Well summer is almost over and that scared me because I will be home next summer. . Not really sure how I feel about that. It is a bitter sweet moment. It will be really interesting to see how the "new" me fits into the old world. But thank goodness I don't have to worry about that yet! Even though everyone seems to be talking about that these days. . . It is good to be in Virginia though! We had such a great week! It was stressful but it pushed us a lot and we had a good turn out!
Elder Wilkinson and I decided to get creative this week. We are sick of knocking on doors, It is fun sometimes but most of the time it is tasking and can be dull. So we got a hold of a Mormon version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire! So we are getting a TV and a laptop and we got permission to set up a booth at the local Walmart for a day! We will see how that goes--hopefully we can find some people that are interested! I will send pictures next week.
This week we had some awesome people we are teaching take us to a place called Cabo Fish Taco in Blacksburg. It was so good! Jen and Steve are so nice. We found them by tracting and they said they have had plenty of missionaries knock on their door but they felt drawn to us. They are so sweet! They are learning slowly but they came to church one week and really enjoyed it. They are so interested in our lives--it feels good to see someone look at you as a normal person and not just as a white shirt and tag. I was really appreciative of them and I love being able to share the gospel with them!
Debbie and Jimbo are doing amazing. They really do strengthen my testimony. I have never had to face the challenges they have and I hope I never have to, but they have put so much faith in the Savior. They were at church yesterday and Jimbo bore his testimony about his path back. It was powerful! He always tells Elder Wilkinson and I how much of a difference we have made to them. Knowing that I have helped them come this far and hearing them tell me how we have changed their lives makes me feel like a million bucks. Every night I am about in tears when I thank God for them and for the blessing it is to know and serve them. I can’t wait for Debbie's baptism coming up. I hope I am here for it!
Wow the lessons I have learned this week. I had a mission leadership training with my mission president. He invited us to ask God to know where we stand with Him. I did that this week and I caught a bigger glimpse of how much He loves me and much more of how much He loves each of His children. I know in His eyes he cares so much more about where we are going then where we have been. I’m so grateful for the Atonement to know that whatever you have done or whoever you are, the Atonement can heal you. We have to TRUST in it. I have learned that is where faith comes in. Through Him, all things are possible if we only choose to believe. How amazing this Gospel is. I love it. I would be nothing without it!
Keep the Faith!
- Elder Kaleb Bingham
P.S. the picture is part of our zone after a Zone meeting this last week--we taught and it was great. Props to the selfie stick! Love you all!
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