Hey Ya'll!
So this week I dont have any grand stories for you cuz our one investigator got baptized haha but something that Prez. Holzapfel told us is that we also need to be retaining recent converts and less actives and to spend time with them. Well we usually do that each week, but we did a lot of that this week. We also tracted a ton this week! And it sounds like its just my luck, when I tell missionaries that no one even answers their door when I tract cuz they all laugh. But thats ok! Earlier this week we had a lot of sunshine and hot weather! So we tracted a lot. Only one man opened his door, but he was really nice and let us bless his house. O Im not sure if I have told yall this or not but our mission has been part of an experiment. One mission down in Florida I think had great success with this door approach, which was to knock, say that you were represenatives of Christ and ask if you could leave a blessing of peace and comfort on thier home. So the church wanted our mission to try it out as well and see how much success we get. Well I like the idea and dont at the same time. Personally we have gotten little little success. We are going to try and rephrase it this week and see what happens. But anyways we tracted up in Tennessee on Saturday because it was nice and warm again! My new boots!!!
But many of yall may have heard of the bad weather down here. On Thursday it was horrible. It was literally a down poor. Alot of homes were flooded, roads were flooded you could hardley see when you drove. There were a few tornados in Alabama and one is lower Mississippi that traveled 56 miles. But non of them touched down so that was good!
Me and my Alabama Gear! Its almost complete just a few more things;) Yesterday was great though for a few different reasons. First we had 2 less active families come back to church! It was great to see them their and hope they keep coming back. One of the less actives we saw we actually visited on Saturday and I got to mow my first mission lawn:) haha it was the easiest thing I've ever done! They had a riding mower and I didnt have to bag anything and their yard was half the size of ours! Dare I say it but it was enjoyable:) Anyways back to Sunday. We had set up to sing with one of our investigators who was not coming to church and is going no where. We figured this might help her. But she didnt show up so it was me and my comp singing Joseph Smiths First Prayer for the Special Musical Hymn. My comp couldnt hit the high notes for the melody part so he sung bass and I had to sing melody. Which for me it was super hard to hit the high notes as well but we sang and afterwards everybody came up to us and told us how much they loved it and how it was the best they have heard in years! Haha that was kinda funny.
One more cool experience that happened yesterday! So we planned on seeing an old couple that was less active but we got going back to church. They have been great and are fully active now, but wanted us over for a bbq and to go fishing at their pond. Well their grandson that is living with them, who we have never met came out fishing with us. He is 23 and hasnt been active since he was 12. But we just wanted to get to know him and hang out with him. Well we had a great time fishing and then we ate dinner. After we shared a thought from conference. He listened to us and agreed with us to come back and let us teach him the lessons! This family and the Holzapfels are really good friends. Prez and his wife have come out to visit them with us. So im sure he will be happy to hear that we could get their grandson back to church! Me fishing! I caught that fish and its as big as my little kids spider man fishing pole:)
This week we have also gotten 3 referrals! I cant believe it because we usually never get any and my comp said he has only gotten 2 referrals since he has been out, about 9 months. I thought that was great so hopefully we will have some new investigators soon!
Now one last thing. I told yall how we have been out tracting this week. How hot its been. And yall know how much of a pretty boy I am. Well I figured out that between the hot and humidity, my hair just poofs. When I use gel it only lasts for minutes. I was getting sick of it, but didnt want to buzz my head. Well after a week of thinking about it, I gave in and buzzed it haha its not to short but it is the shortest its ever been! And you would think that I would be happy to NOT be doing my hair anymore, but the past couple of days ive been stressed out and feeling weird not doing it hahah kinda funny but hope yall enjoy the pics:) It is really nice not having to worry if it looks bad or not:) I love catfish;)
My district! Anyway hope yall have a great week! I know this church is true! I have a strong testimony of it. In Moroni chapter 7, in the middle of verse 26 it says As surely as Christ liveth....(Follow over to the end of verse 31) Bear testimony of HIM. That is my testimony I want to share this week. Christ lives today! And we need to be bareing testimony of him each and every day to everyone:) I Love each and every one of you!
Love Elder Hall
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