ELDER HYRUM RICHARDSON #95 -- MARCH 16, 2015

ELDER HYRUM RICHARDSON #95

MARCH 16, 2015

Well, this week had some good and some not as good. We had a lot of people cancel appointments with us. We were especially sad about a family that we tracted into a few weeks ago; they called us and said they didn't want us to come, but God gives everyone a lot of chances!

彭紹維 Brother Peng is doing awesome! We taught him the Word of Wisdom along with some other commandments this week, and we were a little worried because we know that he smokes, but he was really willing to quit, and I think he will be able to do it. He's got an baptismal interview on Friday, so we are praying that he'll be able to quit by then!

Our lesson this week was great because our Recent Convert Jonny helped us teach Brother Peng. His testimony is so strong already, and he is doing so much to fellowship and encourage our investigator!

蔡海山 Brother Cai had a huge miracle this week! He couldn't come to church previously because of his work, but today he is starting a new job that will allow him to start coming to church next next week! We taught him the Word of Wisdom this week too, and he is really willing to accept it, but it might take him a little while to quit smoking. On Saturday, we ran into him as we were headed to a dinner appointment, and we just invited him to come along! He really enjoyed being with the members there, and he stayed around even after we left to chat with the members. He is just a really nice old man, and his sincere desire to follow Christ is a great example to me.

This week we spent some time creating a map for our area. Most areas have maps at the store that we can just buy, but this area is a little bit different. So we got a little creative with LDS Maps and some post-it notes, but now we have a functional map for all of the places where people live in our area. Picture attached.

There are a lot of less actives in our area (like most of my areas), and this week we found some new people to go and visit. Our training this month was about the three parables in Luke 15, so we're going to go find all of the lost sheep and bring them home!

I took a picture this week of the amount of dirt on my bike...I should probably clean it, but it means my bike won't get stolen, so maybe I won't!

Last night we had a great lesson with the Liao Family. We shared the "Finding Faith in Christ" video, which really brought the Spirit into their home. They are progressing slowly, but they are still progressing. Their testimony will come little by little, but they'll get there. We have a lot of hope for them!

That's about it for this week. I'll try to take more pictures next week.

Add oil!

Elder Richardson
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