My new companion is Elder Davis from American Fork. An odd thing about him is where he just transferred from, Nacogdoches! He actually replaced me with a greenie 4 months ago and then followed me to Allen. We have been exchanging a lot of stories and it is a bit fun to hear what is going on. Especially all the updates on the wonderful Bennett family. I was pretty stoked. He has only been out 7 months but his work ethic is solid and his skills are high. This past week we went to work. Tuesday was transfer meeting and also the same day as the stake president report. It is funny to admit that amidst the stress for the meeting that night, we went tracting to 'take the edge off' so I could relax a little. The meeting went well and one man we met during that tracting experience was Jacob. We got a return appointment with him, taught him last night and he has a goal to be baptized in April. It's funny how all that works out. Wednesday after district meeting and lunch we went to knock doors except the problem was that the first door we knocked on invited us in to teach him. It went well even with his atheistic views.
Probably one of the biggest highlights of the week was getting in with a family and teaching them the Restoration. Elder Hall and I contacted them last week and tried to get in again but ended up rescheduling. The night we rescheduled, I accidentally double booked a recent convert lesson as well and we couldn't find or get a hold of anyone to split with us to take care of the 2 appointments. We ended up going to the appointment with the Perry's 15 minutes early and caught them right as they were walking out the door. They let us in and eventually accepted a soft commitment to baptism. We left their home about 20 minutes late for the other appointment that was scheduled and it just so happened that she called us and let us know that she was running 20 minutes behind. It was nice how that was all orchestrated.
Another cool experience this past week was the baptism of a 13 and 9 year old. I only had a tiny link to it but it was awesome to watch the process evolve. It was the family whom a few weeks ago on exchanges Elder Frost and I taught 3rd Nephi 11 to and walked out thinking the whole family was active members. The missionaries picked them up and he committed himself to baptism. In talks with President Wright, the father who had been excommunicated was rebaptized a while ago and had his priesthood restored so he could baptize his 9 year old daughter. When he did baptize her it was a supreme example of the power of the Atonement.
Well we are excited to be together, it is refreshing to get a new companion and use any awkwardness to the advantage of digging the heels a little deeper step by step. We have already had many little miracles throughout our 6 days together so far, including contacting a lady who's mom had just passed away and wants to learn about the plan of salvation, a family who wants to know more about where their daughter is coming from when she is born in the next month, and the most return appointments we've ever had. If half of them go through I will be overjoyed. It always seems like it is the Elders verses Satan and the world but we have Christ on our side.
We have a baptism scheduled for Saturday, pray like crazy for Hannah.
Sure do Love y'all
Elder Metcalf
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