Dear Woodward Clan,
This past week was such an amazing week for us! Last week we
taught 9 lessons with a member of the ward there, 6 of which came in the
last 3 days of the week. We got 6 new investigators and of those 6 we
set up baptismal dates with 4 of them! We got the 4 new dates on Friday
and Saturday. Then to our surprise we had 2 investigators come to
Sacrament meeting. It was Kenneth and Clara who came. It was a
surprise to us because Clara said she was going to be going to her
church this week and Kenneth was sick most of the week. So when we saw
them walk in we were super happy! :)
Yesterday it was 70 degrees outside. It felt so nice here. I just thought you would like to know that.
Well we didn't have the baptism on Saturday like we had planned.
So that was the bummer for this week. Christina hadn't been completly
honest with us about quiting smoking. So we had to post pone it for a
week. When we went over and talked with her about it, Elder Jones and I
told her we would give something up as long as she went without
smoking. Elder Jones gave up fast foods and I gave up desserts. What
we told her we would get to do if she relapsed and smoked again before
her baptism was that we would get to go out and Elder Jones would go get
some fast food and I would get some desserts and we would get to go eat
it in front of her because she is a diabetic so she can't have those
things. So far it has worked pretty well. Last night we went over to
see her with Brother and Sister Aguiree. We didn't know this when we
first went over to Christina's, but one of the Aguiree's daughters has
been having some pretty big problems with her health the past couple of
years. So while we were there Sister Aguiree started talking to
Christina about what they, as parents, could be doing to help their
daughter through this. As Christina started talking with them about
what to do, Elder Jones and I were able to feel the Spirit come into the
room. Going to see Christina with them was an answer to their
prayers. There was no doubt about it. Christina was able to let them
know what they could do because she had been through all of that
already. It was an amazing experience.
This past week has just been a really great week. Things have
really started to pick up and things are going really well. It is a
bitter-sweet thing for me though. I am excited for all of the work
going on here, but I won't be here long enough to see all of these
people we have just found progress. Elder Jones got a call from one of
the AP's and Saturday evening and found out that he is going to be
training this next transfer. So that means that I will be getting
transfered out of Ada on the 30th. I was really hoping that I would get
to be here for another transfer, but my time in Ada is almost over. I
was kinda surprised to hear that Elder Jones is going to train because I
just came into Ada as a new missionary. So this will be the second
brand new missionary that Ada sees in less then three months. I know
that Ada will be a great place for the new missionary though because I
have seen how it has helped me learn and grow.
Well by this time next week I will know where I will be going. Our
District Leader is going to be training as well, so this morning his
companion texted us and said that he received in a dream that we will be
going to open Woodward Oklahoma. It is going to be awesome! So I will
let you know next week where I will be going. Do you guys want to make
bets on where I will be going? I want everyone to guess my next area.
Well I will talk to you guys next week. I miss all of you. I hope
you are all having a fantastic day off of school. Love you all.
Love Elder Woodward
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