Hey, Y'All,
This week
was so great! The Lord is definitely blessing those we are working with!
To make it easy on you and me, I'll just start at the beginning of the week and
go from there.
There is a
recent convert in our ward named Toombs Smith who is about 70-years old and he has
to be one of the funniest men I have ever met. He loves to write poetry and
paint and he used to be a really successful door-to-door salesman. So, for
District Meeting on Tuesday I asked him to come and provide us with some
training on how to be successful salesmen of the gospel and to read us some
inspirational poems. It was seriously one of the best trainings, sermons,
whatever you want to call it, that I've ever heard! The best part about it
though, was the way it influenced HIM. After the meeting, he told us he had
prayed to God for opportunities to share his testimony and have an impact on
others. Then, the very next day we asked him to give the training. Being able
to talk to us seriously made his life! So, we told the bishop about our experience with Toombs and he asked Toombs to give a talk in sacrament meeting next month! Ha Ha! It's going
to be so awesome!
Wednesday
was transfer day and Elder Detmer and I got a third companion! His name is
Elder Bartholomew. He's a great kid! He is from Springville and has been out
about 20 months, so Canton will be his last area. This transfer some of my
closest friends in the mission went home. It was seriously so weird to see some
of the Elders I've known since day 1 take off. At that moment, it finally hit
me that I have very little time left! I'm going to miss all those guys but the
great part is that I know I'll be seeing them when I get home! They have
become some of my best friends. That same day we went to Roswell for Elder
Detmer's doctor appointment and while we were there I called the Roswell Elders
and found out that they were planning to visit Cleevens, Nina, and Jania! So, I
went with them! It was so awesome to see those kids and they are doing great!
The same day I also heard some of the best news of my life: Hugues, the 24-year
old recent convert in Roswell whom I worked with, decided that he wants to serve
a mission!! Ahh… I love that kid so much! When I heard the news, I was freaking
out! I'm so excited for him! He has come such a long ways. He and his sister,
Fabiola, and her kids, Mauken and Miah, are very special to me.
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| Elder Roderick says "Goodbye" to Elder Flake |
Well, back
to Canton. We finished the week by
making some great headway with the Mays family! They are coming along so well!
Yesterday at church, Julius was interviewed for the priesthood and he will receive it next Sunday! Also, on Wednesday Joyce asked her boss if she
could have work off on Sundays and he said, “yes!” So, now she can come to sacrament
meeting and she was there yesterday. On Saturday we had a really good lesson
with her where we committed her to start living the word of wisdom and she
committed to being baptized on July 25th. While on her front
porch, we all got on our knees and she said a silent prayer to Heavenly Father.
She repented and promised Him that she
would do her very best to follow all of His commandments. It was amazing to see
her humble enough to pray like that and to see her acknowledge the need for
change in her life. I love her!!
Thanks for everything you do for me!
Love you,
Elder Roderick
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