These are a few excerpts from Elder Jaussi's letter:
Well....
this week we were contacting a reference we received from a less active for
about the third time (she kept putting appointments and then not showing up)
and when we passed by the less active's house to see if she could accompany us
she told us that her friend had just left. We were about to go back to another
back up plan but I thought, "let's go back and write down her house number
so that future elders can find her" thinking to myself that we would drop
her. When we got close to her house I saw that her husband and son were outside
in the street playing catch with the baseball and I was about to turn back
because he hasn't been the nicest (he's a big guy!!) but I kept saying in my
head, "be bold Jaussi, be bold...." I wasn't sure what to say
to him because when he saw us coming he headed toward the house but out of
nowhere I yelled, "when are we going to play catch???" He kind of stopped where he was and looked at me and said "right now!" His son
tossed me his mitt and I told him that I used to do the same outside my house
with Dad and my brother. I told him to forgive me for my rusty arm (man, was it
RUSTY!!!) and while we played catch, Elder G. talked
with him. We set up an appointment with him and his son and wouldn't you
know.... last night.... HE WAS THERE! HALLELUJAH CHORUS!! When we were trying so hard with his wife, it turns out that he is really the man we're looking for. He and his son accepted
baptismal dates and I think that once we get them going strong, his wife will
catch on too. It was a great way to end the day yesterday.
Also... I had a
really neat experience last week with one of our ward missionaries, G. He always helps us out with visits. He is 21 and about to go on the
mission. We were in the church at a devotional last Sunday night and just
before it ended he asked me, "Elder Jaussi, what are your plans after. Do
you have time?" I told him that we had to run home quickly and he said
that was all right but I felt like I needed to ask him if everything was okay
after the closing prayer of the devotional. He told me that he was going to ask
for a blessing and so I told him that I would be more than willing to. I asked
him if it was for a sickness and he just said that he needed a blessing. I
wasn't sure what I needed to say so I just excused myself to say a little
prayer and when I gave the blessing, the room we were in had the most... I
don't know how to describe the spirit in the room. I talked about his things
that I didn't know why I was saying.... After the blessing he gave me a big hug
and when I asked if we could do anything else for him he said that we had done
quite enough. It was a really neat experience for sure. He's a really great
guy!
A son of a recent convert. Elder J. has come to love the little ones of Mexico
He caught the lizard by the tail but it escaped and left the tail behind......
A missionary program held in the chapel
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