Fayetteville is amazing! I love it here. So many amazing people and so much to do!
We have been doing tons of service this week, at the Fayetteville Library, at the Habitat for Humanity "restore" (a thrift shop lowes), at the Mt. Sequoyah Woods Trail removing invasive plants, and doing random acts of service for people. We have had lots of cool lessons.
One family has not been to the church for about 4 years, since they were baptized. They have committed to come back to church, and this last week we invited them to pray about a date to go to the temple and get sealed as husband and wife. They are amazing!!
Another lady we just started teaching last night. We took a young couple from our ward with us, and we had a really good time talking with her. The couple we took parked at the back of their driveway, which was shaped like a hockey stick, with the curve towards the road. In the middle of the lesson, which was outside on a picnic table, a young woman walked out of the house and got in a car. She started backing out, and we thought she had enough room. We continued talking, until we heard a *SSHRHSSHRRRRRRR* and looked back to see the girl turning too early, and pulling the back bumper of the couple's new car a bit off. 30 minutes later, after lots of insurance company phone calls and a police officer visit, we were able to finish our lesson with a prayer. Moral of the story? Always have a backer!
One time we set up an appointment with a middle aged man that we hadn't seen at church in a while. He was baptized a year or two ago. It was set up for a Monday night at 7. When we got there, his mother let us in and he was sleeping on the couch. His mother tried to wake him up, but he was unresponsive. He was a little stiff and had a hard time breathing. Long story short his mother called 911 and the paramedics came and treated him for super low blood sugar. They took him to the hospital and afterwards, his mother, who isn't a member, thanked us for being there. She said she would've left him there because she thought he was sleeping. The Lord definitely had a part in that experience.
I love being a missionary. I always try, every single day, to "go about doing good." Most of the time I don't know the effect of everything I do. I sometimes don't even know if the things I do have an effect on those I try to reach. But I know the Lord knows. He leads me. He is in charge.
Love ya!
Elder Eliason
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