Week Seventy-Nine:  18 Months! [January 28, 2019]

Hi Everyone! 

It's been a pretty busy and cool week. We've been able to see lots of cool miracles and see the Lord's hand in our work!

The first part of the week we were walking around and inadvertently walked by some member's work around lunch time. They ran out and called across the street and asked us if we wanted to go to lunch with them! We later on had a sort of lesson with someone who has a lot of questions. We're meeting with her again this week so we'll see how it goes. 

At one point a member called us up asking if we could give her a blessing since she had been sick for a while. She came to church on Sunday so I guess it helped! In our zone conference the sisters who came out with me gave their departing testimonies which was weird. In addition to them an Elder I've served around a lot and one of the senior missionary couples gave their departing testimonies too! It's pretty weird. 

Even though we're in a bike area this whole time we've been walking for the most part. We pulled out the bikes again this week so that's been fun. We had another lesson with Jason and it was great! We talked about the small simple things (going to church, reading, praying) and discussed how they can help us gain a personal testimony. He's progressing really well and so far he's still on track to be baptized on February 16!

I hit my 18 month mark on Saturday! I've heard that the last 6 months are the best, but I didn't expect things to start happening so quickly. We were able to talk with a lot of people Saturday and we even got a new referral! We didn't teach him a ton, but he told us we could come by whenever since he doesn't leave the house much. It's weird to think that I've been out as long as I have! I'm both excited and nervous for what's to come. 

Sunday we had a pretty cool miracle! We tried by a less-active before church started and invited him to church. When we were greeting people at the church he came in! There were quite a few members of the ward that knew him and made him feel welcome! Also when our friend Dizi came to church she said that she has decided to be baptized on April 13!

Today's been pretty crazy too! We were going to have a lesson with a referral, but that fell through. Also we helped someone move. 

Have  a great week!

Elder Jason Riches