Last week with Elder Fee 1/27/14

Hey Family and Friends,

Whew, it's another week already. Time is flying by and it's kind of concerning. It reminds me that two years really isn't a whole lot of time. Hopefully everything at home is going well and that everyone is in good health and in good times.

The Ward here in Duncan, Oklahoma is slowly but surely growing. This week, the South Elders in my district will have another two baptisms, which is sweet. It's been a long time coming for them and I'm glad that they're able to see the fruits of their labors. Next week will be transfers, so this week is Elder Fee (My Companion) and Elder Lott's (Duncan South Elder) last week here in Oklahoma. I've been honored to serve with such great missionaries and I know that the lessons and experiences that they have had will help them for the rest of their lives.

Our investigators are slowly progressing. We unfortunately haven't been able to meet with the Tucker Family this week. Rolene has been down in Comanche for the entire week and she won't be back up in Marlow till near the end of this week. James is progressing, but Sara is unfortunately not. She hasn't been able to attend one of our lessons yet. Last time we taught James we used a Mormon Message to help convey the message of God's love for us and what he has in store for us. Mormon Messages are a powerful teaching tool, and if you feel like sharing the Gospel with someone, don't be afraid to direct them to mormon.org or show them a Mormon Message! 
We had to drop Gabe (I accidentally didn't include that in the weekly letter, I completely forgot because we've been so busy this past week). The spirit wasn't there at all the last lesson we had with him, and his mother doesn't really want us to come over. We may stop by once a month but I don't think he's in a good stage of life for us to be teaching him.

We've been doing a lot of work towards strengthening the members spiritually. There have been a lot of families that have gone inactive in this area. We've been working on the Coyle family. Last Sunday they came to church, which was a huge step for them. Ryan Coyle expressed a desire to come back to church next Sunday, which is huge for him. He's had difficulties all of his life but you can see that blessings are being given to him because he is making that extra effort to follow God's commandments.
Transfers are on the Fourth, so time is running out for Elder Fee and I. I'm grateful for him as well and I hope  that I can be a missionary like him one day.  I am so glad to be here in Oklahoma. I know that I have been called of God to be here for a reason. I know that this Gospel is true. I'm thankful for the Book of Mormon and the Bible and the great lessons we can learn from them.

I appreciate all of your love and support,

Elder Holbrook