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Hey everybody! Sorry I didn't email you yesterday, we moved our Preparation Day to Tuesday because of Labor Day yesterday. I don't have a ton of time today because we're going to be going up to Springfield in a little bit to go mini-golfing with the Elders from Springfield 3rd ward and the Elders from 4th ward. A member up there has a little mini-golf place and she gave us one round free. Actually the Elders up there are teaching the guy that works for her up there, which is another reason we're going, to hang out with him and teach him while we golf. He's pretty cool, I got to teach him while I was on exchanges there on Thursday. I was constantly gone this week, I spent Tuesday on exchanges with the Zone Leaders in Branson, then Thursday I was on exchanges in Springfield. We spent Friday working in Seymour, so I basically didn't get to spend any time in Ava at all this week... Branson was alot of fun, as usual. It's such a weird place to do missionary work, at least during the summer. Once the tourist season dies down it's probably more normal. We talked to alot of foreigners that were there working again, though this time mostly from Belize. It was pretty cool. I had alot of fun in Springfield, too. There was one experience there in Springfield that was pretty cool. In the evening we went to go tracting in this apartment complex. Usually before we start knocking on doors we always say a short prayer, but we were in a hurry and so this time we didn't do that. (not a good step to skip...) Well we went in and talked to several people without any luck. There was one young family in particular that we talked to that seemed like they may have been interested, but basically said that they are too busy for us. The husband works full time and goes to school full time, so understandably they were pretty busy. She said that it was rare that he was even home on a Thursday night so they were going to spend time as a family. We continued on, but after a few more rejections we realized that we had never prayed, and decided to take the time to do that in a secluded corner of the complex. In my prayer I told Heavenly Father that we knew that there was a family who He had prepared to hear our message, and asked that He lead us to them. Well we didn't even get to knock on two more doors, when that woman we had talked to 10 minutes prior chased us down! Keep in mind that we are now 3 buildings down from where they live, in a secluded corner of the apartment complex. She came and found us though, and asked us to come back and teach them! She said that her husband had just told her that since he happened to be home that night she should invite us in so they could hear what we have to say. So she chased us down, and we went back and had a really great lesson. That was an awesome miracle. Friday and Saturday were a little slower with it being Labor Day weekend (in a small town like this with nothing to do, nobody sticks around for the long weekend. Most people were down at the lake...), but Sunday was a really good day. Church was awesome as usual, all 3 hours were really good, and Donald and Gary both came to church. Donald is still set for his baptism on the 20th, and Gary decided that night to be baptized on the 23rd! Both of their interviews will be this week. (Donald tomorrow, Gary Thursday) So it's been a pretty good week. Friday we also had interviews with the Mission President. When President Merkley instructed our District he told us about several changes he's going to be making that are very exciting. With what he talked about the work is going to really start taking off soon. I'm very excited. So thing here are going great, we're in for another hectic week with exchanges in Springfield again on Thursday, along with two baptismal interviews this week, but it's going to be a great week. Hope all is well at home, I love you!
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