Wow it has been a week! A week of very mixed emotions. But it has been so good. We saw some awesome things and had some life changing lessons.
So there are two amazing people I have had the privilege of meeting and being able to work with. There is a man named Jim and His wife Debbie who is not a member. They are some of the most pure hearted people I have meet on my mission. Jim has been a member his whole life but he has struggled with different addictions that have kept him away from the church for a long time. His wife Debbie is a sweet heart and they have been married for five years now; they are getting ready to retire I think. But they have changed so much since I have been here. They have been at church the last three weeks in a row and they are coming closer to our Savior. Debbie made a goal for herself that she wanted to be baptized in September.
So we went to have a lesson with them on Saturday and we needed to teach the Word of Wisdom. It was going to be a make or break lesson. When we got to their house they had been studying and reading out of the Book of Mormon to prepare for the lesson. The spirit was there automatically. We knew it would be a good one. We talked about what we needed to do to get Debbie ready for her baptism and then we taught the Word of Wisdom and read (Alma 34:31) and talked about Repentance. The spirit was so powerful. We were all in tears. We committed them to stop smoking cold turkey and they felt that that was right thing to do. They even held hands and said the strongest prayer to Heavenly Father I have ever heard pleading for help that they can overcome some of their addictions. The room filled with the love of our Savior and they had us take the three jumbo packs of cigarettes with us as we left. It was a lesson I will never forget. The Spirit and God worked a very mighty miracle. Please keep them in your prayers! They are such a blessing to me--I love them!
I'm pretty sure that was the highlight of our week. We still had five of our friends at sacrament on Sunday; all of them are still planning on being baptized in August and September. The blessings of Missionary work are real! We have some great people that we are blessed enough to teach!
I was on an exchange with one of the district Leaders in our Zone, Elder Poyfair. We were in Blacksburg, their area is in the YSA area that covers Virginia Tech. It was fun! It’s a cool place. I could really come back and live in Blacksburg--it is sweet! But we talked to a linebacker that was on the football team. He was a big guy! It was funny; he answered questions like we were interviewing him on ESPN. It was funny. It was cool to see how much gratitude he had for God and for our Savior. I thought it was cool; he was not shy about his beliefs. He didn't really except to learn more about the church but it is always awesome to see how much faith people still have in our world today.
Great things are happening here in Pembroke! I love it here, the ward is awesome and there are so many that want to come to know our Savior. I'm very blessed to be here! I love you all thanks for the prayers and the support.
Keep the Faith!
- Elder Kaleb Bingham
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