Moments from a Missionary

Here is a photo of us and H's with some of the Marshall YSA's M. and PJ (front) you know P. (investigator) Hh. (New found YSA member) at a Baptism in Gallipolis OH (about an hour north of Huntington) ​Let me first write about the Marshall Miracles, I was happy to learn that many of you watched "We are Marshall" and got a sneak peak into where I am that I am loving so much. J.M. for a little while disappeared off the face of the earth...for over a week we couldn't get in contact with her. S.G. was super busy and we only had short interactions with him and The N's family was hit and miss...this went on for a week and this is probably the toughest thing being a missionary is "not knowing" and being worried for people, when we just loose contact...but I never stopped praying that we would be able to get in contact & teach with each of these amazing people who were found a few weeks ago under miraculous circumstances. 9:05 PM  wai...

Today marks 7 months left on my mission, each day passing brings that feeling of urgency more forward.  Marshall YSA, working closely with the H's our efforts at Marshall University continue to blow me away at how Heavenly Father really is putting people right in our path.  In the past couple of weeks the FHE attendance has doubled, and we have contacted 4 YSA aged member students (two of which were less-active) and 2 non-members we are teaching have come to FHE and even institute.  I was on an exchange with Elder Stalworth (Logan) and we had a little time so again we prayed and walked up and down the campus, and a girl named Cheyenne came speed-walking up behind us and said "Hey are you the missionaries" "yes we are" "Great I am a Mormon too" Elder Stalworth quite blown away as we continued talking with her as we walked, she explained that she hadn't been to church in a little while herself and that her roommate was a less-active recent convert...

What as week! I am excited to say that each of the three miracle finds that I mentioned last week have continued to progress and teaching them has been just as wonderful as meeting them. The man in the Blue is S., I am elated to report that we were able to teach him twice last week, he is super smart! and super sincere, The spirit was felt in every interaction we have had with him so far. He actually stumbled across the "Encyclopedia on Mormonism" (which is what is pictured above) at the Marshall Library...which was a trust worthy source from what we could tell, but at the heart of it all he is feeling the spirit which has kept him interested. Can't wait to teach him more. It is also bliss-full to teach on campus especially in the library, because it is an environment that is reverent, clean and the Holy Ghost is easily present, felt and heard. I really love the Holy Ghost. ​We are Marshall...Love it here ​So fun thing for you all to do, this is a memorial fountai...

I just want to share 3 experiences and 3 miracles in following the spirit. Obedience entitles us to the spirit and then be obedient to the direction from the spirit. We were driving in-route to our apartment for an overdue lunch, when I saw, a mother and her 3 children on her porch and just as fast as I saw them we zipped right on past, but the spirit so immediately said...stop and go talk to them...Not wasting a moment I explained the prompting to Elder Davis who was driving and he parked the car and we walked back...to find the father outside working on his weed-wacker...we simply and honestly explained who we were and that we felt prompted to come back, His simile was so large and he immediately asked..."would you like to meet my family" to which we replied "of course!" and out came three of most adorable little girls and his expectant wife. Charming family, married for 5 years, has a car and a job and recently moved into the neighborhood as  of that we...