Family!
Lots of things
happened this week! First off, last P-day we went as a mission to the
Cincinnati Reds game! It was amazing (mostly because I got to talk with
all of my past companions and friends in the mission for a couple of hours)!
The cameras in the stadium would always pan to our section of 250 or so
missionaries, so I was on the big jumbo-tron screen for a bit, and some sister
missionaries held up a copy of the Book of Mormon when the cameras panned onto
them! Preaching the gospel one baseball game at a time! I also saw
a familiar face at the game... (I'll include a picture)
E---- came with us to
teach S------ (our Puerto Rican investigator), and it went really well.
She is progressing really well, and we're really excited for her!
We have been helping
Elian's dad put electricity into his house for a few weeks now, so this week I
got to apply the things Dad taught me about connecting wires to the outlets
when we were finishing the basement.
This week the Elders
in my last area put a lady named M----- on date that Elder Chandler and I
started teaching while we were up there a few months ago. She's getting
baptized this Saturday! This will be the first baptism the Dayton Spanish 1 area
has seen in 4 years! I also found out that that kid who came up to Elder
Taylor and I on the street and asked to come to church is going to be baptized this Saturday as well!
We got transfer calls
this morning, and I'll be staying in Dayton again. At the end of this
transfer (which is transfer 11 in this branch) I will have lived here for
15 months straight! But to be honest, there's nowhere I'd rather be.
I wouldn't mind staying in this branch for the rest of my mission.
This week the
importance was re-emphasized to me of teaching people and not lessons. I
had the chance to go to my old area for a few hours with both of the Elders who
are serving there now and help them meet a few of the people that I used to
teach up there. When we were teaching those people at the beginning of my
mission, they never showed much interest. Looking back, I can see it was
because at that time we didn't know Spanish very well and we were only focused
on sharing our message. We weren't focused as much on getting to know the
investigators and growing to love them. This time when we went by, they
completely opened up and were very excited to have us there. I know that
there is a difference felt when love is involved. We can try to help
someone all we want, but if they don't feel that we love them, nothing much
will come of our efforts. I know that as we show others we love them, we
will be able help them more as they come to love us in return.
Hope all goes well
this week! Love you all!
Love,
Elder Foote
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| Spanish District Elders and the Two Newest Branch Members |
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| Elder Foote and Elder Taylor at the Reds Game |
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| Elder Foote's Cincinnati Reds "First Game Certificate" |
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| Elder Taylor, Elder Foote, Elder Wells and Elder Graf |
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| President Porter |
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| Elder Foote's Game Ticket |
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| Cincinnati Reds Stadium |
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| Right Field at Reds Stadium |
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| Elder Foote and Sister Brown |
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| Sister Porter |
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| Entire Cincinnati Mission |