The return to Dalhart

 Hello everyone! This week was a pretty good week! I went to my old area up in Dalhart!!

    Going back up to Dalhart was a really cool experience. I wasn't able to reconnect with any old members, but I was able to use my spanish a ton which was super nice. The two elders I was with didn't really speak Spanish, and we taught 7 lessons in Spanish! It was a super big blessing to be able to practice that.

    The other week we were looking through our records and saw that a new member family had moved in named the Molers. We knocked and their door, they answered and told us they had actually been there for a year but just barely had their records move over. 

    They invited us over for dinner this week, and then we shared a message with them. We opened up The Book of Mormon and read out of 3 Nephi 11. The spirit was insanely powerful as we talked about the Savior's visit to the Nephites. We talked about how today, we are still invited to come unto the Savior and feel the marks in his hands, feet and side. As we did, they started telling us that they haven't been to church in years but they know they need to come back. They also told us their daughter, Mckenzie, is 9 and they want us to get her baptized! It was such a cool experience, just seeing how the spirit of Christ can change hearts.

    Also the other week we went to a members home, the Kilgore's, and we shared a spiritual message. There were two people there who we didn't recognize, and honestly it was kinda awkward, so we left feeling uncomfortable haha. Later we talked to Brother Kilgore, and he said those two people were his wife's brother and his girlfriend. His wife's brother is a member, the girlfriend isn't. He said that after we left they asked so many questions about us and The Book of Mormon, so he gave them one and they're reading it together!

    So we went back over to their home, and read the account where Alma the Younger heals Zeezrom. It was a powerful discussion about the power of Faith in Jesus Christ, and the power He has to heal and strengthen us. They both said that they've loved reading the book of mormon together and are going to keep at it! So please pray for them! Love yall!

Love, Elder Ryan