March 9, 2011

   OK so the week, well we had a good week. We went out with the senior missionaries a lot teaching people english and introducing them to potential investigators. If the people are not interested in the gospel usually they like free english lessons and some of the lessons are about praying in english and every lessons begins and ends with a prayer. And the end of all the 50 lessons the people usually want to meet with the missionaries. It is a good way to bring the spirit into their house without teaching the gospel. Nicolas one of our investigators who we have been teaching for 2.5months came to church for the first time on sunday. Last thursday we went to his house and he expressed how nervous he was to come to church, so we told him put on your shoes we are going to go tour the church right now. We showed him the church and explained the paintings and then ended in the chapel where we bore testimony.We asked him how he felt and he said "weird", we asked him to explain and he said he couldn't;  he felt good, really good, but weird. He began to cry and said "I'm coming this sunday". We invited him to a baptism and he said yes. Sunday morning we knocked on his door and walked him to church and he loved it. Jorge was there and was really nice to him and befriended him so that was good too. Tomorrow we are going to give him a date for his baptism.

      Fred the Jehovah's Witness was also at church and loved it. He is continuing to progress and is ready for his baptism on the 20th. When he goes on his trucking trips he brings pass along cards and talks to everyone he sees about the church, he is a pretty good missionary. I feel like everytime we meet with Fred he teaches us something, he is way cool.

    Jorge got back sat night from his trip to texas to start training for his new job selling alarm systems. He said that when he got to texas they dropped his off on a corned at 12pm and said we will pick u upat 8:30. He told us how he learned how hard it is to be a missionary knocking on everyones door and having them say "GO AWAY" and all the walking. We talked with him for about an hour and he told some of the funniest stories. He had an interview with Pres Humphrey and is getting the priesthood this sunday and also got a calling to be the gospel principles teacher and branch missionary. I asked him what he said when pres humphrey extended the call, he told me "bring it on, I am ready."
      We may go up to park city today to relax for p day but we are ending off the day in the most perfect way possible, we have a baptism tonight at 7. The church is true and as we invite others to come unto Christ some will say no, but the Lord will prepare them. Joseph Smtih was a prophet and I know he restored the church in these latter days, the same church Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior established when He was on the earth. Have a great week and I love you all.

 

Love,

Elder Jolly