Elder Tim Seljaas

Halloween

11/2/15

So this week was a super up and down week. From Monday to Saturday it was maybe the hardest week of my mission. Almost everyone rejected us. One investigator called us and straight up told us that he didn’t want to listen to us anymore. The members weren’t available all week either so we knocked a lot of doors. On Saturday night we had three appointments and every single one of them fell through. It was 8:30 at night and we were about to have a whole day without a single lesson. In that moment a name of a former investigator came into my mind which was weird because I still hadn’t known him yet. The missionaries talked to him about 6-8 months ago. I had already tried to contact him, but he didn’t accept us. Also it was late and the house was a little far from our room, but we decided to go anyway. When we got there he was outside sweeping and we started to talk to him. Then he invited us in and told us that he has been wondering what church to get baptized in. I realized that if the appointments hadn’t fallen through we would have never found him. I can see the will of God in the work.

Also on Sunday we had a similar experience. We had two appointments at night. One of them was a guy that we had found knocking doors earlier in the week. He wasn’t home but his grand daughter answered the door and talked to us. She said that she had gone to our church before and she wants to come back. Then she asked us what she needs to do to join our church. We told her to get baptized and she said ok jaja. After the other appointment also fell through so we went to another former investigator from about a year ago. He let us in and told us that he wants to change his life and prepare to be baptized. I went home last night happier than I have ever been in my entire mission. Great way to end maybe the hardest, most discouraging and stressful week of my mission. Its amazing how the Lord tries us and then in the last moment he blesses us if we endure. 

                             Look who I found (Elder Risco my old comp)

That is awesome that Bishop Stirling is now actually a bishop jaja. I was so happy when I saw that in the email. I am not sure who Jake Viegel is but Brother Barlow is awesome also. Tell everyone that I am doing awesome. Especially recently and these have been some of the coolest experiences I have had in my life. Let me know how Halloween went and how everyone at home is doing. Also when does Kirsten get baptized??? Tell Josh to gain confidence and tell Kyle and Christina hi.

Love you and have a good week!!

Elder Seljaas