Dear Family,
I
remember Sister Opdahl saying something about sending you a note. She
was a ward missionary so we worked pretty close with her. They are an
awesome family.
So
we finally met with Andrea this week! She has been so overwhelmed with
everything she has to do, but we finally met with her before church. It
went really well and she is back on track. K dropped us and picked us
back up in the same day. He is in a battle with cigarettes and he gets
frustrated when he doesn't see immediate improvement. He loves the
church and the Book of Mormon and wants to be baptized, but he just has
that one issue. We have been praying and fasting for him a lot, so he
will come around eventually. We found a new investigator yesterday with a
lot of promise. She just got married to a less-active member who really
wants to meet with us. So there is a lot of promise Her name is P.P. We
met with her yesterday and doesn't know anything about church or Jesus
Christ or anything so we kind of have a long road, but we will get
there.
Do
you remember Shaylah? I taught her while I was in Portland. She is
getting baptized on Saturday. I will have to show you some pictures. I
am confirming her on Sunday so it will be cool to be back in the Cherry
Park ward on Sunday.
It
sounds like things are still chugging along at home. Summer is the
best, even for missionaries. People are happier and usually have more
time to meet with us. More people are out and about as well so it has
been fun.
So
Kipnis made the all-star team? That is awesome. So I heard that Yan
Gomes died on the field? Is that true? Any details? Or was that months
ago and I just heard about it now? That is some crazy news.
I
think that is great to make more of an effort to keep the Sabbath Day
holy. We got to hear Elder Ballard give a training on it a month or two
ago. It is something that we have slacked off as a church with.
Sometimes when I teach people I focus too much on church attendance as
opposed to keeping the Sabbath day holy. It's like I just want people at
church, but they have to know that it is part of keeping the Sabbath
Day holy. Our spiritually will increase so much when we use the Sabbath
Day at were supposed to. I am glad that the general authorities are
making us aware of this.
Thank
you so much for the great email! I love receiving them. As far as a
package. I think contact stuff is all I need; I am doing well on
everything else. I am learning so much in Gresham. Our area has a lot of
rural area so it has been a blast trekking it up long driveways to try
to talk to people. The Lord definitely blessed us a lot this week. I
love you all and I hope you have a great week!
Love,
Jaxon
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