Week 93 – Fall might be coming…

The weather this last week has really been starting to cool down, that isn't a good thing! I am just hoping that snow doesn't come until the day I go home! Which won't happen, I just don't wanna deal with it for extended periods of time anymore! You have no idea! The nice cool weather we have right now is similar to what it is typically first week of October back home. Reminds me a lot of the weather we get on the Elk hunt, on the good years! It has made work really nice though as it killed off a lot of the mosquitoes. People are trying to tell me the mosquitoes are the worst they have been in a decade. I don't know if I believe them though. Seems like every season and every moment we have up here is the "worst we have seen in a decade" all the time. Maybe this is just a real bad time to be around! I don't think so though, I am loving it up here!

This week we did a lot of finding, and we were blessed. It is as simple as that. We were able to find 8 people this week that wanted us to come back and teach them more. We will follow up with them this week and see where things go from there. We have a good brother, named Keelan, who has right form the get go had this connection with me and my companion and said he really does want to change, and trust me, he has some changing to do. It is crazy, anyone who has served a mission will know this feeling, but the second you meet someone you can just love them and want what is very best for them. That is what I have seen over and over! These people need my help, I cannot be shy or apprehensive about extending that assistance. I love being a missionary and really helping people to change their own situations through understanding these beautiful doctrines.

Another great experience was this last week with a good man named Thomas. We found him actually while trying by a potential in our area book. We got buzzed into this apartment complex and usually after we try the person we will sometimes knock a door or two, but not the whole complex. Well we decided to knock this bad boy and we talk to this Thomas fellow and have a great conversation and leave him with a copy of the Book of Mormon and set up a return appointment. From there we go back and turns out, he is the son of the old potential that we had initially tried and wasn't interested. The Lord leads you to those who are prepared and willing to hear your message. He will lead us if we allow him to. If we pay attention to the spirit, we will see miracles. We went and have another appointment this week, we will see how it goes!

Had a cool experience tracting. We knock this door and this guy answers and initially he isn't very interested, but he lets us in with the whole, "well I am not the owner of the house I am just working on it." So we don't care, we step right in. He was a real upright man, he was doing cabinets for the house. Just in his twenties, but has a wife and a little kid. Get talking and we were able to teach him so many truths. "mine elect hear my voice and harden not their hearts"(D&C 29:7), this is a perfect scripture for Adair. He lives way out in the boonies, but accepted a Book of Mormon and the invitation to read. Now he is a little bit in the Lord's hands though, as he wasn't quite ready to receive any missionary visits due to his schedule. We will see!

So many great experiences lately that I wish I could share with you all. Just read my journal when I am home! I am sure there is a lot that I leave out every week! Thanks for everything! Stay diligent, keep praying, expect miracles! Talk to you soon!
Love, Elder McFall

My companion, Elder Silver