On Tuesday Morning, I woke up and my back didn't feel too great...it had been hurting for a week or so, but wasn't really getting any better. Elder Royce and Elder Castro gave me a blessing that morning, and luckily that day, I was able to see a chiropractor who gave me an adjustment, which helped a lot! The chiropractor was a really funny guy who is a member; he even gave us a referral for the secretary of his office, so we contacted her on our way out haha. But I'll be seeing him again this week to make sure I'm all good.
Elder Royce and I started teaching a man named Augustine this week and his mother Juanita. Augustine was a referral that we had passed by many times, but the gate to get to the front door has always been locked. We felt prompted to be at his house early Wednesday morning when we would usually be studying. We got there and the gate was unlocked!! We knocked and Augustine answered and he started sharing all the struggles he has been going through. A lot of his family members have passed away in just this last year and he was seeking for happiness and a miracle. Us being there to teach a mother and son who have been devastated by the challenges and trials of this mortal life was a divinely orchestrated miracle. We had even planned to teach the Plan of Salvation despite not even knowing their situation. It was a great lesson; they expressed their concerns, but seemed appreciative and recognized how important our visit was.
After the trials of last week and having our investigator pool get smaller and smaller, it was a blessing from the Lord to be able to receive more referrals this week than any other week I've been here. Also, having some less active members give us two more referrals, and then, being able to teach them all together.
We have also been teaching Raquel pretty frequently. We only have a few more things to teach her, so we are stopping by sometimes to just read the Book of Mormon with her and answering her questions, so that she can feel as prepared as possible before she enters the waters of Baptism in 2 weeks.
Unfortunately, Elder Baum has been pretty sick (see picture below) so Elder Royce and I took turns this week going on exchanges with Elder Castro, while the other would stay at home with Elder Baum and take care of him. I went out to work with Elder Castro on Thursday morning. We taught 4 lessons that day: 3 in his area and 1 in my area. It was so much fun being able to go from appointment to appointment and being able to help the investigators in both of our areas. Our last lesson that day was with a man named Procuro, who is someone that Elder Baum and I found on my first exchange in his area. Procuro is special to me because I was really able to relate with him and feel the Spirit in our lessons with him. He's the man!! Really humble and ready to receive the blessings of living the Gospel if he starts making more time for it.
We planned a service project Saturday morning for a new investigator. Our companionship, as well as, Elder Baum and Castro were all there to help this man move, but he wasn't even home. We called off that service project and told everyone else that was going to come that we would try another day. We started to drive back to the apartment, but we all had our eyes peeled for another service opportunity. We had planned for 2 hours, so just a few seconds later, we pulled over and asked this old, married couple if they needed help doing yard work. Some how, some way, they actually accepted our offer of service! We pulled weeds, raked, dug up all the nasty growth, raked some more, and 2 hours later, their garden was looking good! It's nice to just to be able to give service and show the good people of Hemet and San Jacinto, California what the missionaries are all about.
One of my favorite quotes from a Conference Talk by Elder David Evans states, "Patient covenant keeping brings the blessings of heaven into our lives." When facing a tough day, week, or month, be patient and remember what will bring you everlasting happiness.
Good luck to everyone this week!
Hasta Pronto,
Elder Moon
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