Hey Everybody!
We've had a good week here in Lawton! It was a little slower than usual, but it was alright. The weather has been warming up and it doesn't look like it's going to stop, so I think the infamous hot season of Oklahoma is on its way. I'm kind of excited for it actually.
So as I previously mentioned, this week has been a bit slower than usual. Appointments that we've set up this week kept dropping on us. It's alright though, it's a part of missionary work. The extra free time allowed us to drop by on some less active members. A lot of them are pretty awesome, so I'll share about them:
There's Nathan Smith, a specialist in the Army. He's been going through a really rough divorce and last October he got into a pretty bad motorcycle accident that is still effecting him. He's a great guy with an awesome personality who has a desire to be active again.
I was able to meet with Marlene Smith, an elderly sister who, until recently, was undergoing some health struggles. She has had some amazing inexplicable medical miracles happen to her and her testimony of the priesthood is incredible. Her health has significantly improved, but she still gets tired quick. She says that she's working on coming to church this next week, so we're excited to see her there!
We were able to meet with a recent convert sister named Abbi. She was baptized in December, but she's fallen away into her old habits again. She struggles a bit with the Word of Wisdom and she knows that she needs to quit. We're helping her along with the stop smoking workshop.
We have been able to talk with a lot of people last week, so I am excited for this week because we have a lot of new people to teach. I love it when we find new people. It's a very simple formula to find new people, you simply talk to them. Many will not be interested, but some will. When you have faith and you focus on those some, or the "elect" as the scriptures call them, the miracles that you can see are amazing. A promise that was made in Doctrine and Covenants is that if we open our mouths, they will be filled with the words of Christ. (D&C 30:10-11; 33:8-9) This doesn't just apply to those who are on missions. This applies to every member of the church. As we open our mouths, miracles will happen. Our harvest will be great.
I am glad to be a missionary at this time. It has been a wonderful experience for me and my testimony has been tested and strengthened. I believe that now is the time to act on this great work. Let us continue to do missionary work out in the field and back at home.
Love y'all,
Elder Holbrook
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