So this week went really well. First week of the new transfer. We started off well, reaching literally all but one of the key indicator goals we made. That means nothing to most of you but it basically means it was a productive week and God blessed us with opportunties so we could reach our goals. Obvi I can't tell you everything so I'll try to share a couple of the highlights from this week.
B was confirmed and recieved the Holy Ghost yesterday! Way cool. The ward has done so well at taking him in. The branch president bought him a white shirt and met with him to explain the gift of the Holy Ghost a little more and he already has home teachers. Germans are so organized. We still meet with him to teach the post baptism lessons and we bring him on other visits sometimes. He is so cool. He always asks us for pass along cards so he can give them out in the city. His family hasn't been too supportive of his baptism but he says he tells them it's his decision and he is happy to have this new life.
C is doing better. We met with her twice this week and she has higher spirits. Her marriage and financial probs are still there but she is dealing with it all very well. She loves our visits and sometimes it's hard to get her to calm down so we can teach. Hardly your regular German. She is so fun though. She is reading and praying and has started to cut down on her smoking. We will introduce the stop smoking program this week. We set a new date for her baptism and everything looks good for now.
H, our new investigator is my favorite. She is African and she might be the funniest and happiest person I've ever met. We met with her last night and went over the restoration with her again (this time with french materials) and it went really well. She owns an african novelty store type thing and there is like a little hair salon in the back where she does all these crazy cool hair braiding designs that only look cool on Africans. She said we can come by whenever we want. Because her german isn't very good it is going to be slow teaching her but she is excited to learn.
We had another little miracle with this same asian guy. He didn't show up to his appointment so we were kinda bummed. haha God isn't giving up on him cause randomly we ran into him again a couple days ago in the exact same spot we did last time! haha He couldn't believe it and I could barely either. So many things had to happen for our paths to cross like that. We made so many decisions and so many things had to happen for us to be there at that time. We weren't even going to go home that way. Anyways we set up an appointment for the next holiday he has from work (kinda a long time way). But still, it's amazing how many times out here we just make little decisions to do things or go places that are promptings and we have no idea they are happening.
Elder Bednar said it best. In answering the question to "how do I know if it's me or the Spirit?" He said, "it doesn't matter. If you're being a good girl or boy, your thoughts and the Spirit's promptings are one and the same" (paraphrased) way cool. I've been wantíng to have more interaction with the spirit, maybe my weekly focus you could say, and I realized I have been having it, a lot of times without even knowing it.
Along the same lines I've really been trying to see if I can't receive some revelation to help these eternal investigators we have make some progress. As we were planning for the week, specifically for one of our investigators. Specifically what we could teach him or say to him to help him be baptized. My comp and I both came up with something after just thinking and stuggling to come up with something. We both felt really good about it. Revelation! Hopefully it helps him. We will soon find out!
That's all for this week! Love you all. Letters are cool. I'll even write back! haha Thanks for everyone who has written. The church is true. The guidance of the Holy Ghost is there for all worthy members of the church who want and need it. Use this wonderful gift!
-Elder Clayton
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