Hey Hey Hey! Man, if I am
being honest this week was a pretty ordinary week. I hear that it is pretty
common to have a slow week the week right after a baptism, what a true
statement. I will do my best to keep this email entertaining and exciting to
read, but don't expect anything too miraculous.
Diane got confirmed
yesterday! What a great experience. The ward has been so great to her so far. I
don't doubt that she will fit right in with the Mormons. When Elder Dunford
finished her confirmation and blessing, she had tears streaming down her
cheeks. She was so excited to be a member of the church! She is such a great
lady and I am going to miss seeing her all the time. I kind of feel like a
proud parent taking his kid to preschool for the first time.
I do have a little bit of a
funny experience to share. We were teaching Diane one of the New Member lessons
this week. We had knocked for the
majority of the morning and it was a little warm outside. We were on bikes so
it was extremely refreshing to step into her cool apartment. As we were
teaching her the Restoration, my eyes started to get a little heavy. She began
telling us a story that we had heard before. I did my best to stay focused, but I started to doze off a little bit. This went on for a few minutes until
eventually I started to fall asleep. I wasn't completely out so I still had an
idea of what was happening. Diane finished her story and Elder Dunford began
leading the lesson along again. He didn't realize that my head was laid back on
the couch and my eyes were closed. He finished his part and I half-consciously
noticed the silence that is usually the indicator that it was my turn to take
over. I sat up straight and said, "After Jesus and his apostles were
killed, eventually the earth entered into a state of apostasy!" Diane
looked back at me confused and Elder Dunford busted up laughing. It turns out that we weren't quite to
that part of the lesson yet and I had skipped some major points in the lesson.
I laughed and was able to get my foot out of my mouth and we continued the
lesson. Luckily Diane is such a nice lady because I was embarrassed! All part
of the missionary experience I guess.
Other than those wonderful
experiences it has been a pretty slow week. We were dropped by a couple of our
potentials. We are basically back to square one. Let's just say that my door
approaches are going to be fire here in the next couple weeks. We have knocked
a lot this week but haven't been able to find any potentials. But of course we
keep trying and keep knocking. It is all worth it once you find that one person
who expresses even the slightest interest.
One thing that is kinda
cool in Iowa is that everyone who lives here has either lived in Utah or has
family there, especially in the Mormon community. I am pretty sure that half of the members in our ward are
Utah natives. When people heard that I was from Utah I immediately became known
as the "Tall One from Utah" to the people who can't remember my name.
What a blessing.
We were at Jimmy John's
this week and I read a quote on the wall. It said, "Not every day is a
sunny day, some days you are the pigeon and some days you are the statue."
Let’s just say this week I was a tall, skinny missionary statue. But of course
a new week brings new opportunities. I don't doubt that we will find a new
investigator this week. We just have to keep on moving forward.
I sure do love you guys and
I think about you a lot. I hope you all have an awesome week. Be the Pigeon
this week!
The tall one from Utah,
Elder Obray
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