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Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This
past week was awesome. We were able to go around the mission and do exchanges
with some of the missionaries. We were in Princeton, MN last Wednesday and
Thursday where Elder Filby and I were able to interview a couple for baptism. They were baptized on Friday 22nd. Super happy for them.
While we were there Elder Black and I caught a turtle and put it in the bathtub
with the curtain closed. Elder Filby went to the bathroom and heard splashing in
the tub and thought it was me hiding but found a shelled reptile trying to bite
him..hehe Turtles everywhere in this state.
This morning I was given
permission from my Mission President to call my mission
leader in Thunder Bay. It was so cool to talk to him again. Someone I will
always look up too in this life. He told me that a sister we worked with was baptized
this last Friday!!!! She was a referral from our recent convert, Grant, who I was privileged to baptize. Guess what! Grant did the actual baptizing of the woman! Yeah!!!!! The woman's husband was at the baptism and has been attending church as well,
bring along their two sons. My heart is full.
I had one of the most interesting
and coolest lessons of my whole mission last Saturday night. We met this guy a week prior to last Saturday. He and his wife said they
would like to learn more and would meet us at Wilson Park in St. Cloud along the
Mississippi River. The day came, we arrived and they did a short while later.
They brought with them their two daughters. We taught the restoration lesson with them at a picnic table. I could not
believe how smart these two girls were! It appeared as though the parents
weren't too interested and the real reason they were there was so that the
daughters could learn more about our faith. They have been teaching their girls
about religions for a while now, and want them to find their own ways in life. I
could not believe it when one of the girls defined what a prophet was to me, say it was
a Man who talked with Deity and then relayed the message received to
others...hehe..I believe she defined it much more educated than that, I was just
blown away. It didn't stop there! They were able to tell us what an Apostasy was
along with what Dispensations were 10 minutes later after we had taught them and
moved onto another principle. Amazing! We invited them all to be baptized and
received no objections so next week, same time, same place, we will be trying to
set a date with them. Super awesome little family. I believe the parents are interested too, they just let the girls be more involved. Most
interesting.
So much goes on in a week. It is such an adventure. I love
every minute of it, good or bad, life is good!
I hope your week goes
great! Thank you again for the love, the time put into letters and packages, and
prayers in my behalf. I receive power from out of thin air sometimes that I have
no idea where it came from and how I was able to accomplish some of the tasks we
are charged with, yet I know it comes from you all and from the Lord.
I
love you all so much!
Elder Devin Dillard
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