This week was pretty mellow! It went by fast, but it was
kind of slow on the teaching and finding end of things. We did some fun stuff
though, we had a zone conference in Pembroke this week with our mission
president and that was fun. We went over some talks, one about pride and the
other about our purpose as missionaries: Teaching Repentance and Baptizing
Converts.
Last week I mentioned Kenny, one of the guys we have been teaching. Well he has been doing great; it has blown me away, he has been keeping all kinds of commitments. This last week we saw him a few times and we decided we would go over the Word of Wisdom and try to commit him to living it. I was a little worried about the lesson because fifteen years ago when he almost joined the church last time, he didn't because he couldn't quit the things he needed too. Well we prayed and we taught the lesson and he soaked it in and when it came to the commitment end of the lesson he was more than happy to quit drinking coffee and smoking! We even walked out with a giant thing full of coffee mix to throw in the dumpster. It was pretty cool. He is such a simple guy and he truly just wants to change. He knows that is what the Lord wants him to do.
We even had a lesson last night (on his birthday.) We had gotten him something and we brought over our recent convert, Brother Gunn, to help us teach. I don't think there is anything more powerful than a recent convert bearing his testimony to someone who is preparing to join the church--it was so awesome. Kenny is a little nervous about paying tithing when he joins, so keep him in your prayers!
Well this week we almost got hit by lightning! At least we
thought we did. We had some crazy weather and Elder Burgener and I were getting
things out of the trunk of our car when we heard a giant boom right above our
heads. It was so loud we both fell to the ground pretty much expecting the
worst, but all is well, we were safe! Very grateful for the Lord and how he
watches over his missionaries.
We also had a cool lesson with a less active sister in the
branch that has not been coming to church. She recently lost a son who had a
lot of handicaps and has been grieving. We listened to her concerns and we promised
her that she needed the Lord’s spirit to be healed from her loss. We committed
her to coming to church and she was a little soft with it. Then on Sunday
morning, she called before church and was crying. She said she couldn't make it
this week, but that the Lord has told her she needs to come back and she said
nothing will stop her for this next week. It was a tender mercy for sure!
How great the mission is. I am enjoying the blessings from
it. I have really been focusing on my relationship with the Lord and with the
spirit. Preparing to go home, I really don't want to feel a big difference in
my life when I get released. I have enjoyed being so involved in my scriptures
and being lead consistently by the spirit. Something I will need my whole life!
I love you all and thank you for the support and encouragement!
Keep the Faith!
-Elder L. Kaleb Bingham
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