8 May 2010‏

So I know this is early but because the elections are on Monday we won't be a able to go out on Monday.  So, we are emailing today. 

Wow what a week! Not a lot happened but what did happen was really good.  I have a new record, but one that I never thought I'd have.  The record: most number of people I made cry in one week: 7! Yeah, and I wasn't even a jerk to them.  At least I don't think I was.  I just was teaching. We got really deep into some of the stuff we were talking and a lot of the time it was when I was explaining to them about the atonement. Oh yeah, they all have some big problems that they are working through right now.  One is an Alcoholic, another is a single mom and 17 years old, another has been fighting with her asawa (husband), because she wants to go to church but her husband is being dumb. Another was my companion, and another was a member that was with us.  If I had a heart I'm sure I coulda cried too but...

One gentleman we met last Sunday, he was drunk off his rocker last week, and we almost didn't stop but I figured what the heck.  So we went down and taught him once, and he said he was converted he believed our message. Of course I couldn't take him serious but I told him to be sober then we would come back and share with him.  I stressed how important it was that he was not drunk when we taught him

Then we went back and he was drunk again.  He said he was sober until 2:30 when we said we would be there. But because we were trying to get things coordinated with our new house we were not able to get there till 3:00. Nevertheless, we went to his house and talked to him and he just started crying just bawling.  He said he just wanted to die. After a while I got him calmed down and convinced that he didn't wanna die, at least not yet.  Then we settled on he wanted to change.  So we told him NO MORE ALCOHOL until tomorrow morning after we come.  He said he would do it.  Then about the cigarettes.  He said 8 I said 5 he said 8 I said 5 he said 7 then I said fine 6 it is,  ha ha and he agreed. So the next day we went to his house and he was sober! It was awesome and he listened and interacted in the whole lesson.  Then we left and came back the next day, then the next day.  When we saw him last night he was with his group of drinking buddies and he was sober and while we were there he only had 2 shots. I was so proud! Then when he shook our hands I looked into his eyes, and you could tell that he was serious about changing, there was love in his handshake.  He and a bunch of his buddies are going to go to church on Sunday. 

I know that if we have patience with him and keep working with him he will be able to change his life. His eyes are all yellow from the excessive amounts of alcohol. He's been poisoned bad from the alak (alcohol) but he will get better, I know.

Thats really the highlight of my week.  Elder Pennock is doing good, he's progressing very fast and I'm having to teach less and less.  He is not afraid of anything and he has such a great spirit about himself. 

Other than that I've got nothing. 
Love you all

Elder Chase