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Ryan Mecham	Jun 16
to Ali, Amanda, ashley.mecham, Austin, Dallan, Isaac, Jake, Kess, me

Don´t worry. Everything stays the same.... Except for the fact that President Hernandez is going home. We will all have interviews with President Corbit in the next few weeks. Welcome to the DR!!! (hope you brought some sunscreen)

As with always the hardest weeks are the best weeks. This week we had a lot of trouble finding people in their houses that weren´t sick with the cold or something going around. As a result we had a lot of appointments fall through. We were determined all the more to achieve our goals. As a result we did a lot of contacting.... a lot.

One evening, I believe it was Thursday. We had not had found a single investigator in their house. We began walking as we frantically reviewed our planners. We had already tried our back-up back-up plans; but with an overwhelming desire to teach SOMEONE the gospel, we turned and shouted at the first house we passed (you don´t knock on people´s doors here, assuming they have a door). A man walked out, clearly busy with a house full of teenage boys rough-housing, playing what appeared to be a makeshift game of baseball. Refusing to be rebuffed, we began talking with him. We came to discover that his name is Pedro, and he was very interrested in what we had to say (and had a lot of questions) but he really did not have time to share with us. We placed an appointment for a few days later. I walked away from that house with an unusual feeling of joy in my being. I turned and looked at Elder Teves, he felt it too. I have as of yet felt so good to be basically regected trying to contact somebody.

Returning at the appointed day and time, we found a house that was empty... not a single person.

We decided to pass by a few days later, remembering the feeling experienced when we talked to Pedro the first time. A young man came to the door and informed us that Pedro had just barely left, he turned and entered the house. Discouraged, we began to turn and walk away. Just then the young man shouts after us, ´wait! He is right here!´ 

What followed was one of the most spiritual times I have ever taught the restoration of the Gospel to somebody. Returning a few days later, we gave Pedro and his grandson (who was there when we taught the first lesson) a Book of Mormon. They promised to read it, ponder, and pray. They also promised that they would come to church on Sunday. I don´t doubt they will do all those things.

It is for experiences like this that I KNOW that I am doing what the Lord would have me do, in spite of - borrowing the words of Nephi- ´mine abilities´

love you all,

Elder Mecham