This week‏

This week has been a busy one, there has been a lot going on, so on Tuesday we had to leave our apartment at 6:30 to be to Raleigh at 8:45 and the drive was fun we went with Brother Herring and he is crazy but so funny. so i had trainers meeting and got to learn all the fun things i have to make sure to do and be a good example, all that stuff. Then i met my Companion Elder Butts From Chicago, his dad is in the navy so he has lived in Virgina and Utah all these other places and this past summer he was working in soda springs so when i picked him up we came back to Kinston and we ate with Brother mooring who is quite southern and it was a good time we had some massive steaks and they were so good i loved it. Then we got picked up by meeko, he is one of the youth in our ward and we went and taught a lesson to the Thigpen family, it is a mother and her son. We answered a lot of questions and invited them to be baptized. The mother is pondering on it and Westley the son said no because he doesn't believe that the Book of Mormon is true so i taught to that concern and helped him understand that if he puts forth that faith and has a desire that i promise he will get an answer so he is going to continue to read and pray for an answer. So the was amazing. Then on Wednesday we had district meeting and we did a new member lesson with Erica and it was the last one so then she went to the bishop and set up to get her patriartical blessing and she got that yesterday. so that was neat. OH so miracle story We got a referral from a guy in Raleigh of this girl named Emily so we called her a while ago and she said she wanted to met with us and she would call us on Monday to set something up well she never called so Tuesday we called and no answer so then on Thursday we called again and the phone was disconnected so we were like ok i see she is dropped, this was like two weeks ago. SO then on Tuesday she called us and said ya my phone got shut off and i saw you guys in this Mexican restaurant but i was to afraid to talk to you so do you want to meet there on Tuesday, we were like ya!
Then on Saturday we ate with an inactive member and they had a fight with some people in there ward in Albertson so they were not going back there and with some other troubles they picked up smoking but they are an awesome family. so a scripture popped into my head, and the spirit told me that is what i needed to share even though my comp said we should gear it towards the kids i felt i had to share that scripture, so i did and it was exactly what they needed to hear They even asked me about it the next day when we dropped by so that was so cool. the Scripture was Mosiah 24: 14,15,21
Then on Sunday we were able to get up with an investigator that is so busy it is impossible to catch him but we did and we taught a short lesson and set up a return appointment. So it has been a really good week and it has been harder but well worth it. Plus some punk teenager was trying to shoot us with air soft guns so that was funny. so That was our week very good, very spiritual. and i love you all tons
Love
Elder Phillips