Changes... :(

Elder Bennett, me, Doug and Jessica
"The Crew"

Hey Fam,

Ready? 

Q: What did king Lamoni say to Ammon?

A: Could you give me a hand?

(Alma 17 and 18)

Don't think about it too hard. 

Anyways, Here is the run down for the week:

     First, Elder Bennett is getting transferred :( this was a big surprise to the both of us and I am actually really sad about it.... I  Hate getting really good companions for only one transfer. We have become really good friends over the last month and a half and have seen lots of good things happen in that time as well. I really hope that my new companion is willing to work hard and work smart and not just be one that is going to bide his time until he goes home.

     Here are some of the highlights from the week: We went to Kirtland on Thursday and we saw Doug and Jessica and got to go on another tour with them, but this time the Sister missionaries had Elder Bennett and I give the tour hahaha. Doug and Jessica are doing so good! Doug has a calling in the Sunday school presidency of the ward a home teacher and he is preparing to receive the Mel. Priesthood and Jessica is a visiting teacher and is set to get a calling here pretty soon and they both go out teaching with the Missionaries, like once a week! They both are still so excited about the gospel and love learning more. It was so good to see them again. 

     Chet, a former investigator that we picked up a couple weeks ago came to church this week! Chet is a friend of a member and he is 82. He almost got baptized a year or so ago and had a miscommunication with someone or something and ended up calling off his baptism and stopped investigating. When we stopped by he let us in and he feels like trying it over again and see what happens this time. He had a good time at church and said he felt great about it. 

      Fred, an 18 year old investigator of ours, who is from a part member family, has been doing great. This week he said that as he was reading about baptism in the pamphlet we gave him that he felt that he needs to be baptized... so we set a date with him for the end of March! It was a pretty awesome lesson.

     Alan is still doing great and is still set for next month. He wasn’t able to come to church due to transportation issues but the lesson we had this week he had both of his daughters at and they both participated and hopefully they will start to investigate more with their dad. 

     The Sterchecks are doing well. The bishop came with us to visit them and it was just what they needed. Sam is only 10 but he is extremely smart... he repeated to us from memory the whole Joseph Smith story in the grove and how the Book of Mormon came to be, from reading about it in the Children's Book Of Mormon! He has been praying daily and reading daily and every time we come over he and his sister are always so excited and have drawn a bunch of pictures for us. I will miss that part of being a missionary one day.... 

      And last but not least, Sharon our other investigator got out of the rehab center and surprised us by reading 30 chapters of the Book of mormon. When We had our lesson with her she shared how she didn’t remember a whole lot but she remembered how she felt and said she knows it is true. We shared Mosiah 18 with her and she has decided that she wants to be baptized once she has finished the rehab she is in. Another miracle.

Those are just some of the cool experiences that we had this week. Hard works pays off, These people are all starting progress now and I am pretty excited to see what comes of it all. the other thing we did this week was have a coordination meeting with the stake president about missionary work... a lot of talking and time but it was a good meeting. Hopefully it was more than just a bunch of words and something gets done because of it. 

Well that is all for this week! I have been studying personal revelation a lot recently and have learned some pretty cool things but it all goes back down to what it says in Moroni 10:3-5 To ponder study and pray with a sincere heart, real intent and a faith in Christ. The Holy ghost will tell us the truth of all things and it is different for everyone but a couple other scriptures that stuck out to me were 2 Nephi 28:30, 2 Nephi 31:3, John 7:17, Ether 12:6 and Doctrine and Covenants 9:7-9 (this is a scripture chase that helped me learn more about Personal Revelation, for any of you who care to try it). I love this gospel. I know that The Teachings of Jesus Christ are real and will help us if we are willing to study them, and live by them. I am so grateful for the scriptures and all that they teach us. 

Love you all! 

Until next week,

Elder Frandsen

Sister Green, from Spanish Fork, and Jones who gave us the tour.