Two handsome mugs -- compliments of Pres/Sis Cutler's blog;
Oshkosh/Appleton district conference.

I love having busy weeks! We had five appointments on Saturday and three on both Thursday and Friday. Couple those lessons with service projects, helping people move, lunch, studies, and some stop-offs to try and get in with people, we had little or no time for anything else. We haven't tracked for two weeks which is good in some ways but also hurting us in others. We haven't found any new people to teach for some time, so our teaching pool is small and a little shaky. We didn't call 911 this week, but the phone is still trying.

We had interviews with President Cutler on Tuesday after District Meeting. These interviews are always refreshing and supportive. My interview had to be cut short because I went last and President also needed to interview someone for baptism after me and then make it to the airport to take some missionaries there. If I think my schedule is packed on a good day, his schedule is over booked nearly every day. When you factor in driving time and what he does I'm not sure how he copes with the high demanding schedule - It must be the blessings of the Lord.

Our 10 year old baptismal date is going to most likely have his baptism rescheduled. Our lesson with him on Saturday was filled with anger, parent abuse, cuss words, and a few other things. And very unfortunately at church yesterday he cussed during primary. Elder Merrill and I knew that this kid was not going to be easy to work with; his reputation is well known among the members in the ward. There are several concerns surrounding him and his potential upcoming baptism. It is stressful because there are so many limiting factors for what we can do. Mission rules, the family’s personnel finances, and the members hesitation to help with him create so many obstacles for us to work around. I don't know what we will end up doing but there has been a lot of prayer and fasting for this kid, and Elder Merrill and I probably spend more time talking about him and the family than we do on any other topic, so companionship counseling is very high. It is comforting for me to know that whatever we decide to do, Elder Merrill wants to make a unified decision.

Getting Cheesy with cheesecake at district conference.
Picture compliments of Pres/Sis Cutlser's blog.

Other highlights from the week: We had a second investigator come to church this week. He is our Latino investigator. He is doing very well, and we are glad that he comes to church on his own accord. We introduced him to some members this Sunday and we were delighted to hear that he already knew a few of them. He refs soccer for many of the members kids and adult leagues that the members participate in. Talk about great fellowship. The members can interact with him on the court and then we can bring them to the lessons. With this investigator there is little drama for us to worry about. In our last lesson he told us that he believes the Book of Mormon and the Prophet Joseph Smith to both be true, but he still thinks the Catholic Church us true too. We will work on this; hopefully the members who converted from Catholicism can help him.

Scripture for the week: 3 Nephi 18:24

Therefore, hold up your light that it may shine unto the world. Behold I am the light which ye shall hold up—that which ye have seen me do. Behold ye see that I have prayed unto the Father, and ye all have witnessed.

Thank you for the letters and prayers, love,

Elder Luymes