3.2-- Trying to Think of a Creative Title for This Week!! :)

Dear Family and Friends,

So sorry about the lack of title with this week's blog, I just couldn't think of anything better to say! :)

Hmmm so anyways, things are going super well down in Albuquerque, New Mexico!! This week Elder Jewett and I have been really trying to search out and contact less-active members in our ward, and people just appear out of the woodwork! It seems like the more we try, the more we succeed. Which in and of itself is a reassuring thought!

Also, the ward is really starting to trust us! They have given us a couple of referrals in the past week, which are usually pretty hard to come by, and they have invited us over a lot to help out with their calling! Boom! That's how momentum builds and the work really takes off! And so needless to say, Elder Jewett and I really excited to see what will happen next!

Also Elder Jewett and I had a really cool experience with member at one of our lessons! So this past week, we were able to have a member come out with us who has had a really rough past! And it hasn't been until recently that he has started coming back to church and his life has pulled a complete 180 degrees! And anyways, before our appointment, he said

"Hey guys, I am going to try to be quiet and let you guys teach.  I mean, I still have my problems, and I don't know as much as you. I mean I have only been coming back to church for such a while and I don't know the gospel as much as you do." Elder Jewett and I nodded and then we went into the lesson. And while we were in the lesson, this member shared some of his past with our investigators about his recovery from a serious drug addiction and his coming back to church! And as the lesson progressed, our investigators were saying some really rude things, and asking some pointedly obstinate questions! And to be honest, I was at a loss of words to say. I couldn't respond to most of them. But this member was able to answer honestly and humbly the answers to their questions and he testified of what he knew was true! And such a rich Spirit filled the room as he did so. What impressed me most about this experience was that as this member bared his testimony, he touched on exactly what these investigators needed to hear. Even though he didn't know them, and even though by his own words he wasn't the best teacher, through the Holy Ghost, he was able to hear, discern, and speak words that touched our investigator. And it really strengthened my testimony, that God knows his children and their abilities, and through him they can all be magnified in his work!

Anyways, I think that's about it for now, thanks again!

--Elder Guymon