Monday, September 12, 2011

weekly update 9/12/2011

HOLA FAMILA!!!!!!!!!!!

This was a really good week. We were noticing that so far in the transfer, the success we have been seeing started gradually. In the first week we saw miracles in our finding. That finding then led to new investigators the following week, which led to more total lessons this last week. It was good to notice that. It help to see the benefit from working diligently even if you can't notice the progress at first.

I went on exchanges with Elder Webb this week. He is a great missionary he had a great balance between finding and member work. He had great ideas to use while finding. We also had the opportunity to go to a baptism with our investigator ash. And even though Elder Webb is not in the ward he was still working with building the trust of the members.

Elder Schmid is doing great! I have truly been blessed with a great companion. Right from the start he has been giving great ideas for member work and general missionary work. He has fantastic leadership skills by keeping on top of things. I almost feel like he has already served a mission, with the experience he seems to have.

A miracle that we saw this week was, Ash, our investigator. Read the book of mormon and prayed to get an answer. He said that he had received his answer! I was so happy to hear that. The only thing that is keeping him from accepting a date is the fact that he has to much going on in his life at the moment. We are working to resolve that concern.

Thanks for everything!

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With Love,
Elder Ballantyne

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