Obviously, according to the title of the email, the major events
of the week have been service! Let's get started!
On Wednesday we went out with M. L. to help him put some
fence posts and electric fence wire up! It was a fun time, and we got to talk
about the gospel to a couple of the people that were helping us, and that's
what's most important in the end!
That night, we headed over to R. and J.'s house to help
them out with some things around their yard! That was an even better visit! Not
only did I get to run a weed eater for a while (always a fun time) but we got
to teach R. a great lesson about the church and bible and how they connect!
It was great! They also fed us some great food from The Italian Garden, so
that's always nice of people. R. and J. are some great people.
Thursday was a great day! We headed to Radford, about 40 minutes
away, for interviews with President Salisbury! That is always an awesome time.
I had a great interview, and left feeling pumped up and ready to preach to the
world! He is a cool guy. Love him!
Friday we were back with M. L. to help him hang cattle
guards under a bridge! (Gotta make sure those cows don't escape by swimming!)
That was a fun time. The Hillsville elders also came down to help us do it
faster. We had a good time.
After that, a sister in our ward called us asking us to give her
a blessing. Would it have just been Elder Bean and I, we wouldn't have been
able to go into her house, so we would have had to figure out someone else to
bring with us. Because our Heavenly Father knows everything and is awesome, he
knew we'd need another male, and lined it up just right to have the Hillsville
elders there! So we went over there and gave her a blessing, all four of us.
God is always watching over us! I testify of that.
The next day, Saturday, we were with J. again, this time at
her store on Main street, helping her boss move stuff into the new store she
will be opening up soon. The Lord knew that we wouldn't have a whole lot of
time to go see people and get a lesson after service and before dinner, He gave
us an opportunity to teach during service! We met a nice Wicken lady who was
also helping move, and after some questions about who we were, we were able to
teach her the Restoration! It went well, and although it wasn't some great
revelatory experience, it did definitely give her something to think about.
Sunday was an awesome day! We had a Regional Conference, and
Elder Kacher, Sister Reeves, Elder Andersen, and Elder Hales all spoke. It was
awesome!
Church ended, and we headed out with Brother Wh.! Two
highlights of Sunday:
The first was with a couple named R. and M. We've been
going over and seeing them for a while now, but this is the first time we've
actually sat down to teach them something. We taught them the Restoration, and
it was awesome! They both have some learning disabilities, but I know The Lord
loves them just the same and has been preparing them for this time to hear the
gospel. We had a great lesson with them and invited them out to church, and
they accepted! Woo hoo! We'll be praying like no other this week, that's for
sure.
Our last lesson of the day was with D. and D.! D.
is the most elect investigator it has ever been my privilege to teach. What an
amazing guy. He quit smoking all on his own! With no help except some
encouragement from us. Just put them down. What a guy! We really didn't get to
teach them a whole lot last night, but I just wanted to brag about him for a
little while. :)
Anyway, those are the highlights of the week! I hope you all
have a great week and make it the best one ever!
Much love!
Elder Brax Johnson
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| Spring is here and it's green and beautiful. |
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| My hipster n' oh so suave look. |
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| It's been raining a lot here this week. |
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| Pink is the new black. |
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| Service rocks. |
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| Dirty and sunburned. |
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| Dig Elder dig. |
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| A man of the land. :) |
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