Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Kids in a Candy Store


                It’s been another great week! We were able to do a lot of service and we also found a new investigator. She was a referral from a member, and we taught her in the members home ( I love teaching in members’ homes ). She is an older lady, she feels like she has never really had a relationship with Jesus Christ and about a year ago her brother past away and she really wants to feel peace in her life, and even before the opening prayer when she was telling us all this we started testifying about Jesus Christ’s Atonement and the love Heavenly Father has for her and the spirit was so strong! She and the members were crying and throughout the lesson we just kept coming back to that feeling and how that is what Heaveny Father wants us to feel all the time. It was wonderful. She is inviting her family to be a part of the next lesson. It was a really good experience. I'm so grateful for the spirit that comes into those lessons. It is really what makes missionary work great!  

             Then we helped a family mow there 3 acres (I never want that much grass to cut, so maybe I’ll just get some nice rock and spray paint it green haha) but it was two older members, Elder Williams and I went at it and it was a 3 hour process haha First we weed whacked and when we finished with that we each got a push lawn mower and the other two had riding lawn mowers and the funny thing was, we were moving faster and cutting more grass then they were haha.
             So ya….. I'm just glad it didn’t take longer.  That is one thing that North Carolina has a lots of is grass, weeds, bugs and all that good stuff. Oh the other day we drove though some farmland we could see farther then 50 feet on all sides of us…it was a strange feeling.

            Then we helped someone move.  Each week we do service every at this place called angel's closet and they give clothes to those in need. We help hang stuff up and things like that.
            This last week someone donated a bunch of ties and do you know what that means? Yep!!! Kids in a candy shop. We got permission to take all the ties we wanted, and I must say I don’t think you can have too many good ties... haha They were all Wembleys and I got a few 6 stripe ones.

            Well it still doesn’t feel like the end of this is coming….. I have really mixed emotions about it all and I just don’t think about it that much. The ward is more trunky for me than I am. They have a missionary coming back next week and then two leaving in October.
            I'm working my hardest and the lord is blessing us .
I love you all and I really love North Carolina. I love the people and I love this work.This two years has been so great! I have learned so much and grown a lot closer to my Father in Heaven! But I also love you all a lot too... and I'm looking forward to seeing you all again……..

            Well I love you all and I hope you have a great week! Crt and all that stuff!

 Love,
         ELDER MAUGHAN

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