Well anther week has come and gone.

January 11, 2016

Sunset on Lake Erie

I wish I could tell you all every single that happens every week, especially this one But that would take to long and I would probably bore you all to sleep so I guess I will just tell a few exciting things.

Well here is how my Week went.

Tuesday: It is always a good feeling when people tell us that they can tell we are different and have a different light to us than others. That is always a confirmation that we as a companionship are doing the right thing. But anyways, we met with a less active man named Edson Chavez; he is the brother of Spencer Chavez whom we are currently working with him and his wife. Edison if from Mexico and was very active when he was younger but when he got here and he had that language barrier it was really hard so he hasn’t come to church for a while. But we have a man in the ward who speaks fluent Spanish and can help fellowship and Edson was super excited about that and said he would love to come to church with his little family now. 

Wednesday: We went on exchanges. I was with Elder Bettridge for the day. He is from Cedar city Utah and is the zone leader. He is a super nice guy and he taught me a lot in the short time that we were together. We met with Derek who is one of our progressing investigators with a baptismal date. We had a member come along with us and they got along great. The member really helped Derek to understand the role of prophets. But at the end of the lesson for some reason Derek started talking about his "Pimp Days" back when he was in his 20's and said his friend put some LSD in his drink and the next thing he knew he thought he could perform a miracle and walk on water. Hahaha I love the people out here. But I love seeing how anyone, no matter what walk of life you are from, can be changed by the gospel and how the spirit can touch anyone. 

Thursday: The Bishop Came teaching with us to Doug and Jessica. It was a very powerful lesson for both them and us. Jessica has been trying to quit smoking and had made it a week and then caved and she was pretty sad about it but this is just what she needed. She was ready to keep trying by the end of the lesson and it was awesome. They are such awesome people and again with their background and everything it just tells me that god loves all of his children and knows them personally. 

Friday: We met with a less active for the first time that had moved into the ward like 6 months ago. He came to church Sunday and when we asked him about it he said that he has missed that feeling that comes from going to church and he and his girlfriend both need that in their lives. So they have agreed to meet with us and for her to start taking the discussions here! We hadn’t even planned on going and visiting him but the other elders were sick and not using the car and we had a little extra time before an appointment so we both just felt like we should go visit him. There are no coincidences. 

Saturday: We met with this young Spanish family for the second time and had an awesome lesson! I still have a hard time understanding what some of these people say because they are all from different places and have different accents loll. These people are from Puerto rice and talk 2 million miles an hour but it is all good because somehow I was able to understand just enough to teach the lesson with Elder Ogle. They are super nice people and want to find something good for their family that has good values and will help their children grow up around good people. So they love that our church is very family centered. Slowly but surely our Spanish teaching pool is growing into more solid investigators. I hope I am in this area long enough to see more come of it :)

Sunday: We had Spencer, Raquel, and Doug And Jessica all come to church! We have finally had a Spanish investigator come to church! After all the hard work of finding and teaching it is paying off. They loved church and Spencer was very happy at the fact that there was someone there to translate sacrament for him. 

Well, That’s all I have time to write this week. I know that the gospel is true. I know that the lord knows and loves us and always has his hand reached out to help us if we let him. I know that the Book of Mormon is true. I know that the church is the same no matter where you are at in the world. I am so thankful for the Gospel and the Atonement. I am thankful for a loving family. I am thankful for this opportunity to serve a mission and serve the people of Cleveland. 

Love you all! 

Elder Frandsen

Me, Elder Ogle, Doug and Jessica