Hello again. The weeks go by fast, and the month is almost over with. Before we know it August will be here, and school will start again. This week for Elder Allen and I was tough; very physically tough. We did a lot of biking, a lot of walking, and we tracted hours and hours.

That really does sum up the week though. Tuesday was filled with biking to visit people because 3 of our 5 appointments canceled. So we were left to fill our time visiting people that we had found in the area book. Wednesday only had one appointment, so the rest was filled with tracting. I think your starting to get the idea. Our investigator T___ called us this morning and told us that he doesn't want anything to do with religion and asked that we stop coming over to his house. This heart breaking news puts our teaching pool at 1. Our 11 year old named G___ who is dependent on his less active father. Right now we have an uphill battle, it’s a struggle. Thankfully the Lord knows our struggles, and he matches our efforts to preach the gospel.

The blessings, or at the very least the Tender Mercies of the Lord were that a random stranger paid for our dinner on Saturday night. The man isn't a member, his only connection to the church was a high school friend who served a mission in California, got shot, and thankfully he lived. The man asked that we not offer a Book of Mormon or anything but he was completely happy to pay for our meal. Another blessing came on Sunday when our dinner appointment fell through because of a power outage. Thankfully the Relief Society President stepped up and fed all six of us missionaries with only a 2 1/2 hour notice. And she gave all four of us Elders 2 ties each because their son comes home from his mission in 9 days. He is serving in the Philippines.

There isn't much more I can say. We knock doors, we bike, we are trying our best and something good will happen. 

Scripture for the week: Alma 7:11-16

11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.

 12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.

 13 Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions according to the power of his deliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me.

 14 Now I say unto you that ye must repent, and be born again; for the Spirit saith if ye are not born again ye cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven; therefore come and be baptized unto repentance, that ye may be washed from your sins, that ye may have faith on the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, who is mighty to save and to cleanse from all unrighteousness.

 15 Yea, I say unto you come and fear not, and lay aside every sin, which easily doth beset you, which doth bind you down to destruction, yea, come and go forth, and show unto your God that ye are willing to repent of your sins and enter into a covenant with him to keep his commandments, and witness it unto him this day by going into the waters of baptism.

 16 And whosoever doeth this, and keepeth the commandments of God from thenceforth, the same will remember that I say unto him, yea, he will remember that I have said unto him, he shall have eternal life, according to the testimony of the Holy Spirit, which testifieth in me.

Love,

Elder Luymes