Hello All!
Winter is coming, and I can't believe it's happened
that fast. It seems like just yesterday I came up from Lethbridge in
the middle of a snowstorm, and now it is coming back. We've gotten a few
little snow
falls this week, and we're back to sweater weather, but I'm loving it.
There wasn't too much snow, but there were tons of blessings this week
pouring down from heaven, and I wanted to talk about those.
I told you a bit about Cole last week, and he's doing
well. At first, I wasn't sure if he really saw us as any different from
all the other Christians running around and saying they "have" the
truth, but
we had a lesson with him earlier this past week, and he really opened up
to us. He talked about the decisions he's made that he regrets, the
hopes he has for the future, the way he feels about himself, and it was
so easy to see how the gospel can help him
through it all! There's a chance that he'll be moving soon to find a
higher-paying job, and his current work keeps him busy on Sundays, but I
just hope he'll be able to see the blessings of the gospel, and come
unto Christ.
Another night this week, we were at the stake center
practicing for a "Whose Line is it Anyway?" activity we'd been asked to
be a part of by our YSA ward, and some members of another ward let us
know there
was someone in the foyer who just wanted to learn about us. We went out
and met Ishan. He's from London, and is Sikh. He's 19 years-old, and
has been going to a lot of churches trying to learn what he can. He was
prompted to come by the chapel once before,
but didn't find anyone there. The next time he felt like coming, we
just so happened to be there. We taught him a little about the
Restoration that night, and taught him the next day as well. He came
out to the "Whose Line..." activity on Friday, and made
it to some of priesthood meeting on Sunday. He says he's not going to
"convert", because he's quite loyal to his upbringing and his religion,
but we're hopeful he'll find out for himself the truth of everything
he's seen so far, and I know he can!
On Saturday, we were supposed to be really busy
teaching lessons, but a couple fell through. We still accomplished
quite a bit, and had a great lesson with Mauricio, but didn't quite have
the day we were
hoping for. Then the elders in the Valley View Ward let us know about
someone they'd tracted into that day. It was actually a family whose
names are Luke, Crystal, Nicholas, and Aidan. Luke and Crystal are just
a young couple with 2 year-old twins, Nicholas
and Aidan. Elder Wilson and Elder Stanley (the Valley View elders) met
them earlier in the day on Saturday, and found a lot of interest. So,
they arranged to come back later with a member. They had a great lesson
with them, and found out that they are just
about to move into our ward boundaries. I'm sure that was probably a
bummer for them to realize, but they let Elder Rigtrup and I know about
them, and were really gracious about the whole thing. Crystal came to
church on Sunday, and realized she had a friend
who is actually a member of our ward! She was asking me about the
sacrament before, and was wondering if she had to wait until she was
baptized to take it. We're going to meet with them tomorrow, and I
can't wait to see, even more than I already have, how
much the Lord has prepared them to receive the gospel!
This week, and my entire mission, have strengthened my
testimony so much that our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ truly are
at the helm. They know what they're doing, and if we let them, they'll
make us
instruments in their hands in doing their work. They'll also provide us
with incredible blessings on top of opportunities to serve. A lot of
people just attribute those things to luck, but, as our YSA Elder's
Quorum President said yesterday, "I don't believe
in luck. I believe in blessings." I do too, and I am so grateful for
the blessings I've been given. I just hope I do what I can to be worthy
of them, and use them how I'm supposed to.
I love you all so much. You're some of my greatest
blessings, and I hope you're receiving all the blessings you deserve in
your lives. (That's a lot, in case you weren't sure. :) ) Have a great
week! Be
good! Have fun!
Love ya!
Elder Hafen
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