So this week has been a very thrilling, exciting, emotional week. To start with Monday, we went to this Straw Maze just outside of Declo and we had a blast in it. We all got lost in the maze a few times, but we made our way out and we all enjoyed it! We then went a spent a lot of time just meeting members in the Elba ward to close the night!
Tuesday was Halloween and we had to be in by 7 that night, which we did. We went and tried meeting with some of our investigators that morning and we had no luck catching any one home. Was kinda disappointing, but oh well. We then went and did some service for this Less Active in one of the wards we covered. And I'll say, we definitely got down and dirty. We put hot wire on his piped underneath his trailer home so they wouldn't freeze in the winter. It was pretty fun, but required a shower after doing that. We then went and tried to meet some people at one of the dairies here and we met a new family. They have met with missionaries in the past and they love having the missionaries over. We talked with them for a bit and we shared Alma 32 about faith and the experiment of our faith. It was really great and you could definitely feel the spirit in that lesson. We then had the Raft River Halloween party where we attended and talked to a lot of our investigators that showed up to that activity. It was pretty cool. We then made our way home and did some studies for the next day of District Meeting.
Thursday we had our great weekly planning and then from there we tried to meet with some people. We had some success in the cold and we were able to talk to someone new and give him a copy of the Book of Mormon to read. He invited us to come back and he was just genuinely nice. We then had dinner and we went and met with so many people that night. We met with our progressing investigators Luis y Maricruz and talked to them about the Plan of Salvation and it's divine purpose for us.We then met with another family to close the night, talking about the Book of Mormon and how it can help us in our lives better come closer to our Heavenly Father. They took our challenge to read the Book of Mormon and it's pretty exciting.
Friday we had snow start to fall. It was pretty intense. That day was just so hard cause we couldn't find hardly anyone home. So we went with the spirit and it took us to a house we know who lives there and it was a member. We knocked and they were surprised to see us, but so glad to. The wife was in need of a blessing and the husband was gone getting medicine. The older sons were home, but they couldn't give their mom a Priesthood blessing. So we show up and are more than willing to give that blessing. We gave the blessing and then we went to our dinner/service project appointment all the way to the border of our mission/area. Had a really good time and some really good dinner!
Saturday it snowed even more. We did some correlating with our ward mission leader in Malta and then tried a family we haven't seen in awhile and had a good visit with them. We then made our way to dinner and this is when sadness happens. Our appointment for that night, the Miller Family, called us and had to cancel cause they just got fired and are being kicked out of their home. So they were packing up and leaving. We couldn't get ahold of them after that conversation we had with them. But I was so torn and I just couldn't see them leave. It made me so sad.... We replanned our day and then just went with the spirit on a lot of things. Ran into an investigator pulled over on the side of the road and we stopped and talked with them. They were out for a drink and they were drunk. We talked with them and had a really good conversation about what they need and it really helped us. We then made our way back home cause it was late and freezing.
Sunday was a good day. We had church which is always amazing. We then caught some of the families home that we wanted to see. We studied for a bit and then just before dinner, we were asked to go give an emergency blessing to someone in the ward and so we hurried over and gave the blessing and talked with the man for a bit. Got some referrals from them to try. We then had dinner and had really good appointments right after that. We closed the night with the Taylor family and they are so prepared!! They just want to dive in and be baptized and it is so awesome working with them. It truly is an honor to be working with them. They have had a lot of good friends fellowship them and genuinely love them, which is always amazing to see.
Well this week has been fun and a really good one. Transfers are this week and I'm a little nervous that I may be transferred, but I'll go wherever I'm needed. I love you all and hope you have a great week!!
Love,
Elder Ruesch Sosa
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