D&C 29:11

D&C 29:7 2/27/12

"And the elect harden not their hearts"
 
This week we were able to teach Luke again with his fellow-shipper. It went really well and was grateful we came over. The next day we went to a members home for dinner and the family called up Luke on our phone (without our asking) and invited him to join us for the meal. He and his son came and had a great time. They ended up staying later than we did. On sunday they came to church and really enjoyed themselves. That was the amazing part, not because church was boring, quite the contrary actually. I was white knuckled and on the edge of my seat the whole time! Sacrament meeting was all about service and how the church organizes service opportunities. That was fine. The second hour was on the Word of Wisdom. Luke's son stayed with him in the class and was giving his dad the guilty look over each principle of it. He is a heavy smoker and moderate drinker. Thankfully he talked to us after and said that every time we had been coming over, he didn't have the desire to smoke and he continued to lose his lighters over the last few weeks. One more sign of him being prepared. The final hour  was about the godhead, he was raised Catholic. It made sense to him immediately. He has really opened up more and is drinking it all in. It has been amazing to see him recognize the truth. We are eating dinner with him at a members home again on thursday, and he is set to keep coming back to church.
 
We taught Pam on Friday and it was by far the best lesson, me and Elder Wiederholt have had together. She expressed that she felt she was getting closer to God and she was finding hope that she thought she had completely lost. She was set to come to church again, but she had to help her friend with a prayer at her church. She seems to grasping more on to the gospel. Especially the way the members have been helping her. One of the sisters gave her a daughters in my kingdom RS book without us even knowing. We have a good feeling about her.
 
We also began teaching two Part member families together and their kids will be baptized in june. They are getting reactivated and the bishop has asked that they are active for 4 months beforehand.
 
Unfortunately we will not be able to have the baptisms the ward has been fasting for, but the missionary work has never been stronger in this area. We have continued to get people at church, so the trust is continually building. March should be a very good month. I sure love yall. And I am doing well. Just feeling a lot of pressure as a Zone Leader.
 
Much Love
Elder Dumke