So this week was quite an amazing one. We got so much work
done and I personally feel accomplished. Elder Sarabia on the other hand would
say I'm spoiled. We already have two baptismal dates and hopefully tonight,
three more!! That's awesome!! Anyways on Tuesday we did some service digging
the rest of the hole which was at this point 6-7 feet deep and about 5 feet
wide. We were digging this hole for a nest to house supplies for the winter in
the ground. It's pretty cool. Afterwards we went and met with one of our
investigators and taught him about the restoration of the gospel and how it
could unite his family and a little bit about the priesthood. It was a great
lesson and we also got him to commit to come to church with us yesterday, but
he couldn't make it. That's what next week is for. To keep asking until they
come. After that we saw another investigator who is really stuck on his own
beliefs and just cares to bash with us a little. Something that night that I
learned from my companion is about when it is going nowhere and the spirit
isn't felt in the conversation, leave. We didn't bash, all we tried to do was
show how the bible and Book of Mormon support each other and are one in the
same, to unite and testify of Christ. So we left and did some
"tracting" that night till our last appointment. We got to our last
appointment and it's one of the investigators that we were able to commit to
baptism. We were reading in the Book of Mormon in 2nd Nephi 31. Famous for
baptism. And we explained a little what it really means and a little about the
restoration of the gospel. We popped the question and he said yes. Which was
awesome. We had about an hour and a half lesson, don't care that is was long
cause the spirit was soo there, and we left to go back to our apartment.
Wednesday came around and we had service for the Idaho Youth Ranch in the
morning. That went great, but my allergies kicked in which was terrible.
Afterwards we went and taught a less active in our area. She was really open to
us and everyday this week we've been sending her quotes to inspire her and give
her the desire to come back to church. She took our challenge to read the Book
of Mormon again and pray about it, that she may know again that what she's
reading is true and have a better understanding of it. After that we went and
had another lesson with one of our other investigators. We finished up all the
lessons we had left, which was tithing and fasting, and now we're praying to
see if we can receive a baptismal date for them. We know they are ready and we
feel it strongly. We just need them to feel that they are ready to take on this
step. After that we had one more lesson with our other investigator. We taught
a little bit about baptism and what it is. As well a little bit about the
priesthood. We taught him with a member which really helped and it was
awesome!! We asked him to be baptized and he said yes! Two baptisms back to
back! I love my companion. He's helped me learn so much and we're both involved
in the lessons. Him more so than me, but I'm starting to learn to jump in.
Thursday was a day of planning. Lots of planning... We had planned for almost
the entire week up until dinner. Long planning. We then finished our night with
a lesson with our investigator who accepted baptism on Tuesday. We just read
the Book of Mormon with him and he was asking questions about what we were
reading and it was awesome. We didn't have to ask any questions or at least as
many. Friday was a slow day. We had a Zone Meeting which consumed half of our
day and the rest of our day after that was studies. We tried to do some visits,
but no one was home. Saturday came along and as Elder Sarabia put it, Diligence
day. It was so slow up until 7:30 when we had a lesson with our investigator.
We taught him lesson 2 and he was yet again asking questions like crazy. He was
awesome. We're excited for him and the progress that he is making. Sunday was
church and it was awesome, except for what happened before church. We were in
comp study and we were role playing. I was teaching about baptism and I got
completely frustrated cause I couldn't express myself in two languages. I just
was frustrated at myself. I took time to regather myself and by that time it
was church. I was able to get back into the mood and feel the spirit and just
in time for our lesson for the night. We had our lesson and we taught tithing
and the logistics of it. We were able to teach a little more about the
commitments of baptism and what they exactly are and that was cool. But the
best lesson was the unexpected one we had that night. We went over to an
investigators house pray with them. When we got there we started talking about
all the misconceptions of the church. Cause the daughter was told all of these
and she freaked out. We told her that she can still be who she is and do all of
the normal things and all that stuff. And also that we aren't crazy Mormons who
just talk about the gospel all day. It's only missionaries that do that haha...
and that's because we want to feel the spirit all the time so we seclude
ourselves from the world. That was the basics of my week and it was
amazing. A quote that I would love to share with you all is from a talk
and I feel bad for not writing who it was by but anyways here it is,
"Salvation is not a cheap experience and not easy. It wasn't easy for
Christ and it won't be for us. We are not the first persons to ask if there's
another way. When we suffer, are afflicted, rejected, spat upon, and turned
away, we stand with Christ. THE BEST MISSIONARY!!" I love you all and I
hope you week goes great!!
Elder Ruesch
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