Well, that time has come for transfers again, and I have found out that.... my companion and I are staying together (much astonished sounds and gasping). Yes, for the first time on my mission, I will have a companion longer that a transfer. Unfortunately, my district leader is staying, so it may be an intersting 6 weeks.
It has been a fantasitc, crazy, unnerving, and miraculous week. We started out on Tuesday by finally being able to meet up with Ahia, who I had mentioned before in my emails. It turns out she hasn't read most of the Book of Mormon, but she has read a bit, and felt the spirit as well. She is dating a member, and works with afore mentioned member's brother. The brother gave her a Book of Mormon a while ago, but she forgot about it and lost it. Well, the boyfriend gave her a quad, which she began reading. Imagine our surprise when we meet her, and she says, "Oh, let me get my stuff," and then grabs a quad. It began a long conversation that proved to us that she is golden. She has the desire to know and learn. She came to church yesterday, but had to leave early for work. She liked it though, and told us she really wants to meet with us again. We will be happy to comply.
We also had a good lesson with Cathy, but are having struggles with her. She likes most everything about the church, but has some interesting beliefs that she holds to very dearly. We simply asked her to read and pray and promised she would receive answers she is looking for. We aren't sure if she is crazy or not, but she sure seems crazy sometimes. We hope for the best and will continue to help her though.
On Friday we went to dinner with Carey O'oka, who is the man that has been investigating the church for 25 years and recently told us that he doesn't want home lessons. He did want to have us come for dinner though. While at dinner, we met a friend of his who has talked to missionaries before. She said that the only reason she didn't get baptized before was because she didn't like the idea of worshipping dead people. Well, we finally figured out that she meant baptisms for the dead, so we explained what they really are. We are meeting with her on Wednesday at 7.
Speaking of Carey O'oka though, he wants us to teach her at his house (but he still doesn't want home lessons) and he told us and a few members yesterday at church that he wants to be baptized soon (but still doesn't seem to want us to be teaching him) but really likes us... yeah....
The crazy thing was that night. We went and watched Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration with a recent convert in our ward. Well, she lives right across from Barbara and Robert (two investigators we are pretty sure are crazy). Well, it turns out Barbara had overdosed on something, so our ward mission leader had to call the ambulance for her. It was an intersting experience. Anyway, we left and apparently she came walking out later by herself. She comes home from the pych ward today.
Saturday we were able to meet with Tara, an investigator we have had for a while that has a problem getting work off on Sunday. We had a good lesson with her, so hopefully she will be able to make more of an effort to get work off now.
This morning we had a fun lesson with Mason, the golfer who has issues with religion. We taught the plan of salvation, but spent most of the time answering questions. He has a lot of valid concerns, but it seems as though he may have dabbled in some anti-lititure at one point (something he said seemed like a line from "The godmakers"). He wants a sign, and I felt like a broken record player telling him to pray and ask if things were true. So, we took a step back and asked him to pray if God was real. We are meeting with him at the church on Friday, and hopefully he will feel the spirit there.
So, that has been our week. Things are going really well over here, and we are excited. I want to say thank you for the many birthday wishes I received, and say that I love the newsletters I get from the family. I hope all is going well for everyone, thank you for your continued success, and I love you all!
Elder Kidd
P.S. These are some pictures of a sunset a couple of weeks ago. The vog was crazy that morning.
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