Find the Families

Kevin Thomas

Sun, Mar 3, 8:08 PM (4 days ago)

This week was awesome. I loved going out to find people. Usually it is not the most exciting thing. We get rejected a lot and we get lots of doors slammed on us. But, I honestly feel bad for those people. They really don't know what they are missing. This week, we didn't get rejected nearly as much. We started our contacts with people by introducing famiysearch. It was awesome. People naturally have a desire to know those that they are related to and where they come from. At the big festival this week in Baguio, the church is doing 2 booths where people can create a familysearch account. Contacting people this week was awesome and I am excited for the festival this upcoming week. 

One of my favorite lessons this week was with one of our investigators named Honeylitta. She has been taught by the missionaries now for a year. She knows all of the lessons, she reads the Book of Mormon, and she sometimes comes to church. We feel like she is finally ready for baptism, but for one reason or another, she doesn't. We decided that the best thing we could do at this point was have another lesson about the Book of Mormon and the power that it will have in really preparing her. We had an awesome lesson. She was in tears at the end of it and we decided to extend an baptismal date on the spot. She was really hesitant to accept it, but she did and said that she would work to be prepared for it. It was awesome. It is incredible to see what the Spirit and the Book of Mormon can do together to change lives. 

We had another kind of funny lesson with this dude. We were walking down the street to our next appointment and this guy stopped us in the street. He told us that he knew the "cook" from our church. We don't have a cook at our church, so I had not clue what he was talking about. But we went back this week to teach him. He let us in and the whole time that we were teaching, he would like pound his chest, kiss his fist, and then point to the sky and say something to the effect of "The big man upstairs is my best friend." This man is 65. Me and my companion were trying to keep from laughing. He told us at the end of the lesson that he believes that Joseph Smith is a true prophet. It will be interesting to teach him some more in the future. 

That will just about do it. This week, Addie leaves for her mission. And Caitlin has now been in the MTC for a couple of days. Missionary work is by far the most important work that we can be a part of in this mortal life. And I love the blessings that come from it. I love you all and send lots of prayers back your way. 

Love Elder Thomas