Good morning and what is up all my fine males and females? I hope you are having a Sigma day today but let's get straight into the email
March 4th
Today was another p day and it was super fun! We started off the day slow, none of us wanted to get out of bed but eventually we did and after we did our personal study we just messed around the apartment. One the elders got two bikes and hid in the bath tub because we had a big storm come in with dime size pieces of hail! We may or may not have turned on the shower with him in there lol, he was a little soaked. Later we went to Walmart to get groceries for the week and after we came back to the apartment to change. We had a District p day in a town called Taliquah and there we went bowling and I did ok. I was no big shot but one of the elders, Elder Boder got a 190, almost a perfect game in bowling that happened 3 times. After that, we came home and played Clue before heading to bed.
March 5th
Nothing crazy to write about, we did a lot of member work and walked around. Sometimes to pass the time, me and Elder Douglas talk about the future and what kind of wives were looking for when we get home 😆 and where we want to live and how much land we want and our dream trucks– of course we have to talk about that!
March 6th
Well we are on tornado watch so that should be fun 😁 but today we had a small miracle happen. Today we first had a District council and we forgot to get a key for the church so we ended up going to a park to have a District Council but it was fun. We went over all our friends here in Muskogee and what we can do to best help them and it was a good council. After we got back to Muskogee we went biking for 4 hours looking for people to help and teach about our Savior and visited members. We got a referral address but when we got there found out it was just a street address so we were about to turn and go back but I felt impressed to say we are in this area for a reason and suggested we say a prayer. So I said a prayer and I asked that we could find those who are ready and willing to hear our message of Christ and no less than 20 seconds after the prayer we saw this lady standing in her driveway and rode our bikes over to her. We then asked how she was doing and if we could share a message and she was a little shocked at first but said yes. And we taught her about how reading the Book of Mormon and praying to know the truth can help her and she agreed to continue meeting with us which was awesome and it shows how the Spirit can guide you if you are willing to listen to His still small voice.
March 7th
Well we were on tornado watch all day and night!!!
Saturday was a good day. We were able to teach a new friend, Colby. He recently got out of jail and wants to change. He explained how he had a bad drug problem before, and after he was released from jail he now volunteers at a recovery facility to help other people with his same struggles get over their addictions. It was so cool to hear him speak! He explained that before we came to his house he was drinking with family and after talking to us he said he does not want to drink anymore. He said that because he saw how happy and successful our lives have been from obeying the commandments of the Lord, he wants to come to church and start changing for the better and give back by helping others after being in jail. The lord can work mighty miracles! Even if someone who had been in jail and had a drug addiction can come to find a loving and merciful God! Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father will always stretch out their hand towards us, pointing us in the right direction and wanting us to live with Them again one day. The Holy Ghost can always enter into your heart if you allow it to and once you let it in, your love and understanding for Jesus Christ will increase drastically but you must put forth the effort to make the change and stick to it. After visiting with Colby we walked around the rest of the day and then later came back to the apartment and we were at the Spanish speaking Elders house for a little while. When we left it started pouring down rain and it was hailing so we had to run back to our apartment, we were soaking wet but it was a fun memory.
March 8th
Sunday was a crazy day, we went to church and sadly Colby and none of our friends came to church but it was OK, hopefully they will come next time. After church we did our weekly planning and then headed out to walk around looking for new friends to teach about our Savior. We met an interesting lady but I won't explain what happened because I'm not sure fully what is going on but overall it was an amazing week and I'm excited to start another week and work hard as always.
March 9th
Man what a day! to start off we had exchanges with other missionaries. I was with the Zone leader, Elder Sidoway and their trainee Elder Lowe and it was an awesome day. We did a lot of walking and biking around and we also went and talked to some members who aren’t actively attending church right now , but what was really awesome was we got to meet our new friend Carly who we met on her porch. She was sitting there and we asked if we could share a message with her and right away she was super happy and said yes. We talked to her about the Book of Mormon and how it has blessed our lives and how it can bless her life too. She told us how she had been to our church once before and had stopped going to church and had not been in five years. She immediately asked if she could have a Book of Mormon. She said she used to have one a long time ago , but lost it so we gave her one, as always we carry them around. We asked if we could meet with her again and she said yes. It's amazing that God knows each of us, who we need and when we need them at just the right time. And that was when we needed to be in Carly's life and we are so excited to continue teaching her and her willingness to want to learn more. After that we had an awesome rest of the day, came to the apartment at night and passed out!
March 10th
Man what a day, it's been so amazing how God has helped me and Elder Douglas here in Muskogee. To start off the day, we met at a campsite to end our exchanges and we came back and had our usual personal study after we planned out our day and we went up to a small town called Fort Gibson and there we knocked on some members' doors to say hello. We did not find much success but the last house we went to was a lady named Victoria who is an older woman and we found out she was a member of our church and had been trying to attend church for awhile now and so we talked with her and told her we are going to make sure we can get her a ride to church on Sunday and she was so happy to hear that. Then we headed back to the apartment and we got a referral from a guy named DJ and he was so happy that we responded to his referral so fast and we met with him and he explained how he has been upset with God and wants to know why he is going through hard times. We did not get to share much because he was on a rant to us but he he was so happy we came and let him talk to us and we gave him a Book of Mormon but unfortunately he is leaving his apartment on Thursday so we are going to his place again tomorrow to talk more with him. After DJ we went back to our friend Carly who we had scheduled a lesson with at 6:00 but we got there later than we wanted by about 29 minutes unfortunately but she was outside waiting for us which was so amazing! She even said she thought we were not coming back but was so happy we did. We shared the restoration of the Book of Mormon and how it came to be and she was super engaged the whole time and it was awesome to see how well she understood everything After the lesson we invited her to be at church this Sunday, she was so happy and said yes because she loved the one time she came to our church and wants to come back and she was so thankful God had put us in Muskogee for her. We also extended the invite to keep reading the Book of Mormon daily and shared how it can bless her life dramatically and she was so happy and willing to do what we were asking. Before we left she asked if someone could give her a ride to church. And we told her we would get her one and as we walked away she you better get me a ride, I will be waiting, To see her drive and willingness to want to come to church is so amazing, she has a blessed heart and I hope maybe just maybe we can invite her to be baptized so keep Carly in your prayers.
Well that's all this week my friends, keep going forward, endure to the end even when you feel like giving up. Pray for strength and keep pushing each day. God sees your efforts and will bless you dramatically and you will see the blessing in return.
Let me know of any cool things that are happening in your life!
That closes my email until the next one
PS Next week my p day will be on Monday. We have transfers this Sunday so Monday you will find out if I will stay in Muskogee or go somewhere else. I know no matter what, it is where God needs me to be.