Things are going well in Rupert West.
It even cooled down to the 70s for a day! We are having some problems
though with people not progressing. They come to church once, then miss
for the next 3 weeks. They do have baptismal dates, but are out of
town so they aren't getting taught for a week and missed church. It
happens, but it's still sad.
Sister Eppel is doing amazing. (It's her birthday
today!) She is pulling though everything getting thrown at us. We even
had to drop an investigator. (Barbra) She had not kept a single
commitment except to meet every week for the past 3 months. She and the
grandma also would not allow us to teach the plan of salvation past
earth life. That was the most emotional lesson. The grandma got up and
left the trailer and Barbra went out after her to see if she was okay.
Sister King was in tears and I'm still confused why they won't even
listen to some one else's beliefs. On Friday,
Sister Eppel and I prayed abut what the Lord wanted us to do, and He
said to drop her. Get a baptismal date for the daughter (Angelee) but
drop the mother. The daughter will be baptized June 2017, after she is
18. Angelee is still going to church and young women's camp so she
still has interaction and fellowship. The spirit was so strong during
that final lesson, my insides felt like they were on fire and I could
feel the Lord's support. It was a little difficult, but it was the
right thing. (And I did not have heart burn...)
We taught Sister Payton and are going back on Tuesday.
She says she's saved and been baptized but she wants to learn about
our church and go to the temple with her family. We'll get there.
Payton, the 9 year old boy who likes zombies was not there for
the lesson last night, or the rest of his family. The ward
fellowshipper talked to them at church and they said they would be there
after they went to the horse races... missed it by that much.
We got transfer calls and we are both staying for
another six weeks. That will put me at 5 months in Rupert. Crazy eh?
Already been out in the boonies for 3.5 months! Over half way done...
Sister Nettles
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