After shopping they took me and my companion to the members house where wegot settled in got unpacked and then planned for the next day. The next day we got down to business I slept through personal study because I was so tired I didn't get any sleep. This is a struggle. I am in a bike mission and we bike 14 miles everyday and probably more. But after 5 days my bike that somebody left for me got a flat tire. So I have to get a new one. Its a crappy bike. I can survive with out one we have been walking which has its benefits but I would like an operating bike.
This week has been awesome. My companion says he has been trying so hard and hasn't been doing well with potential investigators or investigators in general or less actives. But ever since I got here our stats have doubled and we got an atheist woman to come to church and she asked if she could come again. We committed her to baptism and she has chosen to live the word of wisdom but its going to be hard for her because she is basically broke and taking care of her ex boyfriends mother only so she can have money from him and have a home to live in because again she is broke. But she wants her life to change and she said she didn't really pray but she had a feeling that somebody was going to knock at her door at this time to help her get on the path she needs to be on. She said she feels so peaceful when she talks to us. My love for this woman has increased so much I don't even know her or her background in her life but I can tell how much Christ loves this woman. she is so sweet and wants the best for her and her broken family and she got her kids taken away from her so her life isn't easy. But because of the atonement we are going to help this woman get through these difficult times. I'm excited because the bishop said they haven't had an investigator come to church in over 12 weeks and haven't had a baptism in a long long time. I know I'm supposed to be here at this time. The gospel is true I haven't been the most exactly obedient but I know I can change that but I have noticed the blessing of having faith.
We have been poured on by rain three times while tracking and for an hour we walked in the rain knocking on door to door. I was sick of it and said I couldn't take it anymore. My companion was used to it but I decided so say a prayer that the rain will stop so we could keep tracking. I knew from previous experiences with prayer that there isn't any thing the lord can't do. I prayed for the rain to stop. So we kept going after the next house we knocked on, a lady with tattoos and a bunch of kids in the car drove up to us and said Elders, you guys are wet here is an umbrella. Immediately I was overwhelmed by the spirit and at that moment I knew that the Lord answered my prayer and for choosing to stay and tract in the rain we were doing the right thing and he sent help. Because of that somebody invited us back at the next house and we had another potential investigator. There is no doubt in my mind that the lord is there. He is! He lives and because he lives we can be forgiven of our evil doings. Kelly did some pretty bad things in her life(our investigator not mom) but the lord looks past all of that. He looks past everyone's sins including mine. as long as we continue in faith with works we can be saved. But faith without works is dead. That is hard concept for investigators to understand because usually they are christian "by grace we are saved" believers but we need to show works on our part and the Lord will help us with the rest. Love you! I miss you! At the MTC I got to play the opening hymn for a crowd of 900 leaving on Wednesday so that was cool. And I played for people in the piano rooms in 1M. The MTC hasn't changed since dad was there at all. but I'm glad I am in the field now. Almost at a month. which is crazy but this week was slow. but I am going to keep trucking along. love you so much!!! bye!!
Connor Brown
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