Mission Journal

May 13, 2012 – Sunday

WH came to church, we’re so excited.  Also EM came, we have tried to catch him at home since we came to Kentucky and this was the first time we met him.  In priesthood class he said he was sorry that he had become inactive.  He blames the poor behavior of his grandchildren on his own lack of teaching them the gospel of Jesus Christ.  This is Mothers Day and the sisters got a live plant for Mothers Day.  Sister Oakley and I stayed  in this afternoon, it is raining, and Sister Oakley talked to some of the kids and two of her friends from Allen. All  in all a good Mothers Day.

May 12, 2012 – Saturday

We were at the hospital again this morning for the third infusion, then we drove to TH house expecting to give a lesson, but they weren’t at home.  Next we drove to a referral we received from the Celebrate the Child event.  They were also not home, so we drove to RR’s house.  We gave them a short lesson and listened to them.  They are such a great people and we have learned to love them.  We admonished them to come to church, I hope they do.  Next we drove to WH house.  He didn’t want us to come inside but promised us he would be at church tomorrow.

May 11, 2012 – Friday

We spoke to a lady at the post office again today.  She hasn’t yet watched the DVD we gave her; I pray that she will.  We drove to several places in Ohio County and didn’t find anyone at home.  It would be a lot easier to see people if they would just answer their phones.

May 10, 2012 – Thursday

The second infusion of iron was due today, so we went to the hospital.  The infusion nurse is a very interesting person.  She is someone who lovers her family very much, so we gave her a copy of “The Family: A Proclamation To The World.”  We also gave her a copy of the DVD about the plan of salvation.

May 9, 2012 – Wednesday

District meeting was held in Morgantown today.  Elder and Sister Peterson had lunch for us.  We have enjoyed having them in our district.  Elder Peterson gave the spiritual message and Sister Oakley and Elder Robinson gave the lesson.  We spent some time with the Petersons at their apartment after district meeting was over.  They are some inspiring people.

May 8, 2012 – Tuesday

Sister Oakley started her first Iron supplement infusion this morning.  It looks like they are pumping motor oil through an IV.  It takes four hours to infuse and Sister Oakley said it burned a little.

We were a little late getting to JS’s house today.  He said he heard a car drive into his driveway and left the garden hoping it was us, I’m glad he is able to say that.  When we got there five minutes later he was ready to participate in the lesson.  We talked about some of the commandments of God.  Mrs. JS said she is having trouble quitting tobacco, but she has been surprised by how she is able to slow down coffee and tea.  JS said he thought he would just quit chewing.  We committed them to pray and read the Book of Mormon together.

After leaving JS house we drove to WH home.  He was going to JS with us except he wasn’t at church Sunday and was having trouble with his own testimony.  We stopped by and met with him for over an hour.  He promised to be at church next Sunday.

May 7, 2012 – Monday

We took BL and WE to the senior citizen center today.  We were able to meet some of the people who go there all of the time and had a good morning.  We’re hoping that the two of them will become friends and support each other after we leave Kentucky.  We had lunch at the center and then we went home and cleaned our house.

May 6, 2012 – Sunday

Fast and Testimony meeting was truly inspiring today, almost every person in the chapel bore their testimony and we felt the spirit.  Even JL who never speaks gave his testimony.  One thing for sure, I know we have a Heavenly Father and He is truly the father of our spirits.  Jesus Christ is His only begotten son and through Him and only through Him is it possible for us to return to our Heavenly Father.  If that is what we really want – We will follow His commandments.  We will follow Jesus Christ.  We will keep the Sabbath day holy and go to church. We will pay our tithing.  We will serve others willingly.  We will do our best to be like Jesus Christ.

May 5, 2012 – Saturday

Sometimes it takes a day to recover from long trips; today we rested.

May 4, 2012 – Friday

We went to Clarksville for Zone meeting.  Clarksville is one and a half hour drive from Hartford.  On our way home we stopped at a farm that said “Fresh Strawberries.”  We followed the sign for over a mile, and then we realized it was a Amish farm.  I took a few pictures.

May 3, 2012 – Thursday

BL wasn’t at church on Sunday so we went to her house to check on her.  Part of her problem is a feeling of hurt and anger with an inactive member of the branch.  We discussed a talk given by President Monson about forgiveness.  We assured her that our Father in Heaven loves her, but He expects her to forgive.  When she is willing to forgive she will receive the blessing of obeying that commandment.

May 2, 2012 – Wednesday

We had district meeting in Leitchfield today. District meeting is something we always look forward to, always