I got you email but I can't open up to the weblink. It is not an approved webpage. That is okay though. The good thing is that I know Riley won! I also heard from the crisps that Chaparral played mater dei in the first round and lost. I wonder what that game was like with xavier playing his former team. Thngs are going great for me. I am loving the work. I'm not home sick or discouraged and that is because I am focused. Keep being a great example to me. I love you so much we have the best family in the world. I had a great week by the way, here it is...
It has been an amazing week. It has been filled with all sorts of experiences: good, sad, miraculous... the list goes on. First off I want to get the bad news out of the way. It is about Gerald. He was doing really well and set on being baptised on the tenth of march when it all changed for him when he went to a funeral at a Catholic church. He hasn't expressed to us what the actual turning point of it all is but he said to us in our final meeting, which we met to resolve his concern, that he wants to stay catholic and he thinks that the book of mormon is just a good piece of literature. We also identified from him that he never prayed about the book of mormon which was devastating. We told him where we stand and he said that he doesn't want to change. We will keep him in our prayers and hope the best for him. Maybe stop by him in a few weeks to see how he is doing.
Herman is still moving strong. He now is in the hands of the YSA elders and as far as we are aware he went to the YSA ward for church this weekend! He is still preparing for baptism. He also came to the sports night we had at the church. We had nine people show up at sports night last Friday. We had investigators, non-members, less-actives, recent converts, and active members there. Such a good turn out. Herman is doing really well and I am proud of him.
So what is new this week? two new investigators who are preparing for baptism. One of which came to church yesterday and is dated to be baptised on the seventeenth of march. His name is Stephen Carroll and he is our thirty-four year old next door neighbor. We met him just at the bust stop outside our flat and invited him to hear out our message. We came around that very night and ever since he has enjoyed the whole experience of the teaching process. It seems that when we have a member with us in the lessons he progresses so much more quickly. He really gets along well with the members and he was the star of the show yesterday at church. Everyone was meeting him and making conversation with him. He wants to keep coming back each week. We are excited for the decisions he is making.
The other investigator is named Brad. He is seventeen and knows some members of the church already. We met him on the bus and taught him on the spot as we got off together. He is so prepared and is willing to follow the footsteps of the Savior. The very next day we taught him in a members home. He was still ecstatic about the whole message. Unfortunately, he had missed church yesterday because he was rushed to the hospital Saturday night. We called him last night to check and see how he is doing and he seems to be ok. We will keep in contact with him.
Danny, the miracle that had happened last week is doing great. We hadn't taught him ourselves this week but he was taught with his friend Alex who was on the other side of the miracle. Elder Herrin and Webster taught them both at the same time at the library in Stockport. They are slowly but surely making there way closer to Christ.
This week I have been reading the True to the Faith book in my personal study. I have always enjoyed using that as a reference to look up gospel topics. I have decided to start from the beginning and to just read through it all as if it were a dictionary. I have found so many interesting things in the book. One that I liked the most was just at the beginning it talks about the atonement and the wording describes it so simply and so clear it makes one hundred percent absolute sense. My understanding of the atonement has increased dramatically and I have a greater appreciation for what Christ has done for us and also this plan that we are a part of.
This week will be great. I hope you have a great week too.
Love Elder Corbin
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