Hello, wow i am going to have to type really fast to get all of my awesome new info in so mom please edit this before you post! :) we have had such a great week here and seen so many amazing things happen! it has been great! sounds like the sun is staying away from Idaho.. it sure isn't here, it has been in the high 90's and warming up everyday, and it is really different because the sun goes down and it is still 75-80! pretty crazy! hope you can get all the parts and equipment ready for the spring go and all goes smoothly, you're in my prayers! That is so excited for Kayla that she got baptised! ya i remember her, that is so great and thanks for all the wonderful birthday wishes and support! thanks so much. well i will get you all filled in on the kool stuff that has happened here in AZ.
Well to start off my testimony has been strengthened so much this past week. 2 weeks ago Brody Arrington got baptised and that was such a sweet experience, his father Tony was bap when he was 8 and had never gone back, he wouldn't sit in on the lessons with us and just was a little shady when ever we would come over. well he came to the bap and it was his first time in a church in over 30 years and he was really touched. it was a very emotional bap. he has had a complete change of heart. we were able to set a apt with him and the bishop and unlike all the other times he has had apts...he actually came. we were able to visit with him for just a second before his interview and you could tell that he was really nervous but had a lot on his mind that he needed to get off. he was in there meeting with bishop for 1 1/2 hours! bishop called us after and was so excited, he said that he had a great visit with Tony and a lot of progress was made. Tony expressed sincere desire to come back into full fellowship in the church meet with us with Denice, get married, get the priesthood, baptise his wife and some day go through the temple! this is such a answered prayer, when i heard this i just started to cry. there is no one that is too far off the path that they cant make it back! it has been really humbling to see this all transpire and take shape. it hasn't been easy but they have so much family and ward support. we are so blessed to be able to work with them and be a part of their lives! great people and we are really excited for them, we are going to the Easter pageant with them on Thursday! it will be great and they will come along great! :) So exciting
This is another answered prayer. Tedd Buchert was going to get baptised 3 weeks ago but told his parents and they disowned him and have been really hostile toward him, he has been beat up by parents and has such a strong spirit though. well the good news is he finally got moved out of the house and got a place living with some members and is now really ready to get baptised! he called us on Sunday and was ready to get baptised this Saturday! :) so great for him. so that will be happening on Saturday! what a great person and example of enduring! hopefully he can stick through the first ruff months of being a new member and i have complete faith that he will! :)
Nathan Graham got ordained on Sunday and he asked me to do it. so i did and it was a great opportunity. very powerful and i am so appreciative that he gave me that opportunity and he has made these choices for himself and for his family!
Our zone meetings went really well. all who were involved did great and we even planned it all to where we ended right on time, which was partly lucky because you never know how long president is going to be in interviews! :) it was awesome. we have a few small companionship issues in our zone that we will be having to deal with. always hard to know how to do what and when! haha, president has so much trust in us, its great. a very enjoyable day and we all learned so much! :)
The Easter pageant is the sweetest thing ever! we are so blessed to have that in our mission! i will be going every night this week with investigators and we are working at it and talking to people on Wed. so we are going to have another busy week! the spirit is so strong there on temple grounds and the pageant is so well put together and choreographed! i cant wait till you all can come down some year and see it! its incredible! :)
This week has been so rewarding and at the beginning of it, on Monday night, we got dropped by 2 people 2 visits in a row so we were pretty down on all that was happening but we just kept working hard and being obedient and look what happens, God really must love all of his children or else this work would really suck! haha such a blessing to be here at this time and have a great companion that i get along with.
we are doing really well together and are working really hard! seen so many blessings. it was kinda crazy but the other night we were laying in bed just talking before we went to sleep and come to find out, we actually met each other at collage!! CRAZY huh, we hung out one night at the dorms together because he was dating a girl that lived there and i was with a girl who lived there as well! as we talked we put it all together! small world! elder Thomas is great and we are doing awesome and having a blast!
E Mace is from San Antonio
E Vigil is from Wichita Kansas
E weaver is from Georgia some where, i kinda have forced that 3 weeks out of my head...i hope to never again go through anything like that, haha but it was a great learning experience
E Fairbanks actually went home with elder paiz, he came back out for a few months but was still having lots of health issues so they sent him home for good, honorable release! great guy and hope all is well for him! :)
well i have to get a few other thing wrote to president and have little time left so i gotta go but thank you so much for all your love and support and your letters and emails. thanks for all you do for me in making this wonderful opportunity possible! keep the faith and be safe, your always in my prayers and i hope the very best for you this week. ill talk to you soon!!
All my Love,
Elder Dalan Lerwill
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