Hey family! Right now I am really short on time and
have to hurry so I’m just going to write a regular update again! So many things
to do, so little time!
Crazy news! So in my ward there is a family,
named the Noriega's, and they are super cool. We eat at their place a lot
and we were talking with them one day, and as I have been been staying in
touch with Elder Robinson, we all discovered that the Ty is
companions with their Nephew! Talk about small world!
This week we had a lot of success! We set ANOTHER
baptismal date with a lady named Estella and she was super excited about our
visit with her. Unfortunately though, she couldn't make it out to
church... It must be because it's so early (9am) for the people around here to
make it, there are parties going on every night and from what we hear, people
don't really sleep, and at nights is when Lancaster comes to life. They are all
super excited to come when we meet with them, but then when Sunday comes
around.... nada. nothin. zilch. zero. We have about 6 scheduled baptisms but they
can't get baptized unless they have come to church 3 times. So that is our weak
spot right now.
Our meetings have been awesome this week and we
would mainly focus on the importance of church attendance with them, so they
are definitely aware of the blessings and perks.
It will be a very glorious day when one of our
investigators actually comes to church because they will then realize how great
it is. Elder Kennard and I teach Gospel principles class on Sunday and
that class is a blast with all the fun people we have in there. Great
discussions. Pretty much all of our investigators don't have cars and neither
do we. So setting them set up with a member who has a car is a big hassle.
Especially when the members don't know how to drive and get in a car crash on
the way to church transporting one of our investigators (Amy). Amy still
has been a little shaken up about the accident and has been hesitant about
getting rides. Poor Amy. We have been working with her
for a while and last Thursday she finally said she was ready to come
out and try it again but she wanted to take the bus. We looked up the bus
times and scheduled everything for her. But then the bus pulled
up Sunday morning and, no Amy... Dang! WHAT IS GOING ON!!!
Satan is definitely a hard worker and is not making
church easy for anyone. We have just stuck with them though and
continue to visit with them regularly helping them understand everything they
need to know and hopefully someday they will make it to church :)
Anyways, sounds like everything is going great at
home! Thank you for all the letters! You are all an inspiration to me! I did
get Grandma and Grandpa's letters! They were amazing. The exact wisdom that I
needed, thank you. Mom, You are right about not over scheduling! Just like
Dieter F. Uchtdorf said, "If life and its rushed pace and many stresses
have made it difficult for you to feel like rejoicing, then perhaps now is a
good time to focus on what matters most. - Strength comes not from frantic
activity but from being settled on a strong foundation of truth and paying
attention to what matters most. Doing the things that matter most will lead us
to the savior of the world!"
The Gospel is meant to comfort the afflicted, and
afflict the comfortable.
Love you all!
Love, Elder Brady
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