Elder Lesi and I went on an exchange this week, and most of
it was contacting as usual. There's definitely a lot of cultural difference
since he's from this side of the world, but he's a really cool guy! He got baptized
about 4 years ago, and really turned his life around, wanting to serve God, and
that's why he's on his mission. We had been contacting for a while, and an
older lady started watching us from a nearby bench. She got up after watching
for 15 minutes, walked by us, so we stopped her. She started speaking English
to us, talking about how she's atheist. Her husband died of cancer, despite
prayers from her, and she figured God doesn't exist. Elder Lesi and I testified
hard to her, that even though we go through hard times, God still is there and
he loves us, and He's there for every step of the way. By the end, she was
close to tears, believed in God again and agreed to read the Book of Mormon
that night, all the way through! It's awesome to see the Gospel touch peoples’
lives.
I don't have a lot of time. I gave a talk this week about
growing through trials, even though I just gave one not too long ago...We had
zone conference this week about personalizing contacting to the people, and
we've seen more success since then!
I got a new haircut… next time I will have to better explain
what I want. For P-day we went to the nearby Matka canyon and lake that was
beautiful.
Love y'all! Elder Rigby
