Picking up the Pieces

So this week we did a lot of work, and didnt see as many results from it as we had hoped. We started out the week super strong, but then finding wise we had a hard time the rest of the week. The weekend was killer due to everyone being out for Labor Day. We did still see a lot of indirect blessings from our work. We went to a dinner appointment and we got 4 referrals, and we also had a referral from 2 weeks ago, that we havent been able to set another appointment with come to church. He really enjoyed it and said he is definatley coming next week, and we are still trying to set up another time for this week. He already has some good fellowship, and is enjoying church. We are excited to get back to him. We also had another FHE with an investigator that went out of town and came back. We started teaching the new way that we do in the mission, but then the member (who was a missionary a long time ago kind of took over). I like teaching that we because it is fun, and I love using the Bible so much to open up interests to the Book of Mormon and the Restoration, but we were not able to teach to her needs as much as we could have. She said she would be baptized, but she wants to take a lot of time, but the next time we are going to be super focused on her needs and make sure she understands the blessings she can have. We were super blessed in that way with members being there for us a lot of the week even though we were not able to get into as many homes as we were hoping to for the week, especially with a super strong start. We also did this crazy exchange thing on Friday called a white wash exchange. I went with a companionship in another district, and the other district leader went with the Elders in my district, and the Zone Leaders took the rest. We did some training, and were able to see more how the companionships interact. Usually on exchanges it is like a new companionship, but we were there doing a lot of observing so we could help them understand the things they can improve together. It was super fun, and we had some super powerful experiences. We blessed these 2 homes where people accepted right away to be baptized, and to come to church and everything. It was super cool, and they were really awesome people. Then later in the day we helped move someone, and when we did that we blessed their home. They spoke better spanish, so I did the blessing, and they were crying afterwards. They said they felt super relieved after being stressed, and they committed to be baptized as well. It was super fun, and I am excited to see the progress with those Elders. It kind of reminded me of being in Key West again too because they are on all bikes right on the sea shore, and there are lots of boats, and they are kind of secluded from the rest of the Zone, just not as much as I was in Key West. We were super blessed this week, and I know that God is looking out for all of us, and that if we put our load on him, he will take it and help us overcome our trials and challenges. I know that Jesus Christ is my Savior and that he loves us. I am so grateful for you all and love you all, and hope to hear from you soon.