Hey everybody!
My last weekly email never went through! There has been some trouble with the myldsmail system for the past couple of weeks, so hopefully the church was able to fix it.
I don't really know where to begin for updating y'all for a two week period, a lot has happened. I guess I'll just have to give you a rundown of what my investigators are learning and how we're going about teaching them.
Two weeks ago we did a ton of service for members in 1st and 2nd ward. A lot of people have been moving (thanks to the Army reassignments) and others need their lawn mowed. We were fortunate enough to have the time to proselyte afterwards.
Beau and Monica have been progressing. They have made the decision to be married by the Bishop in 1st ward, but they haven't set an exact date yet. Bishop has required of them to take a marriage counseling class, which is interesting because they have been together for five years. Beau has some special circumstances about him that needed to be cleared, so President Walkenhorst came down this Wednesday to meet with Beau and Monica. It's really strange to go out teaching with your mission president, but it was really enjoyable! President Walkenhorst has an infectious smile that lights up the room! It probably won't happen again on my mission, but I enjoyed it while it lasted.
We saw Jessica this past week! We stopped by for a short lesson on listening to the spirit and a quick introduction to the Book of Mormon. She committed to read and to pray about it. Like I said before, she's a really interesting character, and sometimes her hippie comes out boldly. She's really into the horoscope deal.
Steven Haywood is making some slow progress. On Tuesday we taught him about the Book of Mormon and why it's important. He loves to ask us questions about the Jehovah Witnesses and their beliefs versus ours. Since Elder Chavez and I have never been Jehovah Witnesses, we can't really answer those comparison questions. It seems that the Lord is working in a very mysterious way.
We had a scare with Robert Torres. We thought that he had lost his job and had moved to Ohio, but fortunately, he was able to keep his job! We are planning on meeting with him on Saturday. It sounds like he is still solid, so hopefully we will have a baptism shortly!
We got into contact with Turina, and she said that she won't be able to meet with us until her court date ends. I believe she is afraid for her life where she was living. we're trying to keep in touch but we are afraid she will slip through the cracks if we aren't careful.
We visited Jay Vickers again. He has decided that he's going to try to read the Book of Mormon more. He said that he had missed our visits and the discussions that we've had. Elder Chavez and I are going to give it another go with him.
I'm grateful to be here in Oklahoma. It's been an incredible time serving here. There are so many things that I have learned, yet so much to still learn. I'm grateful for all of your love and support!
Elder Holbrook
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