Great great week

 Hey everyone! I figured out this week that I have less than 15 months so that's wild. Anyway haha this week was a great week! I got my new comp Elder Jensen and I love the kid! He's willing to buckle down and work hard and we got tons done this week. 

   Last Tuesday I was stuck in Amarillo waiting all day for Elder Jensen. But I picked him up and one other Elder, Elder Smith, to take him to his trio companionship. We then spent some time introducing Elder Jensen to members, and our members are so amazing. They're really starting to get excited about missionary work, they're asking us to take them to lessons and they're asking us for Book of Mormons to give to their friends. I'm so proud of them haha.

   We met a guy named Miguel who is very interested in coming to our church. We shared with him the book of mormon and he got very excited to listen to it (he can't see very well) and said he's dying to learn more! We also met a guy on the street named Tyler who talked to us for a sec, he took our number but didn't give us his and he went on his way. So we were kinda sad but he texted us later in the week! It was so cool! He said he's been dying to talk with us ever since that day!!

   We had a lesson with the five girls, and Edith is progressing tons! She loves the book of mormon and it's so fun to see her get into it.

   On Sunday we met this awesome family who was grilling pork chops and wings in their backyard in the dirt. It was on a tiny grill and they were so cool haha. I was still fasting because it was before dinner but they started throwing food on plates and soda and giving it to us, so I figured the Lord would be alright if I ate with them haha. So we sat and ate with them and they thought we were Jehovahs. But we were able to explain who we were, what missions are and why we're serving one. We introduced the Book of Mormon as we we're sitting with them, and read a few verses. They were very interested! They said if it's that important to you, I can give it a shot haha. So cool!

   Later on Sunday we were knocking and a woman let us in who's husband was outside working haha. It was so crazy. It started off kinda bashy, and it was my first bash in Spanish (ive had plenty in English, sadly) but the language wasn't a problem and I could talk just about as if it was English haha. She had problems with prophets, and thought it was "evil" that we need a book other than the Bible. She said that the Bible is perfect, we need no other book. I asked her if it is perfect, why there are so many translations, and she said because many different people read it differently. So we asked how can she know what's correct, and she said it's up to your own translation. So I asked her wouldn't it be nice if we had another source, to clarify and make certain the teachings of the Bible so we can know for sure? And she said it makes sense but still we don't need more than the Bible. I had the prompting to read Moroni 10:32-33, about being perfected and saved through the grace and blood of christ. After we read it, she looked at us in tears and told us that the book is true! It was unreal! And then she told us that people say bad things about it because they won't read it, but she said now I will read it! Craziest thing ever!

   Sorry for the long story haha, but it was so cool to see her change instantly. There is true power in the book of mormon! I'll talk to yall next week! Love yall!

Love, Elder Ryan