Every missionary understands how hard it can be to help people come to church. Meeting throughout the week? Easy. Reading the Book of Mormon? Easy. Coming to a service Sunday morning? Sometimes it seems impossible. Many times they sleep in, or get cold feet, or life happens and something comes up.
These week is on track to be different though. We met with Danielle, who was referred to us by her friend, Channelle, who we gave a Bible. After that lesson, Channelle made a group chat with all of us. They are both keeping each other accountable to come this week along with Danielle's family.
Then there is Moses, a gentleman I messaged on Facebook who plays the accordion. He came last Sunday and brought his grandson and friend with him and they were all super awesome! Him and his grandson plan on coming again this week.
After that is Annerine. She saw an ad for Bible Studies on Facebook, we got went over and did one and told her about Come Follow Me. This past week we got her a manual of her own. Upon explaining the references to the Book of Mormon within Come Follow Me, she asked if she could buy a copy off of us. We said no, but we can give her one instead, and we put a bookmark in 3rd Nephi 11, but she insists she will read the whole thing! She also says she is coming.
Finally, just moments ago as Elder Hoopes and I were hauling groceries into our flat, our neighbor was putting his German Shepherd out and it barked at us. We just kept on heading in, but he rang our doorbell, apologized, asked if we were Christians, said he was one too, and invited himself to church! He said if he isn't busy he will come by and we will all walk together tomorrow morning!
It has been a amazing seeing so many miracles these past few weeks. Starting up social media again within the mission has been no small task, and many times these past few months, it took alot of faith to move forward when we had no one to teach and no time to go finding. Now that the ball is rolling, about ten people are being being found a day from ads and Elder Hoopes and I have been blessed as we spend whatever little time we can do work for our area rather than the mission social media! Speaking of which, the latest videos we filmed Thursday, edited Friday, and one is out now and the other comes out tomorrow. We went to Bath to film a band made up of three young women who are raising money for a charity in Africa. It was easily one of the easiest videos we have filmed. The Saturday video is them talking about what they do and the Sunday one is of them performing, go check them out!
Warm regards,
Elder Killian
Pic #1 - Elder Hoopes and I editing yesterday, we do it all on one go so we can focus on our area most of the week
Pic #2 - this comes from Dundry, we were up there again because that is where Annerine lives
Pic #3 - dinner at the mission office with the AP's and office elders, a member in our ward feeds us every Sunday
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