Hey Mom, and Family!
Thank you so much for the package!! It made my day. I really felt the love from the letters and gifts. This week was great and I got the package at the end of the day on Sunday so it was a really nice finish to the week. Well, my companion and I are really being blessed in the area. We are finding lots of people to teach! Last transfer it seemed like we would never find people, but we just kept working faithfully and the Lord has been blessing us.
This week I had a really awesome miracle! I think I told you about the Reynolds family - well this last week we set an appointment to go and teach their family, it was Saturday in the morning. We had set up so that another family from the ward would come to the lesson with us. This same family was also going to give the Reynolds a ride to church. It was all set up. The arrangements were all made. We were going to visit someone just before our lesson with the Reynolds when the phone rings. I take the phone out of my pocket... it's sister Reynolds! My heart sank.. the only thing that kept going through my mind was "please don't cancel, Please don't cancel.." I picked up the phone and she was just informing me about something to do with church. Then I asked her if we are still good for her appointment in 15min. She said " oh yeah you can come over" A HUGE SIGH of relief.. anyways it was about time to head to their house. We get there and my companion and I anxiously waited for the member to pull up.. anytime now.. anytime.. Ok well the member is about 10min late so we give them a call.. no answer. Then we get a text message saying that Sister Gulbraith (member) went to the emergency room for apendicitis!!! WHAT!!?? awww maaan. So we knocked on the door and told Sister Reynolds we would be back in half hour and she said ok. So we are now frantically looking for a member that can come to our lesson (we couldn't go inside without a 3rd male because Sister Reynolds is a single mother) SOO we found someone to come out with us.Wwe picked him up and headed over.She invited us in and the kids all gathered for the lesson. We started by singing "I am a child of God' and started the lesson. We were teaching the Plan of Salvation! it was a great lesson. but the best part was at the end when we got to pray. We got to kneel up with all 6 kids (the cutest little African American kids you ever saw!!) and I had the opportunity to teach them how to PRAY!! It was awesome! I reallyLove this Gospel so much. there is nothing like seeing a family come together and pray with one another. It was awesome..
I love you all. HappyValentines Day.Happy Birthday Wendee!! Have a wonderful week
Love
Elder Blandon
