March Madness

Sister Vogel made us soup and cookies!!

That moment when all you have to eat is spinach....

Dear Family!

This week has been quite the drop from other weeks, in the sense that we had a winter storm warning for Tuesday. But a storm out here is 1/2 inch so really nothing. Just a bit icy. The weather has slowly been climbing back up though so we have been doing well.

The week started off crummy, I guess Monday night we are something that was bad and got food poisoning. Tuesday was a very long day full of sicknesses. Wednesday was pretty similar, but talk about timing. The winter storm hit right as we got sick, that must have meant there was work to get done. 

Wednesday night we saw the love from the ward though. We had a meeting that night and Sister Vogel made us some homemade Chicken Noodle soup, she definitely took care of us. The ward that night was asking how we were doing and just gave us lots of food to eat and to get better with. But the week was off and on about how we were feeling.

But the big thing that happened this week was the new Family we found to teach. Within the week we received a Book of Mormon referral and called to try and contact them. Ihsan answered the phone and we set up an appointment for Saturday. When the time came for us to meet, he graciously invited us into his home. His wife was there as well. We sat down with both of them and started to get to know them. They have a friend in Virginia who had sent them the link for the Book and has been very supportive in helping them. Just a good example of sharing the gospel.

They are a golden family. As we were teaching they practically invited themselves to church the following day, talked about how they want their kids to grow up in the gospel, to attend seminary and the whole nine yards. The only thing that came up was Race and the Priesthood, really the only set back. But we have faith they it'll pass quickly and the whole thing will go great.

They came to church Sunday and loved the ward. The members killed it in fellowshipping them. Brother Wassum took them to classes, showed where everything was, etc. The Nelson family invited them into their home for a meal and lesson, it just went very well. They said they would come back the following weeks and it all went great. We are excited to have this family to whom we can teach the gospel.

That made it for a great week, thought that comes from that. Be an example to everyone we see. The members who Ihsan ran into were loving, kind, and open to help them. We need to strive to find opportunities to share the gospel and to be that "light." Matthew 5:16 "16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." I know as we look for opportunities to do this we will touch the hearts of others.

Love,

Elder Bentley