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Monday, November 6, 2017 - Fishers of Men!!!! .... and fish

This week was amazing!! 

First off, we went fishing today, and Elder Trincado caught his first fish, ever!! It was awesome. He was about 16-17 inches and didn't put up a fight at all until the last 5 feet. It was really weird. 

So, on Tuesday, we met this amazing family that lives in Henefer!! Their names are Sam and Hope, and they are a younger married couple without kids yet. She is a member, and seems like she is pretty active, and he is not a member, though most of the members think he is one. He told us that they have been going to church for the past several weeks and that he has even been reading the Book of Mormon here and there!! We went to Henefer 2nd ward, which is the ward they attend, and he was in a white shirt and slacks!! No wonder everyone thinks he is a member. The only problem I think right now is that he owns and operates his own coffee factory. Other than that, he is super solid, and we are going to have a lesson with them this coming Tuesday. 

Now, on Wednesday, we met ANOTHER amazing family!! This one is a Hispanic family that lives in Kamas. The Flores family is from Guerrero, Mexico and have been in the States for only a little over a year. They have a daughter who is in 10th grade, a son in 8th and 5th, and then another daughter who is over 1 year old. They love coming to church and we left them with a few Book of Mormons and we asked them to read the introduction. The only problem is that the husband works a ton. In the summer he works putting up lights, and in the winter he shovels snow. It is hard work, but he said that with what little time he has he will read the Book of Mormon. Speaking of another Hispanic family, we were talking with them and were about to leave. The wife was making something, and she said it was a hot drink for the cold. When we got outside, we realized that it was TEA!!! My companion and I just froze. We had no idea what to do. So we just went to the nearest church and threw it away lol. 

On Saturday, we had an amazing baptism. Her whole family came!! It was an amazing blessing to see them there. I wish I could send y'all pictures but the person who was supposed to have sent them to us, never got them to us, so it might be next week till you see them. But it was a special event. Her grandfather, mother, sister, and I sang a beautiful song that the grandfather composed. It is called May I Be Found Worthy. The baptism in general was a special thing to be apart of. Perfect birthday present.

-Élder Wilkes






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