Oh boy, where to begin! It has been a pretty crazy week here in Quail Creek!
My companion and I have been on a hopeless quest to get a good map of our area. We decided last Tuesday to go to a business that made custom sized maps. We ended up talking for a little bit about what we wanted and what was all needed and the bill racked up to be about $2000 for two maps of our working area and our full area. Needless to say, we didn't take them up on their offer.
We do service every Wednesday at the Red Cross. We have been taking packets of info sheets containing survival/preparation tips for all sorts of different disasters and taking them apart and sorting the sheets so that they can repackage. There's a lot about tornadoes in the sheets. I guess they are preparing for the next season.
Our work with less actives is making progress. We've had one reactivation so far! We have been working with Jose Ramos, who has been working here in OKC by himself. His family is in Mexico still. Jose has served in the Marine Corps, so naturally we get along just fine. He got a bad taste in his mouth from some bad experiences from members. He has been difficult to get him to come to church, but he has come three times in a row now, so I'd say he's doing great! We're also working with Sophie Fanning. She's 22 and has had a struggling testimony since her teens. We've been trying hard to get her to come to church. She said that she almost came on Sunday, but unfortunately she woke up a bit too late. We're probably going to give her a wakeup call come Sunday morning!
Elder Rumsey and I finally nailed a new investigator! Her name is Joyce and she was formerly investigating the church, but she made no progress it seems. We taught her the Restoration on Sunday and she ate it all up! We left her with a commitment for baptism, she said that she had to think on things first, but she accepted to read the Book of Mormon and to pray about it. We will see her again on Friday.
Chelsae White has been very busy with her school activities. Another appointment fell through to meet her. The Murphy's are still engaged though, so we aren't worried about it. She will come around when it is her time.
Oh yeah, on Saturday the stake had a youth conference, and the missionaries in our district as well as the Spanish district were invited to host a class entitled "Mission preparation". We went over how important it is to extend commitments and to follow the spirit when teaching. We had a Q+A session with each of the groups and the youth had some awesome questions! The youth that we have in the Church will be amazing missionaries!
Yesterday we had a great P-Day! We actually played outside because it was 68 degrees! Oklahoma has been going through a warm spell, which has been an incredibly nice break but today the temperature has started to fall again. We will see how cold it gets this time around! :)
I have had some incredible experiences here in Oklahoma! I am striving to keep a journal to record as many events as I can. This mission has been the most enjoyable experience I have had in my life. I know that this Church is true, that Jesus is the Christ, and that through his atonement we can be healed from our spiritual infirmities. I love the Lord for all that he has done for me. I hope to give back what little I can through my diligent service.
Thanks for all of your wonderful support!
Elder Holbrook
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