¡Hola! from Oklahoma: The Keys

Stake Conference with Elder Andruski

This email would be longer but a miracle just happened. Me being the few neurons shy of a functional brain, went outside the church just now with my companion. We turned around to head back inside and the door was magically locked. I grabbed at my pocket and lo and behold, no keys. Along with every other door at the church. And I had left every possession I owned, minus my clothes and tag, inside the church. No phone, no way to start a fire to signal a plane to save us, not even my watch. After sighing and looking around for a large rock to throw through the window a thought came into my mind. The family down the road. I imagine it might have been the Spirit from protecting me from another foolish experience involving broken glass. Well, we went down the road to the house and no one was home. We tried the neighbors and they told us to try their house again. We went back and after several silent prayers were made we heard the back door open and she came and called a member who let us back in. That family is a part member family, and the Elder's Quorum President just asked us to go visit with them, and we told them we would be bringing them cookies for helping us. Now we have a way in! I will need some practice making cookies... Any suggestions?

Now the real email. P, a man who called us telling us he wanted to be baptized, is accepting the message. We saw him on Wednesday and set a date with him. We explained baptism and at the end with tears in his eyes he thanked us for visiting him. On, Sunday, we saw him come to church for the first time and he appeared to enjoy it even though they were surrounded by a group of little kids.

We had nothing to do and found ourselves in a parking lot of an apartment complex. We weighed our options and we prayed. We both felt to stay there and tract with the 20 minutes we had. We knocked 2 doors and found 2 people interested. One was named S. She is a single mom, has two little girls and lives in a humble home. We shared the Book of Mormon and even though her kids were having a sword fight and the end of the lesson, she felt something. When we returned she had read to 1 Nephi 5 and said she couldn't put it down. We are very excited for her and the many more like her we were guided to this week.

A lot of people are turning up left and right. We have found many more people and taught many of them. A lot of the eternigators, (n. 1. someone who has been investigating the church for a long time and potentially for ever, 2. an alligator native to south west Louisiana), have slowly vanished. The work is becoming quicker and more productive. The Lord is in this work and we see help from Him every day. I love being part of it and love seeing the hastening before my eyes.

Thank you for your prayers and support!

Adios,

Elder Thomas