1. FIrst off- Sam King, the super ready 17 year old, was supposed to get baptized on Saturday... but his dad wants him to wait a little longer so he isn't so impulsive. Which is good, but kind of a bummer. It's been good though since I have gotten to get to know him a lot better. He likes me now so that is good!
2. We had a lesson with Sam's dad and that was crazy good! Brother King came and told us his concerns and Brother Atwood (the family that has been fellowshipping Sam) answered them great! It was a little crazy in the fact that we were there for 2 hours! They just kept talking and neither me or Elder Miller knew what to do! But it was good and at the end we challenged Mr. King to read and pray about the Book of Mormon because that will be the only way that all his concerns will be resolved! #thatsthetruth!!!
3. Mr.King is reading the Book Of Mormon and wants to meet with us so who knows, we might end up baptizing Sam and his father. That would be so cool! But it's good to have an investigator be sincere and actually put forth the effort needed to progress!
4. A little on the Atwood family! They are awesome! Because we teach Sam there 3 times a week we are always over there and they always feed us which is super cool!!!! I wont complain at all about food! But they are awesome, Brother Atwood is a scriptorian but has just enough sarcasm to keep you humble! He is great! It's funny because it is what I invision Papa my grandfather, to be like, so it's been odd! But I think Papa was a lot more humble and soft spoken! But still its odd casue i have this connection with him with out ever knowing him!
5. I had my first Sunday at the Daphne, Alabama ward and it was pretty good! It's a good size ward with a lot of younger families and a good sized elders quorum, which is really good! It's kind of odd though since we are in Fairhope most members are in Daphne and live a distance so we never get to see them:( Kind of lame but thats alright. I'm still excited to be in this ward!
6. I got to go on a trade off with one of my old companions which was way cool! Elder Bochenck is a great guy and serving in Theodore which is a super tough area, there hasn't been a baptism there in 2 years! So its having a little bit of a dry spell! But Elder Bockenek came with me for the day and it was a good day of memories and a good friend! He told me that I'm moving to Rexburg and living in his basement and dating his sister because I'm the only guy he trusts! "Oh ElderBochenek," that's all you can say!
7. Cody Pruett - He is a great kid. He is our second closest to baptism. His mom actually told us this week she would let him be baptized! But crazy thing is he is 12 and the only active investigator in his family. His mom is a little crazy and super ADD and can't ever focus but Cody does so well and learns so much! It is amazing how well he retain stuff! I was super confused because he normally doesn't show very much emotion but then at the end of the lesson he normally tells us it all back and how awesome it was! So thats super cool! He is a good kid and I'm excited for him!
8. Be happy. I shared this before but my favorite scripture comes from good ole buck lane out in monroeville D&C 78:18 And ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along." BE HAPPY thats what I've been applying! And happiness is a choice!!
9. Brother Atwood said something profound and then related that to families being together forever. He said, "We are not afraid of the dark but we are afraid of being alone in the dark" It's so true though, we are naturally normally alright in the dark when we have someone to rely on, someone to be with us! But it is much more worrisome and scary when we are walking alone!
10. Let's end with a football quote since I'm in the south and missing a great college football season! By good ole Vince Lamardi he said "PERFECTION IS NOT ATTAINABLE, BUT IF WE CHASE PERFECTION WE CAN CATCH EXCELLENCE!" Love it and it is so so true
I love y'all!
Elder Taylor
Me & Elder B!
That's the Mobile South gang sigh... we are hard core here :)
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