First week with Elder Nickerson

Alright, well this week was nothing short of a blur. We had a great week. TONS of things happened.

First off, in the house that we live in, there is a porch that we have designated as the hangout spot. So Elder Nickerson got sick yesterday and so we fashioned together a little grill, put it in a bucket, filled it with sand, made a fire and spit roasted a ham. It was quite entertaining. I was going crazy penned up in the house. The good news is that we went on another exchange with some other Elders so that we could go to church. We had several investigators come. :)

Ok for the list of miracles --

There is a family from Iraq, they aren't Muslim, and they are so prepared. One of their best friends is a Mormon that just moved to Texas. We dropped a Book of Mormon off a few weeks ago, when we came they had read and were ready to listen. We taught about most of the restoration and we are going back over there tomorrow night!!

Also we found a sweet "brotha" named Jerome to teach. He was all over having us come and teach him, he called us "God's soldiers." What a good guy. When we invited him to be baptized at the end of the lesson, he said, "Of course I would be baptized if this is true, who wouldn't?!" (Say that with the tone of a man who ran the streets and dealt drugs for 20 years.)

On Saturday night, we had a teaching appointment with a less-active family. As we walked in, we saw that one of the daughter's friends was there. We read from the Book of Mormon with them and taught them a few commandments. At the end we invited Rose (the friend) to learn more; she was so excited that she set a return appointment and came to church the next day. Dedication.

Other than that, we had a good week with everyone else we are teaching, I feel like so much is coming out of the woodwork. I have honestly never seen so many miracles as I have in the last week and a half since Elder Nickerson and I have been companions. I am so grateful for him. (I will send pictures later.)

That is about it. Have agreat week :)

E.Rapier