Family Finding

Well, a lot has happened but I am tired (LOL) so I probably will only write part of it!

Last Pday we played some pool in the ghetto REC center and did pretty well!! There's a bunch of bro's that play there on Mondays and are pretty intense!! It was a good time!!

Funny thing. The Sunday before Pday we were knocking late at night and hit a door where the person inside so "come back when it is light outside." The funny part of it is that the same guy who said that owns the ghetto REC center and came up to talk to us during pool! There are no coincidences!!

Anyway, this week has been a week of knocking!! I haven't spent a whole lot of time doing family ward missionary work because Campus has been open and we always find a lot of people on campus! But we really pushed and did our best this week finding a good 4 people!!!!! It was a good time!! At the beginning of the week while we are knocking I felt like I kinda lost my groove because it had been a few months since I had done it consistently but I found that as we rely on the Lord, in literally every aspect of our daily lives, especially when tracting; He will put words in our mouth to bring others closer to Jesus Christ!! :)

On Thanksgiving we had 3 dinners...so you can imagine that I put on some serious poundage this week!! HAHA!!! We actually brought a less active man to our 2nd dinner and we had our 3rd dinner with Gerald!! It was a great Thanksgiving!!

 

Message from Morgan Whipple (the member of their ward who sent this picture to me). "The missionaries came over tonight after finishing their day and helped us eat some leftover pie. we sure love them! They are such a good group and seem to be working hard (and playing hard)!

Saturday we had an exchange with the other Carrollton Elders so I went with Elder Ford!! We had a really great time!! We found a few really great people to teach from Spirit Tracting (which is amazing!! If there are any missionaries reading this then please please please start spirit tracting. The Lord truly does lead us to those people that are ready to accept the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We just need to be in tune with those promptings by asking for them!!)

That same night we went to Longhorn Steakhouse (thanks dad, love ya)!! It was good to just sit and talk with Elder Ford about his life before the mish!! I know it really helped me when I just came out on the mish, hope it helped him as well!!

On Sunday we had a great Surprise! I was talking to a member when I got an arm around my shoulder! I was thinking it was Brother Knox or someone, but lo and behold....it was Mason and Catrina! I just sat there stunned, I thought was dreaming!! He explained to me during third hour about why he was there!!

He said that while he was working at "Way out Games" (escape rooms) when a coworker started talking to him about church! He asked Mason if he was a church goer and Mason replied yes. The coworker then asked which Church he thought was true. At that time Mason realized the testimony that he still had that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was the true Church!! He came home that night and told Catrina about his conversation! Catrina wasn't really happy about being there! It was so awesome to see Mason excited about the Gospel again, but sad to see Catrina on the opposite corner. He realizes now that if he wants his seed to grow he needs to nourish it in good ground, not in thorns and thistles. We will be meeting with them again this Wednesday!! The Lord is in control, he knows all and see's all!! 

Love yall!! Keep on Keeping on!!

Elder Northrup

 

Sunday Smiles from Sister Lester (in a round about way!)