We started our week with visits to members whose addresses were in or near the town of Watersmeet. This town is about 75 miles from home, the furtherest boundary of the branch. Sister Johnson suggested we should travel there and postpone our visit to a different city until later. Her instincts were, as usual, right on. After searching for about 20 minutes and driving by the house at least twice we noticed the house number which had been there all along. This occurred at the same moment the owner, our member, pulled into her garage. We discovered a very pleasant woman, Wendy, who had been baptized more than 20 years ago while in the service. She had never been fellowshipped outside of an occasional mailing from the branch, she said she enjoyed receiving those; and had since been baptized into at least 2 more churches. She is definitely a seeker after truth. I asked her if she had a B of M. She wasn't sure so we gave her one and in addition to sharing the introduction with her, and it's promise, I showed her how the book starts just as Judah was about to be led away captive. She was excited because she had just begun to re-read the bible for the fourth time. The second thing I shared with her was the visit of Christ to His "Other Sheep". She commented, "I just read that" and I said to her, "now you know what He meant by that". We, of course, tied this all in to the importance of prophets then and now. When we got back to the house I send her a letter with a couple of additional things and a request for her e-mail address through which we could answer her questions.
Wednesday was a great day. It was our first interviews with President and Sister Jones since we arrived in the mission. They were complimentary and supportive of what we are doing with a couple of suggestions and some counsel. President requested that we make ourselves more available to the young elders to visit with their investigators as they want. When we asked for his counsel about temple attendance he said whenever we want to go, it is totally up to us. When we go we will take members with us. We also met our new DL who has been assigned with his new companion to the Houghton branch. We took the opportunity to take a closer look at Lake Gichigami (Superior) while we had the chance. It was called that by the Ojibwe (O-jib-wah) indians we know them as the Chippewa and is the grave of the ore ship the Edmund Fitzgerald made famous in the folk song by Gordon Lightfoot. Here is a great video chronicling the entire event. http://youtu.be/hgI8bta-7aw?t=1s
Wednesday we visited Jason Murra who is coming along well. He will be an important addition to the branch. Later that afternoon we finally got to talk with Janiece who has her own Triple in addition to her B of M. We needed to know where she was in her interest in the church so, with her permission, I asked some direct questions. In conclusion I felt I should point out that her interest in the Mormons seems to go beyond just being kind and open minded. In Matthew 24:22 the Savior highlights his "elect" then in D&C 29:7 he explains how in the last days we (missionaries) are called to bring to pass the the gathering of His elect; and that His elect hear His voice and harden not their hearts. We testified that we felt that she and her husband were some of God's elect. We will call her next week and see if she will talk to us.
Friday was a beautiful sunny day so we exercised a senior prerogative and took a drive into WI specifically to the town of Rhinelander. There is a ward there but interestingly on a couple occasions we have had individuals who have cabins in between IM and there and told us they prefer to come here to the branch on Sundays.
Things are great for us, thanks for all of your prayers,
Elder Grandpa and Sister Grandma
Wednesday was a great day. It was our first interviews with President and Sister Jones since we arrived in the mission. They were complimentary and supportive of what we are doing with a couple of suggestions and some counsel. President requested that we make ourselves more available to the young elders to visit with their investigators as they want. When we asked for his counsel about temple attendance he said whenever we want to go, it is totally up to us. When we go we will take members with us. We also met our new DL who has been assigned with his new companion to the Houghton branch. We took the opportunity to take a closer look at Lake Gichigami (Superior) while we had the chance. It was called that by the Ojibwe (O-jib-wah) indians we know them as the Chippewa and is the grave of the ore ship the Edmund Fitzgerald made famous in the folk song by Gordon Lightfoot. Here is a great video chronicling the entire event. http://youtu.be/hgI8bta-7aw?t=1s
Wednesday we visited Jason Murra who is coming along well. He will be an important addition to the branch. Later that afternoon we finally got to talk with Janiece who has her own Triple in addition to her B of M. We needed to know where she was in her interest in the church so, with her permission, I asked some direct questions. In conclusion I felt I should point out that her interest in the Mormons seems to go beyond just being kind and open minded. In Matthew 24:22 the Savior highlights his "elect" then in D&C 29:7 he explains how in the last days we (missionaries) are called to bring to pass the the gathering of His elect; and that His elect hear His voice and harden not their hearts. We testified that we felt that she and her husband were some of God's elect. We will call her next week and see if she will talk to us.
Friday was a beautiful sunny day so we exercised a senior prerogative and took a drive into WI specifically to the town of Rhinelander. There is a ward there but interestingly on a couple occasions we have had individuals who have cabins in between IM and there and told us they prefer to come here to the branch on Sundays.
Things are great for us, thanks for all of your prayers,
Elder Grandpa and Sister Grandma
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