This week was exciting. I think Mostly because we had exchanges with the District Leader. So I was able to go down to the Waterloo Branch for two days. It was only supossed to be one day but They ran out of miles and we could not get a ride back up until the next day. So it was nice to get a break from my area for two days and be in an area where there is not a burned down home every three houses. This place takes a toll on you just because it is so depressing being here. Most people here are in poverty. Hence why there are so many projects here. So down in Waterloo it is a small town. Very Small town out in the middle of no where. But it was really cool to meet and teach all these people that I have heard about in district meeting in stewardship reports. Plus it is awesome to be able to teach with another missionary and see how others go about doing misisonary work. I learned a lot from Elder Markarian.
Yesterday was a mess. Not everyone understand that we are not the welfare services still. We tell them over and over and over again that we are not supposed to deal with that stuff and that they need to go to the branch president. That is not just with nonmembers but also with the members. We know much more then we should here with peoples lives but oh well. Yesterday morning we had a ride for John who was baptized last week. He really needed to be at church so he could be confirmed yesterday in sacrament meeting. he ride could not find where he was at and since there is only like 4 people who have cars in the branch they were all busy picking up a bunch of other people. So the ride for him came to church without him. We were worried. But thank goodness we had a miracle. John just caught the bus and got there right in time for the sacrament. And he was confirmed right after that.It was awesoe because he has made a huge change in his life to be where he is at now. It is so awesome to see these people who were once part of Gangs to come and convert to the church. It is very special and a great blessing to be able to see this. But I learned a great lesson yesterday with everything. That I need to have more patience and trust in the Lord always for everything happens in his own time and is own way. We have to go with the Lords will on everything.
This week we finally had an apponimnet with This part member/less active family. The Man of the house is a member. His wife is not, but they have a niece that lives with them and she is also. The man was shot many years ago and was paralyzed from the chest down. I guess he was shot in his spinal cord so it did that to him.He also had a leg cut off. He is such an awesome guy though.He would be at church every week if he could but he has many health problems that does not allow him too. The wife was never baptized because she always had work on sundays. But now she does not anymore. So we are starting to work with them. I have learned that working with part members is the best way to find solid investigators. We started teaching this guy Chico. We taught him the first lesson at mcdonalds. That was interesting. haha But it worked very well. It blows my mind with people believing in the trinity... There is not doctrine to support it. I am not gonna lie I kind of enjoy proving people wrong on that using the Bible against them. But I know it is not good to bash. Which we really try to stay away from. But sometimes you have to declare the Word to the people. They themselves will choose to accept it or reject it. Moneesha looks like she will be another couple weeks till she is baptized. It is coming to the point where she can not keep putting it off. She knows it is true and she knows she needs to be baptized. But we will keep working with her to progress. The longer she waits the harder it will be from her. She needs the blessings now of being a member of the church.
I hope everyone is doing well. Please read your scriptures and pray. It will make your day so much better. I love you al very much and care for you all.
Love,
Elder Derek Turner
*Serving in Zion*
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