This
last week was great. On
Tuesday we were finally able to teach a family! The wife wasn't home but
her husband was and we taught him the restoration and invited him to
read 2 Ne 31. We are going to meet with them again on this Tuesday and
the wife should be there. We have been trying to get a appointment set
with this family for a long time. They are busy just like everyone but
we finally got one set. We are planning on setting a baptismal date
with them both on Tuesday. We are very excited about being able to teach
them! Its such a blessing! So the story behind how we found them, I was
on an exchange so I was in a different area and I was with a different
missionary. About a Month or two ago Elder Degn and my District leader
went to a members house. It was the Hoggan's who live close to us. And
they shared a lesson on prayer and the power of prayer. They then said a
prayer with them and asked specifically for the missionaries to be able
to find some one to teach. After that they went and they started
knocking doors that they felt prompted to knock on. Well they knocked on
this family's door and they answered and said "Oh that's weird we were
just about to have family prayer. Can you come back on a different
day?" So we went back multiple times but we never caught them at a good
time and they eventually said well lets set an appointment so we can sit
down and visit. So we did and we went back for the appointment with a
member who was an acquaintance with them from work. Apparently they had
worked together in Michigan before they both moved to Frisco. The
husband had to work late that night though and they were going to call
us to get a hold of us but they didn't have our number so they couldn't.
She apologized that he wasn't there and asked if we could come back in a
week. So we did and the husband was home but the wife had a girl scouts
meeting and they didn't want to reschedule again because they didn't
want us to think that they were dodging us so we met with the husband
and had a great visit. And we are going to be going back. I really hope
it all works out. They are a great family! So we will see how it all
goes tomorrow night.
We also are going to start
teaching a twelve year old in the ward who hasn't been baptized yet. His
mother wants us to come and do the lessons for him. His father isn't a
member but he is allowing us to come and teach him even though he doesn't
want to be there as we teach him. I hope that we will be able to help
bring the spirit into their home and that the father will notice it. We
are really excited for the opportunity we have to help this family
though. And the mother is amazing. She is so steadfast in getting her
family to church each Sunday even under the difficult family
circumstances.
Well that's all the exciting
news from this last week. We are starting to teach more and we love it! I
hope everything is going good at home. And I hope everyone has an
amazing Father's day! I love ya'll!
Your missionary,
Elder Drew Bowen
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