Jan 12, 2015

Dear Familia! 

oh boy oh boy we had an amazing week!! Two main things i learned this week are, hard work does pay off and faith without works is dead.

So before this transfer started my companion and i made a goal to find new investigators and to have two baptismal dates in the first two weeks. we truly dedicated these first two weeks to finding, we have knocked on SO many doors! and GUESS WHAT?????.... we found 4 new investigators!! and they are all amazing people!

 The first person that we found, his name is eric, was through tracting! who would have guessed?.. they actually let us come in too!! that's my first time ever!! and it was my companions first time where we would teach on the doorstep and then ask if we could share more with them, and at the end my comp added well how about now do you have a few minutes, and he said yes!! he had a stroke a while back so remembering things is going to be hard for him, but we are prepared to teach and reteach and reteach and reteach and reteach the lessons if necessary.

Then we met Micheal and Darlene. they aren't married so that will be difficult.. but they are the sweetest old couple ever!! darlene is catholic, and has the greatest insights and questions a missionary could ever ask for. Micheal has a daughter who is a less active member, but hes not a member he actually doesn't like churches because he thinks they are full of people who dont live what they preach. which in some cases is true.. so ya cant really blame the man, for that one. we will be seeing them on Thursday again! 

then we met David, he was originally a referral from Micheal and Darlene but then we were out walking around his area and he was having a smoke so we stopped to talk to him, and he doesnt believe that there are angels (that morning i had poured my heart out to my companion about how i felt about angels and how real they were) my heart only shattered a little when i heard him, easily mended though so its all good, he is going through a lot though and he seems to be very stuck in heis train of though and the way he looks at things but hes gonna let us come back and "show him some resources" and we handed him the book of mormon and bible right then and there for him to study from before we come back, we see him on tuesday. 

oh boy oh boy are we ever excited, now oiur goals for this week are to get members to come teaching with us (already set up for most lessons) and to find two more new investigators or three or 4 or 5!! 

miracles do happen! 

im not sure if i told you or not but gertie that super sweet old lady who had been coming to church has moved away to a better nursing home, im gonna miss her!! 

oh and my dear family, will you please keep jim leavens and his wife and family in your prayers, sister leavens has gone back to the hospital due to a growth in some of her tumors, and they cant do chemo becuse she is so week, and sick so the tumors keep growing. please pray for her to either be healed or comforted, whatever gods will be. 

I love you all so very much!!!! 

Love sister Hadley

there is lots more to look forward to this week