Elder Drake McFall: Week 25 - Hello to the family!

What a week! We have been so busy lately I have hardly had time to think! It seemed like there wasn't a moment that wasn't filled! We got to talk to so many different people though this week! Got to teach so many different individuals! The only problem is that even with having great lessons with our investigators this week, and them committing to be to church and things like that, we only had one investigator attend church! Now I am very, very happy with that! Don't get me wrong, but so many others are failing to reach their potential! They are so close to taking that leap of faith, just something still holding them back, which is quite the shame. We will continue to work on that and see how we can help them overcome their fears.

We have such a sweet new member up here though. His name is Brother Gibbert! Well anyways, he is the only member in his family. He is moving up from B.C.. The reason why? In his words, "I have a work to do, none of my family are members." This was said right in front of his parents and cousin. Pretty bold though, eh? (I had to sound Canadian there). He invited his cousin over to join us for dinner this week and we had an awesome opportunity to teach her more about what we really do believe. It's cool though because every question she does have we seem to always have the answer to it. Just another blessing of this gospel!

Our dinner last week on Monday was with another new member family, the Petersons. They are ranching up here. They have to calve out about 300 head, but for him that is nothing. He is used to running like 40,000 acre plots down in Southern Alberta and runnin about 2000 head! It's wild! It was cool though because while we were there they had a little baby cow in the garage that almost died because of the snowstorm we had on Monday(no that isn't the cool part) but while we were there they went and fed it so we could see how you have to feed the baby cows and everything! They taught me so much about how to be a cowboy! It's wild up here!

We had a great lesson with Susan this week! We got over there and really just dig into why we need to go to church and how our commitment and our works are what will allow us to know the truthfulness of the message we are bringing. She has always been so scared to make this commitment because she is afraid if she makes a choice to join a church and everything then doesn't like it, people will judge her. We had such a spiritual lesson with her though. I bore one of the most heartfelt testimonies I have shared since being on my mission. I truly hope that it does continue to sink in and she will make that decision to get serious about investigating the church.

The Schallock family we have been working with, which includes our one investigator Madi, has now been to church every week except once in the last like 2 months! It's been so cool to see this family make the choices for themselves and how they have seen the gospel bless their lives once again. I hope they will continue to improve each week!

I will try and do more cool things this week! And really just try to remember more about the week! It is so hard to remember what happened this week and not the last-everything seems to mesh together! I love you all though! I hope all is going well! Tell your Momma's you love em on Sunday! Megan's wedding is on Wednesday! That is too wild! What exciting times back at home!

I'll talk to you soon!

Love, Elder McFall

Another great Barrhead Sunset...I am real good at taking photos.