Transfers With the Mountain Man

The Merrill girls brought up their snake for us to see.

Elder Guzzle and me

Dear Family!

Well this week we had our transfers! I got the call that I would be staying another transfer and would be receiving.... ( ha you have to wait until I get that far in my letter)

Monday night was a pretty cool night. We were waiting for our call out and decided we would stay in our apartments area. I looked at the map and told Elder Mellen we were going to go visit a less active member. We got there not really with the best hope, but they let us in. Brother Merrill and his daughters are members, even though they don't come to church, they still talk and teach about the church. We will be working with them to hopefully reactivate them. His two girls 11 & 13 loved having us over to visit and share a message so hopefully that'll be our in.

Tuesday was our last district meeting of the transfer. We had our little testimony meeting where Elder Sudweeks gave his "death testimony" he's going home. The rest of that day was Elder Mellen preparing his bags and packing for transfers.

Wednesday Morning Brother Klecz came and picked us up in his truck for transfers. He took all four elders down and came home with only two. The other set of Brooklyn Park Elders got a car so they drove it back. I got my new companion, Elder Guzzle, he is from West Jordan, Utah and likes hunting fishing and the outdoors. We got back home and went right to work. This will be a great transfer with him and we will get in lots of hard work.

Thursday night we got to visit Elizabeth and Gwynn. She said Gwynn was asking when we would come back and was excited for us to come and teach. The biggest miracle is how Gwynn tells her mom to read the "Mormon book." We talked with her more about the Book of Mormon and about fasting and tithing. She's progressing slowly but it's better than no progress. It's definitely helpful to have her 4 year old daughter pushing her to read and pray about the Book of Mormon.  

Saturday we went to check on a bible referral named John. He had come back from a work trip and had the day off. The best part of that visit was watching the spirit work in his mind and in his heart. He was saying like the Bible has this but that doesn't, or that it wasn't written by inspired men. But by the end of our little conversation with him he had the Book and is going to read it and pray about it.

That's about it that I have for the week!

Love you all!!

Elder Bentley