We finished off the transfer with some pretty good success. Much time has been spent visiting less actives and contacting new investigators in order to find new people to teach. There are several really cool people that I'm kind of sad I won't be able to teach this coming transfer. Some interesting things have happened in our new contacting area. Yesterday we were walking around when we heard a thunderous voice praying from like a half mile away. We walked over to it wondering what was going on. There was a church group that had come in a huge truck with enormous speakers to have some sort of awakening or something. The prayers and music could be heard from MILES away. It was a pretty funny experience.
A cool experience was had just yesterday actually. We were walking through this new area, finding new people to teach. We knew and had been told that there were two young men who lived in the area, and since we had a bunch of lessons fall through we decided to go stop by them. The first young man wasn't home, but his mother invited us in the yard and we sat down and had a long conversation with her about life. She told us some of the thing she remembered about the old missionaries and expressed some concerns she had had. The both of us shared some scriptures about forgiveness and the purpose of life and she said "Those things you shared have touched me" We invited her to have us over again to share anew the Restoration with her, which she had forgotten about for the most part. We also were able to give some service while we were there. It was a spiritual experience honestly to see someone who we are complete strangers to (who had actually been offended by something a member had said to her...) be touched so much by the words of scripture. She opened right up to us and told us all about struggles in life and things she wants to change and what she wants for her son and two daughters. The scriptures HAVE POWER. I know that this is true from these kinds of experiences, but more importantly, COUNTLESS times where the scriptures have shown their power in my own life.
I'm sad to hear about Grandma Porritt... What a Christlike soul she has been to all of us. I can't say what my life would be like without wonderful examples like her to help me along. I will never forget all the memories I've had just sitting and talking with Grandma at home or eating a burger.I pray that she won't have to go through such pain as she is now, whatever the will of the Lord may be.
Have a great week everyone!!!
Elder Porritt
Beautiful Trinidad mountains (Not like the Rockies though)... This and Valsayn are pretty much the only area in the mission that has real mountains
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