This past week was very rewarding! So many great things happened! Many miracles and such other things. A coulpe good stories at that too. Here is how the week went!
Monday, Pday, Funday, Relaxday, PreperationDay. Yes it is fun. Last Pday was interesting. We went to go see the Anheuser Busch factory downtown. We took a tour of the place. It was intersting stuff. For you who do not know that is where the make Budweiser Beer. We went with our pockets full of Word of Wisdom Phamplets. haha Jk but we did get some great oppurtunities to share the Gospel to people. Because they asked us what the heck we were doing there. It is a very popular place to tour I guess. Many members mentioned to missionaries to check it out. So we did. It wasn't all that great. We got free Soda at the end though! Then that night we had a dinner and a lesson with a recent convert. Fun stuff.
Tuesday was a great day. We had d-meet. It was same old same old. It was good. We decided to go tract a little bit after a couple different appointments fallng through. After a few doors this guy, Chauncei invited us right in. We only got to talk to him for a little bit because he had to go somewhere. But it was cool that we got in. Then a couple doors after that these two ladies answered the door. One is married with 5 kids and the other is a single mother of one. Ones name is Heather and the other Ashley. They did not have a male their so we asked them if they could pull some chairs out and we would teach them. We picked them both up as new gators. It was way cool. It was a miracle.
Wednesday we drove down to Fentons area again so Elder Barta could go back to the chiropractor to get worked on. Then after that we went to the Temple! It was way awesome because as we were getting out of the car I saw Bro. Anson from Fenton who works on the Grounds. I t was cool to talk to him and see how things are going in Fenton work wise. Tiffene who I started teaching down there and who I set a date with to get Baptized had another date to get Baptized very soon. I hope it happens. I also found out someone that I started teaching in Springfield got baptized this last weekend! His date was pushed off for a long time because he was hit by a car while he was on his bike or something. When the ambulance got to the scene he was already dead but the revitalized him and brought him back to life! That is the biggest Miracle I have ever heard of on my mission. So after recovering he was baptized. God saw that he was not ready to go yet that he has a work to do down here.
Thursday was good. We went back to Chauncei and taught him. When we first talked to him he said he would not convert but then he told us now that he wants too. I love how the spirit works.It is awesome. We had a good lesson. We planned to teach the first but then the spirit directed it otherwise. That night we had dinner and a lesson witht he Moise's. They are my favorite investigators. They rock. They treat us so well. They feed us a bunch and do so much for us. I let them know without my companion knowing that it was my Comps Bday so they threw a little bday party with Ice cream cake. It was good. It was also awesome because Beth Moise had her parents over also so that they could meet us and we could teach them. They actually live in another ward so we have to refer them to those missionaries. But it was an awesome night. One of the daughters friends also. We had a great lesson with them that night. But these people seriously treat us like family. They now consider us family to them. Way awesome.
Friday was good too. We had a lesson with Linda. We took Riley with us, he is blind so we had to drive him. He is way solid. We had a great lesson preparing her for her baptism this week. I will be baptizing her so I am way excited! It was funny when we picked up Riley he walked out of his house with a bunch of his neighbors. Riley told us that they all think Elder Barta and I are the police and that Riley is snitching on everyone in the neighborhood on what he see's and stuff. The most ridicolous part is that He is Blind so he can not see anything! haha it was funny. Riley told us that we are the first Missionaries they have thought to be police. It was funny. That is what happens in the Ghetto. They think we are the police. No wonder nobody messes with us. They taught that in ESTL also. Funny stuff it is. That night we had dinner and a lesson with a part member family that we just started teaching not very long ago. The Carpinteros. They are way awesome too! One of our favorite families also.
Saturday we were out looking for a less actives home. While we were walking down the street to his place this girl on her porch called us over. so we went over and she was like who are you guys. We told her who we were. Then she, Monica was like teach me about your church, so we told her to pull out some chairs and she did. We taught her on the porch because no male was home of the age. She committed to coming to church the next day. A member gave her a ride. And she went. That night we had dinner and a lesson with a part member family that we just started teaching not very long ago. The Carpinteros. They are way awesome too! One of our favorite families also. So we picked up a couple new gators that day.
Sunday was awesome because we had four gators come to church. Linda came because she is getting baptized this week. Well and because she knows the church is true. Then Phil and Beth Moise came without the kids. And then Monica came! It was awesome. The Carpinteros would of been there too but they got sick... They all loved church especially because it was Fast and Testimony meeting. That night Monica told us she wants to get Batpized.
Today we have a zone pday so it will be fun to hang out with other missionaries. Then we will have a big FHE thing at the church. Both the Moises and Monica are coming! so it should be awesome. While riding the metro link here I met a guy from San Diego who I talked to sitting next to me. That was cool because he has family around Temecula. that rocked. Well everyone have a great week!
Love,
Elder Derek Turner
*Serving in Zion*
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