Elder Dejuan Dove, ex professional soccer player for Arsenal, future international coach, lover of good food, beautiful british accent, and my new companion.
This first week was nearly perfect.
Yonda is a girl we met about two weeks ago, and Heavenly Father has some great plans for her, and he is executing them in interesting ways. When we taught her 2 weeks ago, the lesson went great, and we were really excited, but then she dropped about 2 appointments. We had one set for the day elder dove arrived. We show up around 1, and she was a little awkward, immodestly dressed, and not excited to see us. She asked if we got her sms, which we didn't, and as she said it my phone vibrated. I looked and we just got it. She was dropping us. She said the usual blah i am busy i will call you etc.... But the Spirit constrained elder Dove and I not to give up. We said lets talk about it, opened with a prayer, and the Lord took over. She didn't feel like she should continue on the path, so we told her to do what Joseph Smith did. So she prayed. (I was a little nervous, but then the Spirit came and i felt the peace that she would get an answer.) And she did!! We then spoke about the Book of Mormon (which is true, by the way), and she said i just wanna learn more! We gave her the BOM to read, and she was asking us to come back the next day!
What a miracle. Earlier that day, she didn't wanna meet with us any more, but after the Spirit touched her heart, she needed to see us the next day.
We went back, she read the first couple chapters, and we taught her the plan of salvation with scriptures from the BOM. AMAZING. her lessons are quite long, but she can handle it. Its not us, but God speaking. Really amazing. We had her pray to know if she should be baptised on Dec 17. We really need her faith and that of us and others. And we know that she can do it! I love the Book of Mormon so much!!
We have some great elders in this Zone, and I am so excited to see what miracles will come. The lord has a great work for Elder Dove and I, and we will accomplish it. God Lives and loves us, and I live and love you too.
Elder dove has had 2 car hijackings in 3 weeks with 2 different gangs and 2 different guns. Not as bad as my knife to back, or gun pulled, but it wont stop us. Keep the faith!!
LOVE YOU!
Elder Dove!
Reconnecting with former companions/boarding mates is the best!
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