So last Tuesday night, we were on a team up with one of the members in our ward. The Weather started to get really nasty, and it looked like we might have another tornado. We watched the clouds start to swirl around as the wind and the rain picked up. It was about 9:00 so we headed home and started to check up on some of the other areas to make sure that they were ok. About a half hour later, as we were sitting in our apartment, We heard these girls out side screaming. (It sounded like they were just playing in the rain and that they were screaming louder because the storm picked up...) Then the screams turned into bloody murder.... Elder Struthers and I looked outside towards the parking lot to see what the girls were screaming about.... one of the girls was under a car with her foot caught up in the tire rod. (We were like, "did that girl just get run over?") then the car started to ream its engine and run over her more!?!?! Elder Struthers and I ran back inside, "should we call the cops!?" then Struthers ran outside and started going towards the car, yelling "HEY IS EVERYTHING OK!?" Meanwhile I threw on my shoes, grabbed the phone and My pepper spray, We both ran out there as the car kept running over this girl on the ground and the other girl banging on the car window trying to make the driver stop. The Guy in the car saw us coming, took off and ran her over one more time on the way out!?! us and another neighbor asked the girls what happened? Do you know who that was?
The girls got off the ground kinda flipping out/ really scared and said " He was my best friend, He was just coming to get some money that we owed him, please please dont call the cops!"....(WHAT KIND OF BEST FRIEND RUNS YOU OVER WITH A CAR!?!?! ... TALK ABOUT TIME FOR SOME NEW FRIENDS.... All in favor, please manifest by the raise of the right hand.) The girls leg was all twisted and popped out of place and bleeding. We tried to calm them down but then the two girls jumped in their car and started to drive off because they said "I have I curfew, My parents will kill me if i dont get home!"
(GIRL- SHUT YOURE MOUTH! YOU JUST GOT RAN OVER BY A CAR!?!?)
And that is why we obey and live the Word of wisdom. =D Crazy way to start off the week eh?
But things did start to get more spiritual and happy later this week. We went over to see Brandi and Ray a couple times this week. (Brandi was baptized about a month ago and Ray is her Boyfriend that has been looking into the church) As we went over there we had a feeling to talk about the Doctrine of Christ. As we talked about how important it is to be baptized by water and by fire, we invited Ray to follow the example of Jesus Christ and be Baptized by someone holding the authority of God.... This past Saturday Ray was baptized a member of Christ's church!!!
It was a pretty interesting baptism. Ray is very scared of water. Ray also cant use one of his legs, and has to use a cane instead. So right as we were going into the water, I felt Ray stiffin up and almost try to get out of it. He gripped onto my arm as if his life depended on it haha. After a min or two, He was so happy that he made that decision. hahaha =D
One of the other things that was kinda cool was that we had been searching for justin this week because he still has been MIA and he still doesnt have the Holy Ghost. As we were driving around, I got a feeling to just go fill up with gas at this specific gas station. The funny thing was that it was a gas station that we wouldnt usually go too. As we pulled up, and started to fill up on gas, we got the phone out to try and make some phone calls to try and find out who knew where Justin was. Right as we did, Guess what?... A truck pulls up next to us and Justin is in the bed of the truck! He yells "PEARSON MAN!?! WHATS HAPPENIN?" haha we talked to him for a while and he told us that he wanted to come and get confirmed tomorrow but didn't know how to get a hold of us. (The Lord is so close to this work and its so cool to see how much he really cares! If we are obedient and our heart is in the right place, he will lead us to be right where we need to be at the right time.) Sadly justins friend woke up late and didn't bring him to church... :( ......NEXT WEEK!
Other good news? THE TALLEYS HAVE COME TO CHURCH AGAIN!!! two weeks in a row! and John is working to be baptized this saturday with his friend Dennis. there are so many blessing right now its so cool!
One other thing that had been on my mind for a while was the story of Christ and Peter walking on water. At the end of this week, Brad (one of my favorite member here) kinda had something that changed his life. His x- wife passed away from an over dose. which made it so he could have his kids with him full time. Its was of course still something hard for him, and we wanted to go over and see how he was doing. We started to talk about that story of Peter and Christ. Peter was able to walk on the water, BECAUSE he had his faith focused on the Savior. But as soon as he took his focus off of the Savior, He sunk.... All because his focused switched... We talked about how at the beginning, Peter knew that the waves (or the storms of life) were still there. THe Savior did make the waves go away, or make them any smaller. But all while Peter focused his view on the Savior, he was fine. He was able to make it through the storm. But like Peter, If we take our focus off of our Lord, we will sink into the storms of life.
Its not that Peter doubted that Jesus was the Christ, or that he could not make it through. But that he decided to focus on the problem instead of the solution.
We know the Christ is the way, the truth and the life. and that if we will look to him and focus our lives on him, we can make it through anything.
I know that this is true. I know that My Savior is there and that he wants to help us in any time of need. We have the gospel before us and all we have to do is immerse ourselves into it. We can know how, and be permitted to walk back to the presence of our Heavenly Home, if we just follow his will. I love each of you. and hope to hear from everyone of you soon! =D
Love Elder Pearson
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