26 Weeks Remaining- September 29, 2013

September 29, 2013

26 Weeks Remaining

This week we got to do two baptismal interviews. One of the interviews was for the

elders in Xizhi and one for the other elders that we live with. The Xizhi elder's

investigator was found through English class. We have an hour and a half English class

every Wednesday night. For the last 30 minutes of the class, we share a gospel

message and then after class we talk to the students. We setup times to meet with them

to teach them the lessons. The other elders in our ward found there investigator near a

park. They got his number and set up with him later to teach the lesson. He is about in

his 50-60's and had smoked cigarettes for almost 40 years. But he gave it up and got

baptized yesterday. It was really cool.

So let me give you a run down of our investigators right now:

>Lai - this past week we shared the rest of the lessons with him - tithing, fasting, and ten

commandments. He's been the most golden investigator. His baptismal interview is

tonight and his baptism will probably be on Sunday. We found him through his friend,

our assistant ward mission leader.

>Brother and Sister Chen - their son got baptized 2 weeks ago. We found them through

a member bringing them to church. Sister Chen was in Japan this past week so we

didn't get to meet with them. Right now we just are trying to help them recognize an

answer from God that our church is true.

>Li - his sister is a recent convert in the Taizhong mission. We've taught him about the

restoration and prayer. We are taking it really slow with him and helping him to do the

basics - pray and reading the scriptures. At first he didn't know if God exists but he says

he feels like God is answering his prayers. He's slowly coming along.

>Xie - is a police officer. He is super nice but really quiet so its hard to tell what he's

thinking. The last time he said when he prays it feels like he's talking to himself. So we

shared more about recognizing the Holy Ghost and saying sincere prayers.

>Wang - we've been meeting with him since February. He has read the whole Book of

Mormon. His problem is that he wants to be perfect before he gets baptized and is

scared that he'll not be 100% loyal to his baptismal covenant. So this past week we had

this sweet lesson with him about the Atonement of Jesus Christ and how Christ doesn't

expect us to be perfect but expects us to try our best and slowly make progress. It

seemed to start clicking with him and he set a baptismal date for the beginning of

November, which is the first time he's set a date! Before he wouldn't commit to a date.

So he's slowly coming along.

So other than meeting with our investigators, we were pretty much out all day street

contacting people and visiting less actives trying to make something happen.

Love,

Elder Chatman