Yesterday we had a great time doing a service project with the other missionaries. It was great because we took Michael and Daniel to meet the other missionaries and help in the yard. They loved it. Daniel, 16, said it was the best day he could remember having. Think of that. Weeding, painting, sweeping, caulking. It was his best day because he was with people with the same values as him who had fun working for others.
We were especially busy today taking Elders down to Chowchilla (30 minutes south) to help a non-member family move in. Then we raced back home (not literally) to change and go to Atwater (30 minutes to the north) to teach brand new investigators that Elder Pack found.
We took the sister missionaries with us because it is out of our area and in theirs and so these are more investigators that we have to wean off us and hand over to other missionaries. But Elder Pack really related well to this couple so we went to their home for the first lesson.
We were doing so well, talking about the prophets of each dispensation, leading up to Joseph Smith. So we said, "just as Adam was the prophet of his time, Joseph Smith is the prophet of this time." And that is when the lady said, "Who was Adam?" I had no idea there were people out here who don't know the most basic of basics. All I could say was "As you learn about God and his dealings with mankind, you are in for such an adventure!"
Then we visited a couple of chuch members on the way home that don't get visited much because they are farther away and once again raced back home so I could go visit some sisters in the Branch with my wonderful Relief Society counselors. I'm not sure what all was said in Spanish but I could feel by the Spirit that the visits went very well.
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