Hello All!
Greetings from the still frozen land of Orillia. It has been pretty cold this week (Yesterday it got down to -19, and with the wind, that's not pretty. It's not too much fun to tract in, either. That's when we pray
really, REALLY hard that someone will let us in;). It is supposed to start warming up, though. 9 degrees on Friday! I am a little bit excited. The Walking Space Heater is a little sick and tired of the cold. Anyway....
We had a relatively good week, despite dropping a few investigators. We got bombed by Justinn and Kim 3 times in 2 days, and then again a few days later, so we are taking that to mean that they don't want us to come back for a while. Brittany is also the same way. So we will take a break from them and give the seed a chance to grow a bit more.
We have been working with Kerra Stanton, our most progressing
Investigator. She did not come to church because her mom was going to take her
to "all the other churches in Orillia instead." She ended up
not going to any of them. She also had a slip-up on her quest to stay sober.
She went out drinking
with one of her friends and called us the next day. She felt very bad about it. She was almost in tears as she told us that she slipped. She is feeling that Godly Sorrow that is necessary for repentance. We are hoping that she will come to church this Sunday and feel the spirit like she did two weeks ago.
with one of her friends and called us the next day. She felt very bad about it. She was almost in tears as she told us that she slipped. She is feeling that Godly Sorrow that is necessary for repentance. We are hoping that she will come to church this Sunday and feel the spirit like she did two weeks ago.
We met with Len Longin again yesterday. Brother Witlox could not go with us, so we had Brother Cook instead. That went well. They got along great as well. We had left the "Additional Study" Section of the Plan of Salvation Pamphlet with him for homework, and we went over that with him and answered questions that he had. One of them, we weren't sure how exactly to answer. He asked, "Why do we need to have a body after we die?" We tried to explain, but I am not sure that we did it justice. We told him that we would research that one and get back to him. He is, however starting to accept our full canon of scripture. He was not aware of any scripture that said that God had a body, so we read D&C 130:22 with him, which explains that very clearly. He accepted that and didn't press that issue any more. He is accepting what we know to be true.
Our two new investigators are Scott, who is the Roommate of Pam Roy, and Craig, who we tracted into a few weeks ago. I believe I have mentioned Scott before, but just in case, he has gone from the point of leaving when we talk to Pam, to actively participating in the discussion. Craig is a very nice man who let us in on Saturday, and we taught the restoration to him. He accepted a copy of the Book of Mormon and the invitation to pray about it. He told us that he likes to read different religious texts and learning about other religions, but we have faith in Moroni's promise. Those who read and sincerely pray about the Book of Mormon WILL receive a witness that it is true.
It has been a good week. We had a travel (Training exchange) on Friday, and Elder Lord and Elder Day somehow got locked IN the apartment for a few minutes (Long story - quite humorous, though) but that went well otherwise. In a nutshell - I got a phone call that said that they were locked inside the apartment, and I had to tell them how to get out. It was fun.) So yeah. Anyway.... Have a great Week. I love you and miss you all!
Your Obedient Servant,
Elder Austin James Ashcraft
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