Elder Field Gets Contacted??

Friends and family! This week was a really good week :D but I think I say that a lot haha. I think I need a rating system. So, I guess on a scale to 1 - 10, 10 being this has been the best week of the mission, 1 being get me out of Vacaville. I would say it's probably falls at a 6.5 so it was good haha :D

We were able to teach all of our investigators. Well, all of them but 1. We weren’t able to see Newton our Liberian investigator. Makes me sad, but we are hoping to see him this week. But we were able to see the Grindles, Busbys, Breanna, Michael, Yvonne, along with picking up a new investigator named Kashauna! Her story is a cool one so I will tell yall about it. I won't tell about all the lessons just some of the really cool ones :D So let's dive in shall we:D

Our area is still doing awesome!!! Our finding has slowed down a little bit, but that's because we have a lot of investigators we are actually teaching. We just got done teaching a returning less active (who by the way is doing amazing at inviting friends and family to church, so cool) we were following up with a potential that we had met a few days earlier, we were walking up to her house when we walked by a car. We saw a lady in the parked car, so we waved and started walking away. Now friends and family I know what you’re saying "Elder, why did you not contact her" well you aren't the only one thinking that because she thought the same thing she called out to us in her car and said "Oh you don't get to pass me up, Come back here and come talk to me." We thought she was leaving in her car, but I guess not. It's never safe to assume friends..... never safe. Well her name is Kashauna and she said that she was originally from Illinois and she had met with missionaries there and she loved it. They would have studies all the time. Unfortunately, she had to move and she lost contact with missionaries. She said she saw us walking in the neighborhood outside her window and said she thought it was a sign, but she was nervous to come and call out to us. So, she said if it really was a sign we would pass by again. Well we did and she wasn't going to let us slip away again. She was so excited to be able to set up an appointment with her. We even talked about the restoration of Christ's church and how we could be a part of that. She was pretty excited. Blessings of just being out and working.

Well if that story didn't knock your socks off check this one out! We finally got in contact with an awesome potential. Her name is Tyreesha and we have been going over and over hoping that we would be able to catch her. Well we caught her and started teaching the restoration. She was shocked at the fact that Christ’s church was on the earth again. She totally believed that there would be prophets on the earth today, and by the end of the lesson on the door step we talked about the Book of Mormon being the evidence of all of this. She asked if she could buy the book we were talking about. We of course gave her one and she said she would start reading. We are hoping to catch her this week! :D Honestly a lot of good things are happening in the area. Between the new people we are finding and the families we are working with. Mainly the Grindle family who are just awesome and are so close to baptism. I really do love being a missionary. These past 2 transfers with Elder Harris have been such a blessing. He has taught me how to work hard and just love the work even when you are doing the less fun aspects of it. I have a lot to be thankful for. God is good, president, God is always good.

Speaking of the Grindles, we had an awesome lesson where Liney (the mom) said, "It's no longer an if we get baptized but a when" Let's say we were ecstatic when we heard that. We are going to start having lessons in the morning with the husband and wife without the kids we are going to have another lesson about baptism and get the dates this week :D:D:D:D:D so excited!!!!

I think that's pretty much it for this week exciting story wise that is haha. Everyone is still progressing well and just doing amazing. Love you all hope you have amazing weeks!!!! God really is good. He always gives us just what we need. Even though sometimes what we need isn't always what we want :D I have been studying a ton about Jesus Christ and his life and Atonement. It has given me a great appreciation from him along with just a desire to meet him. I want to meet him so bad. But until then I just want to be the best disciple I can be :D We can find pure peace and happiness in Christ. The book is true! Joseph saw what he said he saw! And I love this gospel!

As my dad always said when he would drop us off

Hasta LA PAsta!

-Elder Riley Field

An awesome sunset