Don't. Cross. This. Line!

Okay, so this was a very fun filled week full of exciting news, congratulations and activities. First off, I would like to personally thank All the Manassa Andersons for their lovely letter. I would like to know what you all were talking about before writing it. A lot of you mentioned Rugby? I like the sport, don't get me wrong, just wondering what the theme was there. Regardless, thank you for the letter. And let me know if you all are going to be moving. You're not going to fit in your house anymore right? Keep me in the DL. Love you.

Anyways, so my weekend. We had a ward missionary activity this weekend. It wasn't exactly a success but was at the same time. We invited everyone in the ward to come and watch the new movie Joseph Smith Prophet of the Restoration. Saturday we're prepping for the day when the member that had said we could borrow his projector calls us to say, he couldn't get it from his office like he thought. So, it's T-6 hours till show time, and the television of the church is very small. So we are scrambling all day to find a projector. I'm almost positive that we called nearly every person in the ward. The good news was, they were reminded about the activity, bad news, no one had a projector. Scrambling, scrambling, lots of prayers. Time for the activity, and no projector. Regardless, we go looking for our investigator, not only is she there but she is waiting for us. Love that. Go back, and watch the movie on the small television. But the spirit is there, and we ate popcorn afterwards. Love that.

And then we had an act of faith this week. So, we had Zone Conference, and the President challenged us to prepare an investigator for baptism, this weekend or the next. The next weekend being General Conference weekend (are you all preparing your questions? Heavenly Father is going to respond, but not if you don't have a questions). So we're preparing for an investigator named Leonel. Leonel's grandma is a member, his family not, but he has been involved/connected with the church for most of his life. So, we call him, set up an appointment. Talk about baptism, he knows he needs to be baptized, but wants to wait for December when he finishes with his school work. We told him to pray about it, and we would call him in the morning. What he didn't know is that we had already planned to have his baptismal interview on Friday. Thursday we call him and he says he can't see us and still wants to wait until December. Me lacking in faith and aggressiveness accepted this response until my district leader pretty much called me on it. So I call Leonel up Friday morning and pretty much just blurt out words which include we want to have your baptismal interview. And miracle of miracles he says yes. So, I call my district leader up, we meet at Leonel's house at the appointed time. He's not there. That kid. We call him up, again. He tells us he had to leave early and didn't have the credit/minutes to call us and let us know. So we ask him where he's at and if we could meet him there. We get the direction and all four missionaries go trucking along to have this baptismal interview. Now he just needs to talk to his mom.

Anyways, I don't have a ton of time this week. But I'm learning more to have acts of faith, and to keep pushing. I need to trust my thoughts and feelings. To know that they come from the Lord, and that they aren't just weird thoughts. One thing we talked about in the Zone Conference was that we shouldn't be afraid, because it is God who is putting these thoughts in our minds. And He's not going to give us thoughts or plans that he knows we won't be able to accomplish.

Anyways, I'm really looking forward to General Conference. To hearing from our prophet. I'm excited for all of you, that you are excelling in your lives, and progressing in the gospel.

I love you all,

Hermana Reed