So Wednesday was exchanges that elder Scott and I planned and this one was not as good as the last one, but that didnt stop some cool things from happening! Elder Smith and I went first and our first teach event sort of fell through. We were going to teach Alex's parents, but they ended up going to Alex's baseball game, so we were like,what the heck, so we went to. We got to know them a little more, and he told us that he can trace his lineage back to the tribe of Levi! So that was really cool to learn! We are meeting with them this Friday and am excited to move forward with them. Its awesome. Then we swapped out and I went with elder Pierson to have dinner with the whites and he got to meet Grant, an awesome member who is moving up to Elder Piersons area! So that was super neat that he was there! Then we had to leave a little earlier to we could make it to a potential guy that we called and said he was open to have us, and we didnt have his address (elder scott had the area phone at the time) so we called the other elders like 30 times, until we thought, hey lets go see what Brandon is up to. So we got to teach him about prayer and encourage him to pray and that went super well! Then we headed to mutual to see if any nonmembers came (which there are always a few and even some drive all the way down from elder Piersons area so yeet) we then got a referral from some sister missionaries in Kentucky! and then that concluded the exchange!
We visited the referral the next morning and her name is Susan Phillips! Her boyfriend let us in and we talked to him a little and hes a gamer and what to be developer and was catholic, until the environment became unfriendly then he became Muslim. Hmm. But we first meet with her to give her a "Mormon Bible" and we briefly discussed what it was and read a few scriptures with her and when we did that, the boyfriend just got up and left. We then left shortly after and invited her to read 3 nephi 11. We also set a return date for Saturday! We then went to Perth to try to visit some part member families and potentials, butthatdidnt work to well, nonetheless we got a few return appointments for next week! And we stumbled upon an abandoned fish hatchery! And that was so sweet!
I'll skip ahead a little for time sake so I'll tell y'all about Susan and Henry. So Henry Elliot has been waiting to go on his mission for quite a while and he finally got a call from the stake president that he leaves on Tuesday, today! He has joined us on quite a few lessons and hes a stud love that man. And I can't remember were hes going haha. But what's cool about that is that he was going to join us to a lesson that fell through, so we visited the Dean's, and the spirit impressed brother dean that Henry had to give him a blessing. And that wouldn't have happened if that lesson didnt fall through so that was neat!
Then Susan's lesson went so well! We were lucky to have brother landeen join us (and hes a talker and always happy). But that worked so well and here's why. So we started teaching Susan, and the boyfriend started listening in and including his thoughts which were not to bad and totally inline with what we were discussing sothat got him to be more open with us, and share a story with us that he hasn't to anyone else about a car crash that he was in so that was super neat. Then he and brother landeen started talking with one another, and we were able to finish teaching Susan and answer some of her questions as well! It all worked out!
Love you all and appreciate your prayers they are answered all the time! Until next week!
Elder Dahl
Presque Isle, Maine
United States of America
Presque Isle, Maine
United States of America
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