Epic Week

  Hey yall! This last week was insane. We seriously experience so many miracles, and felt so prompted and guided this last week that I can't even explain it. This email won't do the experiences justice at all, but it was an incredible week!

   So we had transfers this week. On Monday all the new missionaries flew into the mission! We picked them up and took them to Texas Tech to give them street contacting experience. Then Monday night was unreal. We sent three missionaries out to Amarillo in a Uhaul truck and trailer and in a 12 passenger van. Then they called us at 10:30. They told us their radiator had blown, and that a mechanic was on his way. We waited until 11:40 PM and they called and said that the mechanic said it was busted, and then he left. 

   Soooo we had to call our President, and then we drove out to pick up the truck driver at 12:30 AM. When we got there, we were able to "fix" the radiator enough to slowly get it back to Lubbock. Once we got it back, we needed another truck which was with some sisters. So at 2 AM, we go to their apartment complex and we don't have the code for the gate. So an Elder I and jumped the fence and knocked on their door around 2:30 AM haha. We got the truck and got back to our apartment around 3:30 so we only had about 3 ish hours of sleep. Fun times!

   On Tuesday night I drove out to Abilene, which is around 6 hours round trip. We got back and got special permission to sleep in and nap the next day which was a wonderful blessing haha.

   We had a great lesson with our friend Caden. We planned to teach him The Gospel of Jesus Christ, and during the lesson we felt that he was currently at the repentance phase. He has faith, he just needs faith unto repentance. He said he knows what repentance is, but no one has explained how to repent. So we explained the what, why and how of repentance. He loved it and he was so excited to try it out. He told us later in the week that he tried it and felt super happy and peaceful. Please keep praying for Caden!! He's come to church the past few weeks and wants to get baptized!

   This was a cool miracle. One night we only had 40 minutes until 9 o'clock. We said a prayer, asking God to help us make effective use of the time. The second I stepped out of the car I saw a guy walking down the road so I called out to him. His name is Josh, and we had the most incredible talk with him. He's a sincere seeker of truth, and we naturally taught him the whole Restoration. He knows the Bible is true because he's tried what it says and felt the spirit. So he was more than willing to try the same with The Book of Mormon. He loved it all and was excited to learn more.

   We had some more lessons and one with our friend Olivia. She is so great. She told us she wants to be baptized, she just wants to know and learn more first. Her boyfriend is currently serving a mission in Seattle. We had a powerful lesson about The Restoration and The Atonement of Jesus Christ. She kept telling us how strongly she felt the spirit during the lesson, and how she used to feel that around her boyfriend and his family. 

   One night, we were praying for a miracle and the second we finished our prayer we got a text from a member who is friends with Olivia, saying that Olivia went to Institute and loved it! She attends every institute class throughout the week now.

    A few weeks ago we met a guy named Omar. We had some incredible lessons with him and he was praying about getting baptized, and then he just dropped off. We could not get in contact with him. Well he called us out of the blue this week and told us he has been so busy and had to go out of town for the last month because of his work. He's back in town now and he told us he wants to get baptized! He says he has some "habits" he needs to fix first, but he's on the right track!

   We had a lot of other miracles and blessings this week. I saw so many answered prayers and my testimony was confirmed throughout the whole week. For example, we were at Texas Tech university and we only had 30 minutes. We prayed for a chance to find someone in the short time, and a random lady walked up to us telling us that her friend wants to meet with the "Latter-Day Saints". We had countless experiences just like this throughout the whole week! I know that God is aware of us and just waiting to bless us!

I love yall! Talk to ya next week!

Love, Elder Ryan