Apostasy starts in the sink!

Dear family,

Today starts week 6 of this transfer, and I feel like my time in Halls Lake might be dwindling. I will be very sad to leave, especially since there are still investigators like Bry and Gabriel that I would love to be able to help still. At the same time, it feels like it might be time to move forwards toward whatever else the Lord has in store for me. We'll see what happens next week!

I wanted to share an experience with you that I had this last Saturday morning. Sister Goode and I were staring down another very long day of tracting. We decided to kneel down and say a prayer to know which specific members we could go teach that morning. After we prayed and thought of the names, we made some calls and had appointments set up with two of the sisters in our ward. Basically we started by telling the sister that we were there to ask her for referrals so that she wouldn't be surprised. We then taught the restoration pamphlet lesson and afterwards had her say the prayer and sit quietly, the same way we do with investigators. Afterwards, instead of inviting her to be baptized, we asked for referrals. The first lesson went well, but it was when we went to the second members home that we had a truly amazing experience. Shanna had been reading the account of the first vision before we came, and as we talked the spirit was very strong. All three of us were in tears by the end, and after Shanna's prayer she had two names come to mind of people she felt would be good for us to visit. The first lesson went well, but I really believe that what made the second lesson so special was the fact that Shanna had prepared. Preparation is an eternal principle! The Lord knows He can trust us with spiritual experiences when we do the work that is necessary to prepare for them!

Love you all! I'm sending a giant hug your way!

Love, Sister Slade

P.S. In case any of you have trouble with dishes:

We were at volleyball and we asked Elder Rencher and Elder Caruso if elders ever fight over the dishes. Their response was that no, they don't, but they did have some very good advice for how to keep dishes under control. Elder Rencher started to explain how you have to empty the dishwasher right when it's finished so that dishes don't pile up, and Elder Caruso somewhat frantically exclaims, "Apostasy starts in the sink!" We now have an "Apostasy starts in the sink" sign hanging proudly in our kitchen :)