So this week was really nice. We have been having a good time and are getting quite a bit of work accomplished. Weather report first of all; today is the first day that it has been above 60 in four days. We also think the mountains got their first snow of the year yesterday. It has been raining and cold and wet most of the week.
We had a really powerful lesson with the Huckins this past week. The Spirit was really strong and they asked us to help them learn more about the church and the scriptures. We were pretty grateful for that.
On Wednesday we had a really neat experience. There is a group of Europeans out here that have been adopted by a Native tribe down in Florida. They are all spiritual healers and are really nice. Well one of the members of the Bigfork ward set up a time that we could go give a presentation to the group of them. There were six that listened to the whole thing and others that came in and out. One lady named Gemma, from Netherlands by-the-way, was really interested and had a few really good questions.
Probably the biggest highlight of the week is the Murray family. They are a family that missionaries tracted into a few months ago and have been working with. They love the missionaries, love the church, and want to be baptized!!!! This week we set a baptism date with the whole family for Sept. 18th. They have all made big changes and are completely prepared by the Lord. He has been blessing us greatly and taking good care of us.
This upcoming week is pretty exciting. We have an outdoor Zone Conference tomorrow, team-ups with the Assistants on Wednesday, team-ups with the Kalispell elders on Friday, and team-ups with the Whitefish elders on Saturday. I'm excited because I get to go to the Kalispell and Whitefish areas with the junior companion while Elder King works with the senior companion in our area. Get to enjoy more of the beauty of this area.
Yesterday Elder King and I were asked to teach Sunday School in the singles branch and the topic was missionary work. The scripture for the week is the whole book of Jonah. Jonah is a powerful story of accepting the callings of the Lord and magnifying our callings. It is also a lesson on repentance, forgiveness, and love. And of course, musical numbers with vegetables :)
Hope everything is going well and enjoy the weather because winter is fast approaching.
Elder Wixom
