Dear friends and family:
We will be able to Skype, but we have no idea at what time,
so I'll just write down the skype account you want me to call. We were thinking
we will call some time around 5:30 (our time), but we will call briefly earlier
in the day to iron out the details.
We have had a great week! We're a little disappointed that
we were not able to get any investigators in sacrament, but I can't say I'm
surprised. The dedication of the temple was a worthy alternative.
Part way through the week, we found a really awesome family
through harvesting. We met the father, and we asked him to leave a blessing on
his home and family, and he agreed immediately. He and his wife and their six
kids (except for one who was still returning from School) all lined up for the
prayer. They told us that they had been praying for someone to come and bless
their house. They had tried to get people from other churches to come and do
it, but without any success. The family accepted baptism, church, and a return
appointment.
It was a great miracle, one of the best highlights from this
week. Unfortunately, we have been unable to meet with them again.
Going to the cultural celebration was another great event
from this week. I am very grateful that we were able to go and to watch and
participate. The online video doesn't show much of it, but every missionary in
the mission was there, sitting all together. We came down in the second to last
song and joined in for the third verse, then we helped sing the finale as well.
It felt like a vacation, more than anything. We sat back and watched the show
for the most part, and we had the opportunity to "socialize" and to
talk with our previous companions for an hour or so before the show started. It
was really fun!
But the best event was, of course, the dedication the next
day. I was curious to see how they are done, and I feel like I learned a lot
from the talks and from the experience as a whole. I especially loved the talk
in the second session, by Elder Christofferson. He really laid a lot of things
down in a way that helped me to understand the purpose of the temple, and our
purpose in life.
Our area and companionship have several investigators who
are progressing with a date. We will be focusing on them, and getting them to
continue reading in the Book of Mormon, and to come to church. And of course we
will keep up our efforts to find others.
Fact of the day: "Print Screen" does not capture
the mouse cursor. For example, see the attached image.
Thanks,
Elder Slade
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