Season 2 Episode 25: stop smoking and rebuke

This week was so great lots of service and helping others and talking gospel!

Wednesday we started with our district council in edmundston which is always fun I'm not sure if I have told yall who's in our district  but its sisters Allen and tomas in edmundston and then elders Johnson and Gutierrez and then us! They are all super fun and we learn a lot haha. But then we came back and did our studies and had dinner with the Dean's again (so brother dean is so fun he always pokes fun and the new elders that come in and with elder atkins somewhat sassy personality with brother Dean's sarcasm. It's so funny. Like I would serve mission just to see elder atkins and brother dean talk it's that good.) And then got invited to a soccer game and counted that as part member family work. And not gonna lie that was probably the first soccer game I've ever watched all the way through.  It was pretty good as far as a high school game. Elder atkins told me he would give me 20$ to go and kick the ball I was sorely tempted, but didnt haha. 

Then Thursday came around and we went to the animal shelter again the nice smell of animal waste and cat hair always wakes me up! Then we went to study with brother alliose and teach dale and we finished talking about the plan of salvation and lead how spirits cant use or bring earthy substances to the spirit world and taught about the word of wisdom.  We then introduced the stop smoking program and moved his date back a little to October 5th! And hes hyped for it. Hes so golden in love dale hes the best.

Then Friday we did a lot of work in fort Fairfield and got to see Robert again and he met elder Atkins and they talked basketball for a good 45 minutes and he got tight so after Robert moves we balling it up with him! And then flexing truth and how the jws arent truth. But yeet. We also got Brandon on date for baptism as well as his date to stop smoking (being the same day) and it's the same method with dale! Slow reduction in smoking and accountability. No veggies for fruits if you dont want. But brush your teeth ever morning night and after each meal!

Then since we missed the bible study on Wednesday we asked Ryan if we could study it with him Saturday and he accepted! We studied matt 10 which is a way fun chapter especially for missionaries and I put a Book of Mormon verse in there and he really liked what it said. So we'll just keep slipping in the word of God until he sees it. I love Ryan hes so cool haha. We also tried to see a few others but no luck. We did see some fun stuff though and watch the YSA broadcast. If you havent seen it it's good! It's by elder sores and Christensen it's a face 2 face. 

Then Sunday came around and unfortunately  no one came. We meet with Brandon the day before and said he come but no :( and then dale got super sick. But hes doing good now and is really sorry for being sick. (And it wasn't even his fault. Dale is so good) and the rest of the Sunday was super great we watched the face to face and also had dinner with the markers! They are super awesome. 

Then yesterday. The highlight was Nestor. Not sure if you remember him. But we where in his general area and thought it might be good to see him. I was a little skeptical tbh. But I wanted elder atkins to meet him and man that was a beast mode lesson. So Nestor got a few kids so I helped them quite down and entertain them a little while we taught, but eventually the kiddos had to have my full attention so I just built blocks with them while sitting with my comp, while elder Atkins straight rebukes him (his utopia idea and wanting to meet the prophet to tell him what to do) and told him that the prophet is on a wall and we are on one side of the wall and God is on the other and the prophet, being on top, can see what's coming and what we need to know, so Nestor can be calling up to the prophet to tell him what's coming. He need to listen to the prophet and obey and that means getting his faith back and not waiting for God, repenting and changing his ways, getting baptized, come into church getting the holy ghost to help him and his kids and enduring to the end. In short hes on his way to baptism now. 

Elder atkins is a bold baller. (I'm still working on it haha)

Anyways lots of amazing things happening in presque isle and I'm glad I have been here for the time I am. 

Thanks so much for your prayers and thoughts! 

Remember to pray specifically and read your scriptures! If you pray specifically you'll get specific answers and blessings. 

Again. Love you all. Remember that. And God loves you too. Hes counting on all of you and needs you all the way on his side.

Elder Dahl 2.0
Presque Isle, Maine
United States of America