Family and friends, 

This week was kind of a blur, but there were a few awesome miracles, but also quite a bit of opposition. 

We have been continually tracting the really rich suburb. There wasn't anything that really came from it though. We have good conversations with people, but then as soon as we are about to hit the pinnacle point of the gospel with connecting their needs or likes with the gospel, they just close themselves off!! Super duper annoying! Anywho, On Wednesday we went to the Balcatta Elders' area to find with them for a bit, because they have been struggling! I was with Elder Collings and it was cool only the second door we knocked on we got a return appointment with this lady. Then we went down the street and we met this 87 year old Scottish dude who said we can come back anytime. Then we met his Italian dude and he said he wanted a copy of the Book of Mormon in Italian, so not bad!

On Friday we had MLC, it was super good! President Fife was instilling in us having Faith to succeed. After that we went to M's and we taught N, K's friend. We had a less active returned missionary be our member present, along with another returning member who is planning to serve a mission soon. We had an AWESOME lesson. We focused it all on the experience she had when she prayed for the first time on Monday. 

 

The spirit was suuuuuper strong. With the spirit there, we felt it right to invite her again to be baptized ( we invited her 2 weeks ago I think) and she accepted!! :) the date is for April 30th, and She's soooooooooo keen! haha The only bummer is that she will have to be baptized in Butler ward, and not Merriwa ward, because she lives in Alkimos which is B's ward boundries. but it's all good, I think we will still teach her, and then we will bring some Butler YSA to fellowship at the lessons, so that will be good!

Saturday was a pretty crazy day. We had district meeting and ZLC, sooooooo many meetings. We also got permission to help out with this Phillipino wedding that happened at the chapel. haha it was weird to be around a live band. there were heaps of non members there though, we got to talk to a lot of people. It was actually a pretty good finding tool. We also set up a table for people to take some pamphlets and Book of Mormons and stuff. Then that night we got a text from this less active family we have been working with for months, who haven't been to church in YEARS. They said something along the lines of, "Hey Elders we just wanted to thank you for the lesson you shared last sunday on the atonement. It really hit all of us, and we have decided that will be coming back to church now because we have been able to see that we have been putting our priorites on less important things. See you tomorrow!" What a miracle!!!!!! that was wayyyyyy cool. 

In the morning yesterday we had an appointment with these less actives. They were really cool and nice to us and everything, then the time came around to share a message, and we shared just a really simple scripture about Christ, and then the wife just got so defensive and started saying how she  believed in Christ, but not in the church. The husband wasn't as aggressive, but the wife was pretty into it. It was sad to see, because the husband is a RM and they are just the coolest couple. they kept saying that they are happy that they left the church. Man, my heart hurt for them.

After Church we went and saw this other less active we have been working with, we thought he was coming along pretty well, but then out of nowhere while we were talking to him, he just started to roll a cigarette! dang it!!! We will not give up on him though! Then we went to another Less active's house, on our way walking there we contacted this guy who was on a walk with his dog holding a beer. He was pretty drunk. haha. he was swearing up a storm though, and was pretty stinking rude. But we laughed at him because he kept asking us, "Who told you to go around and be all Hallejah?" hahah weird fella.

This week was good though. I learn heaps every week. This week I learned that having a bigger perspective on things is important, and that it's important to have patience with that bigger perspective, or else you will be miserable! But I'm not miserable, I'm sooooooooo happy actually. I love the work. I love the drunk aussies haha I love the Lord and my companion, and I love you all,

love, Elder Beeson