Dear family, October 13, 2014
This week has been good, full of teaching and service. We were doing service for a member a lot of the day Friday, and we helped at a ranch for a part member family all day Saturday. We had transfer calls on Saturday, and both me and my companion are staying in Sheridan. So I'm not training, but I most likely will be next transfer. Most areas in the mission don't have new missionaries take over the area and train right after they have been trained. We are both glad we weren't transferred, because Jacob's baptism is this Saturday, and we are excited to be there for that special moment in his life, and in the life of his family.
This week we have been focusing on increasing our referrals, because we are desperately in need of more people to teach. Most of the referrals we did receive were less active referrals, but everyone needs help on their own personal progression towards Jesus Christ, whether they be members, less actives, investigators or missionaries. We all have our own struggles, and we all need the Atonement. We have a lot of less active people we are working with, and we meet new ones almost every day, sometimes on accident. Hope fully we can help them become closer to Christ and Heavenly Father.
That's my week. We have really been focusing on Jacob, as his baptism is so near, and we know that Satan is trying his hardest to convince him to not get baptized, so we've been there to help encourage and strengthen him. It's been amazing to see his progress, and we truly are excited for this Saturday!
Dear Family, October 20, 2014
We had another good week here in Sheridan, we packed in 14 lessons this week. It was a great way to start off this new transfer. We got quite a few member present lessons, and we have still been working with a lot of LARCs. And now we have a brand new recent convert, Jacob Campbell. He was baptized on Saturday, by Erin's dad, John Anson. All of her family came up from Colorado to be there except for one sister and her brother. Jacob's parents and sister Tori came as well, so it was good to see their support for him as well. It was a great baptismal service, and the Spirit was so strong. Normally for convert baptisms, the Confirmation takes place the following Sunday in Sacrament meeting, but we had Stake Conference on Sunday, so we got special permission to do the Confirmation right after the baptism. It was good for Erin's family, who wanted to be there, but wouldn't have been able to make our 1:30 meeting because they had to drive back to Colorado. I had the opportunity to confirm Jacob a member of the church, and it was a great experience for me. We taught him a great lesson a couple days before his baptism on the role of the Holy Ghost so he could understand more about what the Holy Ghost could do for him. The 2nd ward elders had an investigator there at the baptism as well, and she's on date for November 8th. She said she loved being there, and could barely hold back tears. Like I said, it was a good way to start out the transfer. He was our only progressing investigator, so we are focusing this week on finding. We placed 2 Books of Mormons last night, and we got 2 referrals. Hopefully we can find more people who are prepared to hear our message. That's pretty much it for this week, it was a great week, full of the Spirit and good experiences. Thanks for all your prayers and support!
Elder Ehlert
What a handsome boy... Elder!
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