Hey Family,
We had an outstanding week! We had a new investigator just drop into our
lap, and saw a miracle while contacting our EQP's sister, despite spending very
little time out in our area.
So the 2nd ward sisters called us and said they were
contacted by a guy who wanted to be baptized and then go the temple and be
sealed with his wife. They had set him
for baptism on the phone but then realized that he lived in our area. He is a retired chiropractor who moved here
recently. His wife is an active member
who is still living in Vermont but is going to be coming up here soon. He knows a lot about the church and has read
the Book of Mormon before. He is very
intelligent and understands quickly. He
came to church and stayed for all three hours even though he was kind of
uncomfortable in a new place. He is set
for the 11th. That is my last
Saturday! It gives us very little time
and if we have any problems we won't have much room to correct them but it
would be so cool to finish out like that. I hope his wife can get out here soon to help support
him. They are going to be such a great
help to the ward here.
Our Elder's Quorum President is a really interesting
guy. He is a Hispanic dude covered with
tattoos and scars. He and his wife
converted after he was shot and hurt pretty bad. He and his wife are now one of the powerhouse
families in the ward. At dinner last
week they asked us to knock on his sister's house. She and her family had been introduced to the church before
and hadn't done anything with it but they asked if we would try again. We were so blessed to knock at the exact time
that his sister was pulling up. She was
very friendly and invited us in. Before
we even started the lesson she was already crying. We talked about the blessings that we have
because of the Restoration of the Gospel and asked is she would read from the
Book of Mormon to find an answer that would help her. She felt the Spirit strongly and told us that
she had some trials that were drawing her closer to God right now. She had been given the Book of Mormon many
times before but had never read from it.
After feeling the Spirit testify to her she promised to read. She came to church yesterday and had a really
good experience. We are so excited for
her!
Gotta go, I love you and love hearing from you. I can't wait to see you again.
Elder Stapley
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