Hey!
So first off, sorry that this email is coming a day late. The computers at the public library weren't working yesterday because all of the electrical work was being taken care of. There wasn't a whole lot that I could have done to prevent that from happening.
Well I guess to start off I will let you know what is going to happen this next transfer. Elder Davis and I are going to stay together here in Mustang for another transfer. Darcy didn't do her job and call President Walkenhorst to tell him that I can't stay in Mustang because that is Mountain Crest's mascot. You have better get on top of that if you ever want me to leave here Darcy. Elder Bolan is going to be staying here as well, but his companion, Elder Toiava, is getting transfered. So because Elder Toiava is getting transfered my hopes and dreams of NEVER obtaining ANY leadership responsibilities of ANY kind were crushed. Yeah unfortunately I got called to be the new district leader. If any of you have any ideas on what I can do to avoid any further leadership callings please let me know ASAP. So there is your update on transfer doctrine.
Elder Davis and I saw a huge improvement in our area this past week! =D So the first big thing that happened was that we found a new investigator while out visiting a less active. On the 26th of January we had an appointment that fell through, so I felt like we needed to go try and visit a less active named Sister Crye. I was really surprised when we knocked on her door and she answered because we had tried a bunch of times before that and she had never answered. Sister Crye opened the door and immediately invited us in. We went in and visited with her and her daughter, Amanda. While we were there Sister Crye told us that Amanda had just gotten back from a baptist bible camp that she had gone to with her friend. They told us how Amanda didn't really like what was being taught there because all that was being taught was "if you don't accept Christ as your Savior while your alive, your gonna go to hell." The way Amanda worded it was they were preaching "hate."
Somewhere during all of this Sister Crye had also mentioned that Amanda had never been baptized into the church. Elder Davis and I decided that it would be a GREAT time for us to say something and to ask if we could teach her the missionary lessons. We both let her know that because of the church we knew Heavenly Father was a God of love and not one one hate. Then we asked if we could tell her more about the church and she said we could. So we went back on Thursday and taught her about the Plan of Salvation. We had such an amazing lesson with her. Right from the very beginning of the lesson she could see the truth behind the Plan of Salvation. She loved the thought of the Pre-earth life where we lived with Heavenly Father, and the three Kingdoms of Glory and that we don't believe there is just going to be a heaven and hell after this life. I think the point where we told Amanda about the Spirit World was her favorite part. She LOVED that we believe that there will be a second chance for those people who didn't have the opportunity to learn about Jesus Christ and His atonement to accept the gospel. I felt like it defiantly renewed her faith that Heavenly Father loves all of his children. I would say that the miracle from all of this came at the end though. We found out that just before we had knocked on the door the previous Sunday, Amanda and her mom had been talking about the bible camp and the concerns that Amanda had, so they decided to say a prayer and ask what they needed to do. A couple of minutes after that happened we showed up on their doorstep and knocked on the door. I am so grateful for the guidance of the Spirit because without the Spirit we never would have known that we needed to go over and knock on their door.
Well that is all from me this week. I love you all!
Love Elder Woodward
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