Goood morning!
This week was quite the grand one! I neglected recording a whole lot this week, sooo you get to experience Elder Kraus through the typed word once again this week.
This was one of the most event-filled weeks of the mission.
Monday-- Left for MLC amidst some light snow; got into town during the evening; had some Serious Texas BBQ (so good!), then went and did some missionary work with THE Elder Tollefson and his new companion, Elder Henderson. Twas a great time.
Tuesday: MLC! Went great; found out some of the information regarding a new church-wide missionary schedule change. Drove to Kayenta and began exchanges there! Taught the Mariano family (haven't seen them since October of 2015).
Wednesday: Full day of exchanges in Kayenta! Taught a lot of wonderful people, found some old formers. Twas a grand day. Loved the opportunity to work with Elder Lee. He's going places :) Pulled back into Tuba City Wednesday night. Oh! Also found out about all of the new schedule changes! So excited to be implementing it all :)
Thursday: Spectacular day of missionary work; good to be back in the area. Started off the day with some wood chopping in Coalmine; did some reactivation work whilst there. Came back to Tuba to teach Bobby and Daisy (Ward missionaries and returning LA's), when their buddy Cly Whiskers (seriously) came in looking for some food. Sooo now we're teaching him! :) Was also able to find and teach a part member family with our ward mission leader--they're super promising, and the father prayed for the first time at the end of the lesson! Woo!!
Friday: Also a wonderful day; taught Thomas, someone we love to take out teaching with us, some of the basics of PMG that we applied later in the week. Then, some wonderful members invited their non-member relatives over, and now we're teaching them!
Saturday: Today flew by; most notable lesson of the day was with Garrett and his family; they live in pretty abject poverty (no running water or electricity), but they've been learning more about and loving the Gospel!! They've been practicing family prayer all of this week, and have really been seeing the blessings. Taught them more about the Book of Mormon and committed them to read it as a family.
Sunday: Today was wonderful, albeit not as wonderful as we had originally hoped. Quite a few of the families we had taught this week, who had committed to come to church, were unable to make it. That being said, we were able to teach people all day, and it was stellar.
Thank you for your prayers and fasts on behalf of the missionary work here. Miracles are happening here because of your faith.
I love you all!!
Elder Kraus
