June
31
Happy
Independence Day!
Lake
Powell, what a place to be for the Holiday! I must admit, Georgia is still
better! Let me first say that while y’alls week was vacation, ours was a
battle! It was a week like none other before, a week full of miracles and
disappointment exhausting hours! Let me run y’all through the ropes!
The
biggest and grandest miracle of this week happened to be an expected unexpected
baptism! Let me explain! Back about three months ago we were teaching a man
named Robert. He is David’s, our recent convert, uncle. He has been taught for
a year! He would never set a date for baptism until we got closer to his
birthday. Back in April he set the date of June 28th. He disappeared
two weeks later back to Alabama. Had no way to contact him either. On Tuesday,
we found out that David went back to Alabama now. We were going to visit
another investigator, and saw Robert walking outside! We sped over there, and
he asked if he could still be baptized on the 28th! Absolutely, yes
please, for sure, definitely, sir yes sir! We scrambled and put it all together
and he was baptized! Another one for the Lord’s Army!!
Another
miracle of the week, besides the baptism of Robert, was a family we found
recently! We were finding around the members, “Asking who do you know?” From
referral to referral, we ended up at a home of a lady who had recently had a
stroke. She invited us to come back in a few days! We did just that, spoke with
Philicia, and she let us right in! She has six kids! As we began teaching and
testifying, the kids said they had some movies about the apostles and Jesus
Christ. They pulled out a copy of the Testaments! They also have a Book of
Mormon and a copy of Finding Faith in Christ! They were taught by missionaries
three years ago in Texas. They just moved to Georgia a few months ago! They all
accepted to be baptized on the 25th of July! They do everything as a
family they told us! The Lord is preparing many for us to find! The Family is
ordained of God! The Gospel perfectly blessed families to the point that they
can be eternal!
On
Sunday, Bishop Nolden called us up with a referral! It is a family in the ward
that we helped move back into the Ward a few weeks ago. They informed Bishop
that their 9 year old son hasn’t been baptized yet, but has received all of the
lessons! We went over there quicker than Tiny Tim would be on a Christmas Ham,
talked about baptism, and Marcus wants to get baptized on the 18th of July! There are miracles reserved
for the exactly obedient!
The
Harding’s are on their way out! I am so thankful for all that they have done
for me! They the most incredible people I have associated with! I wish them
well on their journey home! They have changed who I am, the way I think, and my
vision of who I can become! The Foote’s will be arriving this afternoon! We are
not going to skip a beat!
We
spent seven hours in the hospital Thursday, with a fellow missionary. He has
been not well for the past week and a half. While we were visiting with him on
and his companion, he were kneeling in prayer and as he began to stand up, he
blacked out. Rushed him to the ER, spent a good minute there! He is doing much
better though! It was a miracle we were there at that time, his brand new
missionary from the MTC was overwhelmed as is! The Lord certainly puts us in
the places where we are needed most!
That
is just about all I have left in the tank for today! It’s been real, it’s been
fun, it’s been real fun! Thanks for the email and the photos! Thanks for
everything that y’all do for me! I hope the trip to Powell is accident free and
full of fun, laughs, tans, much food, and no drama! I look forward to hearing
from y’all soon! Have an amazing blessed up week! Fight the good fight! Love
you all so much!
Love,
Elder
Dallan Barnes
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