Week 62: September 4, 2017

For those of you who know who E40 is, just know that he lives out in our area. For those of you who don't know him, he's a famous rapper, fairly well off. In addition, Steph Curry isn't too far away either. Based off of those two things, it should be quite clear that this area is fairly...well off. That being said, the missionary work often times goes a little slower than other areas. Many people who have a lot usually don't feel like they need something like the gospel. That being said, it's been a difficult past 2 transfers in terms of finding and other missionary efforts. However, it was amazing to see our efforts pay off this week. 

We were able to go to the Visitor's Center with a family of investigators that I mentioned in last week's email. They had a great visit and we really felt the spirit with them. We were also able to set a baptismal date with them for early October! It was really warming to see this family's excitement and willingness to commit to baptism.

In the other ward that we cover, we, or any missionaries previously, haven't been able to find a new investigator in the last 9-12 months. It's been kind of a dry spell. However, this past week, we were able to find a new investigator. We were going through some old records and found a few former investigators that we felt had a lot of promise. We visited one in particular, Ryan and he was very welcoming and said he would be more than willing to meet with us again.

It has been an amazing week. I am thankful for the blessings and miracles we've been able to see. (speaking of blessings...) my companion is being transferred away. My new companion will be Elder Selli. From what I hear, he is a good missionary and a hard worker. I look forward to working with him. 

Also, attached is a video of me breaking a watermelon with my head. Enjoy.

-Elder Kaitoku​