Elder Murphy and I are really starting to hit our stride with Facebook! We have been working hard on it for awhile now with few results, but recently things have been picking up!! With us still being unable to knock just any door, we spend alot of time with social media and following up on people who were taught in the past but are no longer interested. It is easy to start a conversation, easy to keep it going, easy to start discussing the gospel, but incredibly difficult to set up an in-person meeting or video call. We are still working on that bit.
We had some miracles this week. There are a couple people who we simply cannot get in touch with, but after having some stuff fall through and ending up on the opposite side of town we planned on, Elder Murphy and I strongly felt that we should try again. Well, we did just that and happened to catch one of of out doing yardwork, and the other answered the door. We had amazing conversations with them and will plan on staying in touch. Sadly, there was one person we met who has an amazing testimony in Christ, wants to meet with us, and defends our church valiantly, but he told us we shouldn't come back because missionaries in the past have met with him and he believes everything but doesn't want to get baptized because he has really strong connections with his current church and doesn't want to offend them. It is a hard situation, I am hoping we can stay in touch with him. He is the sweetest old man and told us to come back if we EVER need anything.
The work goes well here though and I have a testimony that God knows our weaknesses perfectly not so he can help us avoid them, but so he can help us get rid of them. In Helaman, Nephi laments over how wicked the people are and wishes he could live back when his ancestors first left Jerusalem. The Lord speaks to him however and thanks him for pressing forward steadfastly. There are always trials, but God knows what is best for us!
Have an amazing week!!
Elder Killian
Pic #1 - pday picture! with only elders in the district we go hard in all the sports we play
Pic #2 - Elder Murphy and I out on another boardwalk, we tried doing some street contacting but got pretty avoided
Pic #3 - a member dropped off groceries but we are trying to at least pretend to be healthy, so rather than snack on the oreos throughout the week we decided to be mature, healthy adults and eat them like cereal late at night all in one sitting
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