
were walking we saw a man sitting outside of his gate playing with a
puppy. (For mom the puppy was about 9 weeks and
was a golden retriever.) When I saw the guy I immediately thought
that he needed the gospel. I was so impressed that I needed to talk to
him that I as I was talking to Elder Sagayno I crossed the street
immediately to go speak with Alex. We found out that
Alex is quite religious and prays all the time. He told us that he has
been praying for God to help him answer his questions for a long time
now. He doesn't have a religion but believes in God. He is also a very
nice person. We talked with him for some
time and left him with a Book of Mormon. Now his house can only
be accessed through the gate which he said is never open and that he is
inside the house whenever he is home. The chances that he is outside
that gate at any given time are so very very small.
We were very lucky to have found him at that exact time, if you can
call it luck. He prayed us there. He may not know it, but he prayed us
there. You may wonder what happened to our appointment that we were
already late for; that guy was drunk, and had
been for some time according to the neighbors. We couldn't teach there
anyway. Never delay acting on a prompting from the Spirit. Even when
it just doesn't make the most sense.
So those are the major happenings right now. 
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Have a good week, keep your head up, and smile.
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