Elder Mitchell's Mission to Tennessee: An Accident That Wasn't an Accident?

Buenos,

We had an OK week here in Clarksville. There wasn't too much that happened this week. The weather has not been our friend this week. This week there was quite a bit of time that we had to stay off the street because of ice. We got a little more snow this week, and it has been way cold. But, it should start warming up again this week. It's weird here because it'll snow one day, then the snow will be there for a day, then it melts the next day, then we get snow again. Yup, it's fun.

This week we met with one of our new investigators, J (yeah, his parents named him after the band, super cool). He speaks English, but he's of Lamanite descent, so we get to teach him for now. We had a good lesson with him, teaching the message of the Restoration. We also met a new investigator, L. We saw him outside his house and decided to go up and talk to him. He was pretty cool; we talked about Jesus for like 20 minutes on his doorstep! It was pretty cool. We're looking forward to meeting with him later this week. We couldn't meet with G this week. We found out her dad is in the hospital, and it's been pretty hard on her, so we are just praying for her family. Honestly, opposition is a real thing. G is just seeking for the truth so hard, and I know Satan is trying so hard to stop her from finding it right now. We are just hoping and praying that everything works out.

This Sunday, church was canceled. The snow wasn't too bad, but the roads were really slick. Thing was, we were in Clarksville 1st ward's sacrament meeting when the canceled church for CV2. So, after Sacrament, they sent first ward home, and we were stuck at the church for a little bit with CV2's ward council people. Then, there was an accident outside the church! This lady slid off the road and her back end slid into the ditch. So, we helped her out, she was fine, just a little shaken up. We called the tow truck, and got her all situated. Here's the crazy thing: the lady that crashed was an inactive member! What? So, we gave her a blessing, which was awesome. Eventually, the tow came and pulled the car out, and we got her sent on her way. I don't think that it was by accident that she crashed in front of the church. Perhaps it was a reminder to her that she needs to come back to the church. Who knows, just kind of a crazy story.

The accident right outside the church

My ponderizer this week is Alma 58:11, "Yea, and it came to pass that the Lord our God did visit us with assurances that he would deliver us; yea, insomuch that he did speak peace to our souls, and did grant unto us great faith, and did cause us that we should hope for our deliverance in him." Not gonna lie, this transfer has been a little rough. We work, but we don't really see the results of our work, and we don't see much success. But, we’ve got to persevere, and work in the Lord's timing. We have to keep at until the Lord speaks peace to us, and gives us his blessings. Alright, hope you have a good week!

Love,
Elder Mitchell