Elder Hayden caused us some worry this past week. One of the hardest things as a missionary
parent is not being able to get a clear understanding if your child is in real
danger or not. Looking at the storms and
the maps, the hurricanes appeared to be right on top of Elder Hayden. His mission president was great at keeping us
parents apprised of what was going on and the members were wonderful at
messaging us updates. One of the sisters
in Elder Hayden’s ward was without power for over 24-hours but miraculously enough,
Elder Hayden and his companion were only without power for a few moments. The rest of the time they were obedient and
stayed inside as they were advised. We
know that many of you prayed and sent good thoughts for Elder Hayden and we are
appreciative. We know that his safety
and being watched over are a direct reflection on the prayers said on his
behalf as well as his desire to be an obedient missionary. We miss him, we love him but we are oh, so proud
of him! Enjoy!
Chapter 19:
1) I am glad I built
my house upon a rock
2) The rains came down
and the floods came up
I think that those two verses accurately describe how our
week went. I definitely appreciate all of the prayers and everything from
anyone in my behalf this week. We spent three days in the apartment due to the
storm that recently went through. The first day was from 6AM till 2 and they
said we could leave but to be wise, and so we went out and taught a couple of
lessons but ultimately Elder Sites and I decided that it would be better to
return back because the rain was getting worse. Our area is actually the area
that was hit the hardest from the rain. I sent a video showing the front of our
apartment.
To put in perspective how much rain and water there was out
front, the drainage system for our apartment complex empties into a lake that
is in the middle of the complex. We were "patiently" waiting for the
storm to go away and I looked out of the window and saw two fish that were very
determined to escape the lake. They were swimming against the current of all
the water in the
apartment complex so they could reach the sewer drain and make
it to freedom. It was pretty inspiring to me.
The other video that I sent, I don't know if the blog will
allow videos so I will send a picture of it just in case, shows that the brick
phones that they give to missionaries can break over time. We just slid the
phone up one day to text and the magnet broke. It still works and everything
but it is pretty annoying.
Lori is going to get baptized this Saturday and she is
extremely excited for that! She asked me to baptize her as well so that is
really awesome. Jim came to church this Sunday and he loved it. He said he is
excited to come next week and the rest of the weeks of his life too! Also, we
were able to ask the ward council if instead of our usual scripture study class
that we host on Wednesdays, if we can instead do a Missionary training class to
teach the members of the ward how to be missionaries and how simple that can
be. I am excited for it.
My miracle of the week:
Brianna: On Saturday night, a member of the ward was kind
enough to give us some groceries for the upcoming week. We didn't want them to
go bad or anything so we took them home. We got home at around 8:15 and still
had 45 minutes to proselyte so we went to a nearby grocery store and started
talking with people. The last person we talked to was Brianna. I offered to
help her load her groceries and she said no. So instead I offered to say a
prayer with her and she was much happier to do that. She prayed for her family
(that is exactly what you want to hear as a missionary) and so we did and we
were able to talk about how much God loves us and our families and she gave us
her phone number so we can come by and share more! Pretty cool how when you
continue on doing the things you are supposed to God will bless you with
miracles.
I love you all and am very grateful for all the things you
do for Elder Sites and I. We thank you for your many prayers and I love you!
Love, Elder May
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