June
8
Another
Day, Another Blessing!
Or
maybe like a frillion blessings! This is the work of the Lord! The windows of
Heaven are open! I have seen, heard, and experienced this very effect! This
week has been nothing short of that! Let me give you the synopsis of the week!
We
had our Fasting pay off big time, in the dividends of a miscellaneous package
full of Goodies! The Lee’s are incredible! We were so surprised! Our pantry was
looking a little bare! The only thing was that we couldn’t feast when we got
the package, we were still fasting, but that has been mended! Thanks for taking
care of us, Lee Family!
Our
miracle has to be our back to back baptismal date day! We felt inspired the
night before to follow up with a man named Terrel and his family. He has a wife
and a seven year old boy! He is a stunt biker and comedian, quite the combo! We
left him with a Book of Mormon and committed him to read it! When we pulled up,
it was as if he was there waiting for us! We asked about the Book of Mormon, he
was 17 pages into it! He has been sharing it with other people too and has some
coworkers interested! He accepted the date to be baptized of June 27th! He will
be bringing his family to church next week! Right as we were about to back up
we saw a man loading his car up. We both felt inspired, so we obeyed, and spoke
with him! Eric has eight daughters, all baptismal age! He accepted to be
baptized with his neighbor on the 27th of June! The Lord can do miraculous
things with those that are willing and worthy!
It
was saddening to send Elder Anderson off. It was reminiscent of sending Elder
Kennedy to Brazil. I know he is up to some good things. It was a good reminder
that my time is finite here in Georgia, and I need to make every minute of it
count!
We
began working with this one member who hasn’t been to church for eight years!
We finally got her squared away with a ride and everything, we even had the
bishop meet her the other week. She made it to church and she physically
changed! It was incredible to see a glowing ember of a testimony be fanned by
faith and ignite. She asked us during the service, when and who was picking her
up next! The Lord needs Sis. Turner back, and her kids! The gospel truly
changes people’s hearts!
The
Lord totally grabbed my attention this week! I had been feeling a little
disappointed with some of the progress of our investigators, even my progress
as a disciple of Christ. At the very moment in the morning we’re it was hitting
hardest, I went to grab a quote out of some of my notes. I stumbled across
President Gordon B. Hickley’s statement to “Forget yourself and go to work.”
Later in our companionship study we followed Sister Harding’s counsel to visit
the Adjusting to Missionary Life Booklet every day. We “coincidentally” were on
the very page that has the same quote and story. In that very moment of need,
the Lord told me to forget myself and go to work! This is the best work to get
lost in! I feel that the more we lose ourselves in His work, we grow so much,
to the point where we can better find ourselves because there is so much of us
to find!
Thanks
for all that y’all do for me! I can feel the love! Stay safe, get tan, stay hydrated, fight the good
fight of faith, and have a blessed up week! Love you all so much! Can’t wait to
hear from y’all soon!
Love,
Elder
Dallan Barnes
The
man on top didn’t fall there.
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