It has been a great last week! I am loving my new area so much! There is so much to do here and so many good opportunities. We had an eventful week and had some really great lessons, some of the best I have ever taught! It also had some downs, but mostly had its ups! :)
So last Monday night we found this man named Steven. He is a new investigator that we started teaching. He lives close to our apartment. We started teaching and I don't think he realized what church we belonged to because he started talking about how at one point in his life he had some missionaries come talk to him; he said how he was so impressed with how much they knew and taught him. He started talking about a different book they gave him that he liked but he had lost and he said, "Those Mormons really have it all right!" and at that point we were like, “We are the Mormons!” Haha We gave him a Book of Mormon and he was so excited to see one again! It was so cool! We had a great lesson with him. I hope we can commit him to baptism this week. :) It was super cool to see how prepared people are to receive the gospel! It was such a blessing.
So I was able to go on a few exchanges this week as a Zone Leader. It was really crazy and this week will be even crazier! I went and stayed a couple days in a different area to see how the missionaries there were doing. I went to Peterstown, WV. It’s like an hour away from where I am at.
It was so much fun. I stayed with Elder Paul Gibson! We didn't know each other, but we went to high school together and graduated in the same grade! It was a fun little reunion~~We had a lot to talk about! I really enjoyed going down there with him, though. He is such a great guy! And such a fantastic missionary! I learned a lot from our exchange. We even taught a family of five, that was sweet!
When I got back to my area in Princeton, I got really sick! It wasn't fun! I got food poisoning from some greasy West Virginia pizza place. It was horrible! I spent the night pretty much throwing up--So that was the worst part of my week . . .
But the next day we found a very elect man! His name is Tom. He is a middle aged guy that lives by himself. We started teaching him about the restoration and He said "I don't want to know what religion to join, I want to know how I can gain my eternal salvation." His statement blew us away! What a golden answer! We kept teaching and he listened so carefully! At the end of the lesson I asked him if he would get baptized when he found out our message is true. His response was. . . "DUH! Why wouldn't I?, If God wanted me to do this, then I would have to do it!" It was amazing! I have never gotten that strong of an answer before. He will be a great one--we are so excited!
The work just keeps getting better and better! I'm so happy and having so much fun! I love this life and I love who I am becoming. The Gospel really does just transform you when you focus on living it. I love you all so much! Thanks for all the prayers and the support!
Keep the Faith,
Elder Kaleb Bingham
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