Fwd: Investigators that progress!

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From: Benjamin Jolley
Date: Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:02 AM
Subject: Investigators that progress!

This week, for the first time since I've been in Pesaro, we had some progressing investigators! Yay!!! They are the Peruvian family that we taught for the first time on my birthday. Julio Manuel, and Mary, his wife.

 

On Wednesday evening, we taught the incredibly old Glauco. He's 90. He speaks English. Unfortunately, he wants company, not conversion. So.. we had to drop him. darn. Cool guy though. His name means blue eyes.

 

On Thursday, we did a lot of casa, and then we taught one of our less actives, the DiCosimo family, who have a son that turns 8 in May. So we and the primary and everybody else in the branch are scrambling to get them active and get Andrea to understand the gospel enough that he can be baptised the day after his birthday. It was interesting.

 

Friday, we did our planning and did a lot of casa and strada and then we taught Manuel and Mary. They'd read from the Book of Mormon, and they were excited to learn that they'd been praying in a perfectly acceptable manner. That was exciting. Unfortunately, Manuel plays soccer on sunday mornings with his friends, so it may be a little difficult to get him to church. But Mary did come! Real investigator in Church!!!

 

Saturday, we taught our new english students a lesson on the restoration, and gave them each a Book of Mormon. They were very interested to find out that we have another book of scripture, and such, but they feel no need to learn more for the moment. They will however, read the Book of Mormon, so there is still hope. After that, we did a lot of casa.

 

Sunday, Mary came to church for all three hours. And loved it. She'll be at General Conference next week in Rimini, with her member friend! yay! After church, we taught Marina, a Russian lady, about the Book of Mormon, and gave her a Russian copy. She was pleased with it, and will come to church the week after Conference. She's busy this week, unfortunately.

 

Monday, we had district meeting and a lot of casa. At around 7, Anz Russo was done. in every sense. So we talked. For about 20 minutes. On the stairs of a random Palazzo. That was fun. Then we found someone who was interested.

 

Yesterday, we did a lot of casa and strada, and taught Laura, a contact from several weeks ago, with her boyfriend. Unfortunately, they aren't interested in hearing more for the moment. They have a Book of Mormon, though. And she said she'd read it. So... that's a little success.

 

Today, we did our shopping. That's about it. I love you muchly!

Anziano Jolley

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