4-23-12

Hi, so we had another great week. Best week we have had since I have been here in Fenton Missouri! We have dropped 3 investigators but it is ok because we gained 7 new investigators this week:) That was really cool. We finally got things really moving and rolling here. Training so far has been a lot of fun and a great learning experience for me. My greenie is cool so it makes it way easier for me I have to say.
  Monday we hung out with other missionaries up in St. Louis. It was fun. We went to Ted Drewes the famous Frozen Custard place they have here. It is pretty good. I have to say. We then had to do service for a less active member that night then we went to dinner.
   Tuesday we had D-meet then saw a couple people. Then We helped this non-member family move there stuff into a storage unit. They are living with a family in our ward for the time being. Both are very small families to a decent sized house. The non-member family is living there until they move into their apartment next Month. We picked up the three as new Investigators:) We had dinner and taught a lesson. Then that night was our first Scripture Study Class we had. Only one person showed up to that. But it is ok. I was not expecting very many people to come. Oh well. We will get more next time! I hope... The ward just have not been very trusting with the missionaries for a while because the missionaries who have been here for the past year have done nothing and members could tell that they were not working. So I am still building back up the trust here. Ever since I have gotten here that was my first goal here. And now it is starting to work. We have been meeting with memebers getting referals for part members in the ward and for there friends. It is way awesome!
     Wednesday was the day I was excited for because we had many appointments set up for that day. After service we had lunch and then had appointments with steve, and then with Sarah and her family. Then we went with the Bishops son to our first appointment with Nicke whose boyfriend is a member. Her BF Tony took her to the open house in Kansas City a couple weeks ago. She requested the missionaries there. So then we got her referal. This was such a Tender Mercy of the Lord to get the referal to teach her. We taught her the first lesson. It went very amazing. It was honestly one of the most sacred parts of my mission so far. She was so ready to hear the Gospel and Loved everything we taught her. The Spirit was so strong becasue the lord has really prepared her to recieve the Gospel. We got a soft baptismal commitment. We will get a Baptismal Date for her this next week I hope. Please pray for her. This next week she is going to dinner with us at a members and we are teaching her a lesson there. After that we had an appointment with Shane. We watched Joseph Smith, Prophet of the Restoration. It went really well. He loved the movie because he is a very logical person and likes to see things. He is really starting to have more of a change of heart. He is hard to work with sometimes but in the end I know it will make a difference.
      Thursday at service I got talking to this lady and her husband. We found out that all of there kids, Grandkids and Great Grandkids are all mormon and that some are serving missions right now. They are not senile like half of the people in that nursing home so we picked them as new investigators that day. It was really cool though.
      Friday we had an appointment with Hester and her husband the new investigators. It was also nice because we showed up to our part members home at the perfect time. We have been working with them for a little while now. THey needed help moving a bunch of stuff so we did just that. It was cool to help them out with stuff then teach a lesson after.
      Saturday was another busy day. We had a lot going on that day. We had a lesson with our recent convert and with The Lyod family We having been working for a while to get an appointment with them and we finally got it! Oh yes. It was nice. We saw Some of our other investigators also. That night dinner ended at 6:30 so we went to Faith Church to go contacting. We got some potentials there. After the service they have people at the front who you can have them pray for you. So my comp kinda dared me to go up to the front and ask them to pray for our missionary success and finding new peple to teach. So I did just that and this lady prayed for me right there. It was very interesting. I did not expect them to do it and pray for our success. It was cool though. Getting people at another church to pray for our succes.
     Sunday was awesome! Nicke came to church with Tony. We sat with them. It was also ward conference so the speakers were amazing. Right after the opening prayer Clarkson and Tasha came in! so we got three investigators at church. It was awesome. They all really enjoyed it. Nicke said she feels very comfortable there. It was sucyh a blessing. Everything that was talked about in church in the lessons and stuff were perfect.  Best Sunday yet since I have been here. I am so grateful for everyones prayers. We have been working hard since I have been here and now things are starting to come together. I love you all. Please write me guys! I do not hear from many of you anymore...
Love,
Elder Derek Turner
*Serving in Zion*