Well the half a week I had in Pembroke went really well! I love my new companion! We get along great; we think the same and that goes a long way! He loves working hard and so do I, so we have been seeing a lot of miracles in this little area!
Pembroke is a pretty place. A lot of people live here to get away and be just outside of Blacksburg where Virginia Tech is. It is a nice, smaller town where everybody knows everybody but that has been good because a lot of people know our members and that pays off.
The Fourth of July was so odd. We thought that there would be all kinds of parties and celebrations in the towns, but there was really nothing. . . I have never seen that before. The city and the neighboring cities didn't celebrate the holiday either. It was just a normal day. Kind of sad, I was looking forward to a celebration of some kind. They always are fun to meet people at and stuff. But oh well, I guess I will be home on the next Fourth of July! How weird is that??
We have been doing so much finding here recently. It has been really cool--the people here are so much nicer than they are in West Virginia and they have more light! I have missed Virginia! It is good to be back. But we picked up five new people to teach! They all knew a member of the church and they were all from a Methodist background. Except one awesome lady, she declared herself agnostic, but that didn't last long. She had bad experiences with religion in the past. I love the Spirit of discernment!
A cool experience, last night we got out of a lesson at about 8:30 and wanted to find one more new investigator very badly. It was pouring rain and we decided we would keep pushing through it. After praying on where we could go, we decided to head over to the bishop of the ward’s house and knock a few doors. As we battled out the rain, with no umbrellas, we got to our second house and met an outstanding man. He expressed to us how he had Mormon friends in the military and he was kind of familiar with our beliefs. His heart was softened and we taught him the Restoration. He really enjoyed it and invited us back in the middle of this week. What I learned is that when we are truly diligent we will be blessed tremendously!
I love this new area! Keep us in your prayers that we will continue to find and see miracles! I love you all!
Keep the Faith!!
- Elder Kaleb Bingham
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