Week 33: Just Happily Working

This week has been really eventful it seems. We've had a lot of success, and our numbers looked good by the end of the week. Of course, numbers aren't the reason we do it, but that's what people see. Throughout this last week we've been working with Lori and we've had our ups and downs with her. On Tuesday afternoon, we did service for her in her yard again, and we were able to answer many more of her questions that she's had. She also committed to go get patches the next day to help with her smoking problem, and we set up a church tour with her for Wednesday.

On Wednesday, she canceled because she wouldn't be back home in time after running errands so we scheduled for the next day. When she did get home, she texted us that someone had broken into her house and ransacked her home. They also stole all her medicine including pain killers. So by the time Thursday rolled around, she had to cancel the church tour because she didn't sleep at all that night. She had been working with insurance and getting her home back in order. Friday morning we had service at the food bank where we talked with her some more, and she surprised us by asking if we could just go to the church right after service, so we were able to finally bring her to the church, show her around, and teach her a little bit. She told us that she was going to come to church this Sunday, and she always talks about baptism as it being a sure thing. She always says "when I get baptized."

The next day on Saturday we volunteered at the food bank again, because they needed help with doing a garage sale. So while we were there, we got to work with Lori some more and she said that if we didn't drink anymore soda, she would stop drinking coffee. So since then we've gotten rid of the soda that we did have back at the apartment, and she hasn't had coffee so far. That night, we dropped by her house and gave her some flowers and a happy mother's day card, and we were able to teach her even more. The next day she came to church early, met and sit with some of the members, and she told us she loved it. Since then she has been texting us about how she has been reading the Book of Mormon, and about how much she's needed these changes in her life. She's also getting her adult kids involved with some of the church programs and she has total faith in it.

This week has really been amazing, and I'm so glad to be able to see the hand of the Lord in this area and how it's changed for the better. But that's all I'll share for this week. Love you!
-Elder Smith

The progress of my pepper plant.

The view at a member's house (they live on Snagg Island)

P - Day playing volleyball at Bonney Lake