Hey Hey Hey. It is
definitely cooling down over here in good ole Iowa. The leaves are changing
colors and the sweaters are coming out. I am so excited to break out my scarves
here in the next little bit. Nothing makes me feel like a man more than wrapping
a scarf around my neck. I am sad to hear that the boat is going into storage
for the winter... Maybe the next six months will be an opportunity for me to
catch up on the body I need to have by the time it comes out again. So, think
of it as a blessing, for the both of us! This week was a lot slower than other
weeks in Des Moines. It was pretty frustrating for us. I guess there really is
opposition in all things. I knew it was bound to happen one of these weeks. But
I will jump right into it.
First off, I am sure you
are all dying to hear about how the training went at Zone Conference. It went
really well. We were really excited about how it went and we got a plethora of
compliments, mostly from all of the sisters that have a crush on my companion,
plus a couple from the senior missionaries, can't ask for much more than that!
Like I said last week, we trained on overcoming the concerns of investigators.
We emphasized using the Book of Mormon to help investigators conquer
addictions, and solve concerns. Do you guys know how much I love the Book of
Mormon? Man, it is so good!
The rest of the week was
pretty bland. A bunch of our investigators literally disappeared. We had a
super solid investigator who when he came to church was quoting scriptures from
the Book of Mormon during gospel principles class. We were super stoked for him
and he was pretty much ready to walk in to the font after his first week at
church. When we went over to his house later that week we talked to his
girlfriend who is also the mother of his unborn child. She told us with a
moment of hesitation that he "left". She had no idea where he went
but she was adamant that he was no longer living there. What the? We were super
bummed. Plus, his phone is turned off, so there is no way for us to find him.
People sometimes kill me! Hopefully a miracle will happen and he will randomly
show up one of these weeks.
The investigator I told you
about a few weeks ago who we were trying to help learn to read has also disappeared.
He hasn't answered any of our phone calls or texts. He lives in a locked
apartment so we can't even try to stop by either. We are super bummed about
these two. I guess it is just time for us to get out and find some new people.
Our finding efforts have been pretty weak lately because we have been teaching
so much, but now we will have a lot more time on our hands to find the elect.
Hopefully the Lord will hook us up. So, if you don't have anything to pray for,
pray that investigators will appear for the Des Moines Elders.
We do have a few
investigators who are progressing really well though. E and R are both doing
great. They are so excited for their baptism coming up on the 28th. She asks
every time we go over about when we are going to bring her white jump suit.
They are such a sweet family, I will definitely be keeping those boys on my
radar when I get home. They have gone through so much. They are such good kids.
Whenever we go over, we suddenly become a jungle gym and they are always
jumping on us. We taught R about repentance the other day and he said the
sweetest closing prayer I have ever heard. It is great to see an 8-year-old
realize how much our Heavenly Father loves him.
I love you guys and hope
this week is marvelous. Expect some killer finding stories next week!
The Jungle Gym,
Elder Obray
p.s. Transfers are already
around again (can you believe it?) Elder Milligan and I are pretty sure we are
sticking together, but you never know these days. Stay on your toes.
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