So this week was a week of awesome, it was a very awesome week. It was so awesome, that I decided to name this week's e-mail "Week of Awesome" Yeah, it was pretty awesome.
Haha so anyways, this week was pretty dang good, lots of stuff going on. Rusty is still on for his baptism this Saturday, and he loved church yesterday. SO that's pretty exciting, it's awesome seeing the spirit working in him, how much he wants to do what's right. Everything should go well this weekend, but pray for Rusty Gordon!! The week before and after baptism are always hardest for converts. But we have faith. I know that if something happens this Saturday, he'll make it next Saturday for sure. Go Rusty!! :D
We also had 2 new investigators come to church for the first time, Juanita, and Moriah. They both also had a great experience, met some good people and made some nice friends. Juanita's got a baptismal date for August 30 that she's working towards. She has some Word of Wisdom issues to work out, but she's got potential. But she feels the spirit every time she talks to us, and she wants the peace she feels so badly. We'll get her there for sure!! And Moriah really likes her church she has right now, but she loves reading the Book of Mormon and is doing really well. I am confident that she will get baptized, just not sure when. She just needs to get that answer from God that this is where He wants her to go.
There's another lady, Amber, who has 3 kids, and she's been investigating the church for over a year now. I feel very strongly that she is the main reason that I've been sent here to Maysville, and I'm not leaving until I see her get baptized. She had a date a few months ago, but couldn't quit smoking and kind of got discouraged when she fell off date. We had a good lesson with her on Friday, and she opened up to us quite a bit. Turns out she's barely read any of the Book of Mormon. No wonder she didn't make it! So that's our main focus right now, just her getting a testimony of the BoM. She'll know once she reads.
ANOTHER guy is Bryan Chapman, who's also been on date in the past, but didn't feel ready. He's 17, both of his parents are members, and they haven't been to church for a few months. We finally got in contact with them 2 weeks ago, and they are the coolest family ever!!! It was so much fun talking to them, and they opened up a lot. They are committed to coming to church next week, and Bryan's the other reason that I feel like I came here for. So through faith, obedience, and hard work the miracles will happen! Life rocks. Oh yeah, and we broke another record! 108 people at Maysville Branch Sacrament Meeting yesterday!! WOOT WOOT!
So yeah, a lot of great things are happening here. And more great things will continue to happen! Faith conquers all obstacles. President Porter's awesome by the way, he has so much faith, very inspiring. Well, I love you all!! Have a fantastic week! :D
-Love Elder Ellis
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