Hey guys!

This area is booming!

I’ve worked so hard the last couple months to be obedient and as hard working as I can, but I haven’t been feeling too successful. Actually, I have, they have just been small successes. When I came into this area, things just started falling into place. We have 2 baptismal dates set and by the end of the week we should have 2-3 more!

We are working with a lady named Holly that just got married to a member. Shes golden and ready to go. Everyone at church thought she was a member already. We noticed that she was sitting alone in Relief Society, so we told a member to go sit next to her. “But I dont know her!” We said, “Exactly! Go get to know her.” She went over and sat next to her and they hit it off – both grew up in pensylvania and such. Now you may be wondering why we were in RS….good question – stay tuned!

We went to go teach a less active member named Jorge (who is trying to come back to church. When we got a ride from him over to his house, his son Fabian (15) asked, “So….what is it that you guys actually do?” Oh buddy! He did done gone an’ asked the right question right there! (hes not a member). We sat him down and explained the restoration to him because he had the typical Joseph Smith Questions, “Which church is true, and how can I know it?” So Fabian is gonna be abapatized soon! We are teaching him this week.

Sarah K. Is 8, (turning 9) and he biological mother is saying no to her being baptized, but we are still teaching her the lessons at her fathers home, hoping and praying her mother will let her soon.

Landon M. Is a son of another less active family coming back to church, so we teach him tomorrow and he should be baptized!

The members in this ward are on fire with inviting friends to come to church! WAHOOO! Especially the young women. theres at least 3 Young Women who bring their friends regularly and 1 who will in the future. We should hopefully start teaching those soon! Then theres at least 3 other friends of members who sound interested, we just need to see.

Missionaries around the world are gathering members to go carroling to the MEMBERS friends who may NOT accept the gospel at this time, but who would accept carrolers. We sent around signup sheets in the Relief Society (hehe see now?), Elders Quorum, High Priests, Young Men, and Young Women and we are racking it up! we are going to have a great carroling season! This is to usher in, “HE IS THE GIFT” a couple minute video similar to the “BECAUSE OF HIM” video. Its gonna be big! They are renting out the banners on Youtube for 24 hours! we are handing out card to each of these people we carrol to to tell them to see it.

       We even had one of those nonmember friends in Young Womens that signed up us carrolers to go to HER home! and shes gonna join us! The work is hastening!

Some funny experiences include: Finding rotten pumkin all over our mat infront of our door (I included a picture so you can be a part of the discusting experience).

–I got another flat tire…Like the 4th one in 3-4 weeks…

–We were looking at ties from Ross and saw matching ties and thought we should get them, but we were basically broke (toward the end of the month). The other Elder came over and saw them and thought they were some sweet ties, so they bought them and we were thinking, “No we have to watch them wear the ties we wanted to get!” haha that night we were doorbell ditched and there was presents on the ground and 2 camera propped up on the ground in a totally obvious place. Then the elders came running up the stairs and told us to open the presents! They were the ties! That was probably the nicest thing that a missionary has done for me on my mission!

–Alex (400-500lb black guy) felt the spirit really strong so he got up and started dancing (dont ask me how) and praisin’ the Lord! He wants to be mormon but doesnt think hes ready.

Well yall, The church is true! Theres no doubt in my mind, never has been, nor ever will. If you want to have a happier life, it ALL starts with CPR. Going to CHURCH, PRAYING every day! and READING the BOOK OF MORMON every day. Dilligently. Its not hard, dont make it so. Heavenly Father will always provide the way if you seek to obey. Its simple. Just do it. ~Nike.

Love all yall to death! Support those missionaries – Their family is YOU. Let us all press on.

Elder Householder

Elder Lee was an AP that I went street contacting with my first day in Texas.