09/05/2017 - We Are Supposed to Remember Him. So Please Do.

It is called poaching. Poaching is when you find, teach and baptize someone not in your area and stewardship. Well the sister missionaries we replaced had a baptism this weekend. Turns out, the girl was 17, not YSA.  Stolen from right under our nose. A little frustrating. But other than that our week flew by. We had a gator [investigator] we had found that moved so we passed her off to the sisters, (the sisters are ruining my life right now, ha ha) and they are going to put her on date this week so that is great. We were on exchanges, and I was with our district leader Elder Pentz. Not much to say there just another busy day. Things here have been so busy, which is good. Honestly it is crazy how quick time is flying. We are going through lots of changes. They should start calling some people for a ward council soon, and we have stake conference. So things should go well.

We were able to meet up with tons of members and have tons of people we are going to see and follow up with. Things have smoothed a little. As for our investigators, we don't have anything solid. I am not trying to sound down cause I am not, I am just giving you straight facts. We have 3 in Chinook. Mike has been investigating for a long time. We only read scriptures with him because if we start pushing he will leave. Like literally stand up and walk out of the lesson. So we are trying to get the fellowship to do it because he trusts them. He doesn't have much of an interest in coming to church. Stephanie, we just found out yesterday she is moving in a few weeks. And she is living common law and smokes. Has a long way but has some of the most pure intent I have seen in the mission. Then there is Marsha. marsha, marsha, marsha. She just won't keep commitments, won't answer questions and her fiance wants her baptized. But we won't baptize her because she doesn't care, doesn't know anything, and won't listen. Then in Coulee Ridge we have one named Marylin. She has been investigating for years. She is called a dry Mormon because she goes to church, lives like she should, except she smokes, and believes everything, she just won't get baptized. Also we haven't met her yet. She has been out of town.

Training calls go out tomorrow night and I have this sneaking suspicion one of us is leaving. Which is sad. I have loved serving with Elder Vea and I hope to be able to do one more. But you just never know. Elder Vea is a great missionary and I think he will train because he hasn't yet. This is a good area and there is another big transfer coming where President is going to have to open a few areas to take in the influx. It will be wild again.

As for that brothers and sisters, I want you all to know we are loved by our heavenly father, he gave us his son Jesus Christ and I know it is only because he loves us so much. Let us never forget that as we take the sacrament each week, we are supposed to remember him. So please do.

Elder Ollis