Last time I was going to tell you a bit about one of our investigators that we have just recently picked up a few weeks ago. I will just fill you in on all that I can so that you all aren't confused. Kealee is a Chinese lady that came over to Canada from China about 4 years ago for schooling. Her boyfriend, Rob Broadhead served a mission a while ago and got home and fell away pretty hard. He has been inactive for about 8 years and when he had a little baby girl it really humbled him, and made him want to change so that his daughter can look up to him. He has just stopped smoking weed and drinking about 2 1/2 weeks ago and we have been running with him every other day early in the morning. He really knows a lot, and has wanted us to teach Kealee, but wanted us to take things really slow because he didn't know how ready she was. Before we had our first lesson we gave Kealee the pamphlet so that she could read it over. We got to her house to teach her the first lesson and found out that she had read the whole pamphlet, which is crazy because I haven't even heard of someone actually doing that. It was kind of funny because right when we were about to start she had to get a notebook and pen so that she could take notes, I don't know what they do to people in China, but they study hard. We taught her the restoration and she had a TON of questions that we answered, we were there for I think at least 2 1/2 hours. Since she had been coming to church we thought that we would give her a Gospel Principles Book and teachings of some of our prophets. We also gave her the Plan of Salvation pamphlet so that she could read that. It was crazy how ready she was to be taught. We got out of the appointment a little late because of it. It was around 10 at night when we were walking out to the car, we had to cross the street, and when we were crossing it we heard a scream that sounded like someone was gonna die right while I was calling the Zl's back because we missed there call during the appointment. They answered and right when they did there was another really loud scream coming from one of the houses. I said Elder Cox did you hear that? And he said yes I did what going on? I figured we were fine so I told him jokingly that I think we are going to die it was pretty funny until we saw a lady jump off of her balcony and started walking towards us.. I had no idea what to think then. She probably got 20-30 feet from her house when a dude ran around the house and knelt down on his knees and she just started punching him and he was taking it. We were in the car by this time, and just watching what was going on. After a few hits to the face he got up tried to give her a hug and then he ran off and she went inside. That was really weird, probably about the weirdest thing I have seen so far. But we got back safe which was good.
After a few days had passed we went to Kealee's house for the second lesson. She had also read the Plan of Salvation pamphlet, as well as what is her favorite one gospel principles, and a little bit out of the Book of Mormon. Since she had read it we asked her what she had learned and she practically taught us the lesson, she skipped the spirit world but other then that she knew it all. From her being from China she has had high expectations from us as teachers, she thinks that we know it all. It is really funny when she tells Rob to be quiet so that we can teach her. As we were teaching her the Plan she kept on saying wow this is so powerful, this is unbelievable, and so on. She started asking about the spirit world and how there are both good and bad spirits that are around us. Rob told us that people from China are a very superstitious people. So we briefly skimmed over that and told her that as she does the things that she is supposed to that she will be protected and she will be safe. She really liked the lesson, and we told her that we haven't taught anyone that has been so interested and wanting to know about Christ's Church. After we said that she is wanting us to get her a certificate for her so that she can put it on the wall telling that she was the best student. And she said it has to be stamped. We got the idea of making one, one of our members has some really fancy printers that are worth probably close to $80,000 for all of it. We will have him make it. Before we left we gave her the third lesson which is the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
So after a few days we met with her again. She had still not failed at reading the pamphlet. She read the whole thing again before we got there. We talked a whole lot about faith and repentance which took up the whole time, so we are going to have to finish that lesson on the next setting. Right before we left we found out that they were going to be getting married by the bishop on Sunday the 26 and wanted us to be there and be witnesses. We were so surprised. So Yesterday they were married and are currently not living in sin anymore haha. Right now they haven't missed a day at church since they have been coming back. We are hoping that she can get baptized soon, and she wants her husband to do it for her, but we were talking to the bishop and the bishop says that he will have to interview him, and that he may not be worthy so that stinks. But if not one of us will do it and then in a year he will be worthy and they can get sealed in the temple.
Finola missed last week at church because of sick kids but she made it yesterday and Lee and her are coming back together and I bet that they get married soon. They are also feeding us today, they are going to make indian tacos. I am so pumped for that. We also picked up 3 new investigators this week, everything seems to be going well. I love you all!
Love, Elder Allred
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| This is what our Ward Mission Leader can do just by making dots. He is Wayne Burton's father-in-law. |
