Seeing It All Come Together

Another P day has arrived which means we are now in the week of Thanksgiving.  Following the Specialized training and P day of last week, we did a lot of the same kind of things we were doing the week before.  We helped out an investigator named Poppy place insulation on her roof due to an emergency condensation problem she had from her heater.  We also helped another investigator dissemble a large table and other various things for a move coming up for her as well.  Poppy ultimately came to church on Sunday and said that sacrament meeting answered many of the problems she was having and had a great experience.

The rest of the week was a lot of contacting.  We tried visiting a whole bunch of less active families and got different degrees of success.  Every other day we would get into several homes and have great discussions with them, while on the other days every door would reject us and lessons would fall through.  We also caught a slight cold which made working fairly difficult, but we kept on going.  One big event that occurred though happened on Saturday.  Henry from my previous area got baptized and I was allowed to make one short Skype call to him and my previous companion who was still there.  In the call I saw our recent convert Taylie and her family, as well as Henry talking about how he felt different and happier.  It was a nice way to see all the work that I and other Elders did in Medford come together.  We then visited an investigator named Chuck who has been going through an incredibly tough time lately and help him out and share hope through the plan of salvation.  It was a solemn, but strong spiritual experience.

The work in Oakridge is starting to pick up and things are moving forward.  With Thanksgiving this week, it will be interesting to see how the week pans out.  Thanks for reading and all the support,

Elder Baxter

Inside the apartment

Outside the apartment

Rainy Day

Waiting on laundry