Bit of a tough week here in Brandon but we will live to see another week! We have been working so hard and finding a ton of people but we have really struggled to get return appointments. It is one of the saddest things when we teach someone and it goes well and they feel the spirit then they just decide that that was enough. I think one of the biggest problems with people is indifference. So many people are a little curious but they get lazy and they "stop caring".
Monday was a great day though, we had a good P-day. We went to a little bonfire that th sisters set up with this creepy old guy. We didn't want to go but it would not have been a good idea to let the sisters go alone so we went. The sisters have a knack for "finding" people... Hopefully AnneE doesn't have that same skill. Anyways there was no food because he expected us to bring food. It was awkward but we haven't seen him since so that is probably for the best! That night though we had two set lessons (which may not seem like a big deal but it was) and we had members set up to come to both of them. The first one was with a lady from the Bahamas named Melissa. Let's just say my testimony goal in life is to have black-lady faith! I love talking to black women because they just LOVE Jesus so much and they will let you know! We brought a member of the bishopric with us and it was great. She did not agree to baptism yet but she said that if the spirit tells her to be baptized then she can't say "no". So we are letting the Spirit work on her and we are working on her and hopefully her and her family can get baptized. It is pretty neat how perspectives change on the mission. At the beginning of the mission I felt like it was get a baptism so that you can have a baptism and I almost feel like that was the mission culture but I feel like it has changed/is changing to have a baptism so someone can be baptized. I love that distinction! After Melissa we sped over to a guy named Drew. I loved that lesson because we brought Brother Beaumont with us ad that was great. Drew is a young guy with a wife and two kids age 3 and 2 months. His three ear old asked why they don't go to church and lo and behold who knocks on the door that next day..... Mormons! We are like the thief in the night, we come when you least expect it. Something nice about Drew in the nicest way possible is that he is rich and reliable. I feel like as missionaries especially in this mission we get caught up trying to help people prepare for baptism who are completely unreliable and lunch us to every lesson and usually they have a hard time with commitment. But Drew has a phone and a car and he was home for the appointment. I am super excited for what will happen with him. He and Brother Beaumont clicked and he also did not agree to baptism but said he would talk to his wife. Good things ahead in Brandon.
On Tuesday we had an exchange and District meeting. I can't remember if I mentioned it but we arranged with President Craig and President Gruninger (stake President) to have a young man serve a mini mission with one of the District Leader companionship's in the zone in Neepawa. Neepawa is like 70% Filipino and both Elders are white buy Elder Gasmanya ( the mini missionary) is from the Phillipines. It sounds like it is going well. On exchange I went with Elder Lewis who is the District Leader and Elder Gasmanya. Elder Timms went with Elder Little. We had a good exchange and taught a few good lessons but they turned out not great because the people enjoyed the spirit i their home and then when we left they were fine again and did not need us anymore. I feel like we are just tools for some people sometimes but for others we are friends and helpers which makes it all worth it. At district meeting we did the food challenge thing again and all of the Elders Except for me forgot the scripture so they had to eat the punishment. This week the punishment was lucky charms and ketchup. The funniest part was that Brother Torres(the old Spanish guy that randomly comes) liked lucky charms and ketchup. It was hilarious.
This weekend we had a big project on the way. This former investigator asked us help build her fence which changed to can we build her fence which then became building two fences. It is a good thing to do but it is certainly a larger project than we bargained for and it is super fun but we are feeling a little bad because it is taking a lot of proselyting time. I am excited to finish it. We are going finish it today during P-day so we can proselyte more tonight and this week.
Sunday was interesting. Elder Timms was talking in church and the Beaumonts were having a family reunion so his whole girlfriends family was here. They were so excited to see him but his heartbeat was almost audible when he started his talk in front of his "inlaws to-be"
Love you all!
Elder Stewart
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