Well I'm super glad you guys had a good time with Eric! haha. He
called me Friday morning, "Hey Elder Dixon where do you live? do you
think your mom would let me stay there for the weekend?" Man that kid.
haha. He's a good kid, and he'll be a good missionary soon! We took him
out on splits with us a couple weeks ago.
I loved conference so much this weekend. I was able to receive
answers to questions i've been wondering about, and that has been a
blessing. I really loved Henry B. Eyrings talk Sunday afternoon, I don't
think I've ever seen him get so emotional, I loved the spirit he
brought. As well as Hollands as well.. it's so true! kids need to stop
being dumb! So Noah and EJ, when your friends want you to be dumb, don't
be dumb. Keep your standards as high as mom and dad think they are!
haha. I loved Sister Daltons talk as well. I've always loved her just
because of that EFY experience I had with her. I mean... Of course I
can't really take heed to what she said yesterday right now... but it
was still good. It really made me want to be better missionary now so I
can be a better father later.
Have you guys had a chance to read the new Ensign? I think it is
my favorite one yet... the power of the Book of Mormon is so real! We
found a nice old lady named Mrs. J knocking inbetween sessions on
Saturday, and last night we were able to take her on a tour of our
church building. She just came to America from Beijing, and is very
interested in religion. She hasn't been baptized in any church yet, but
she's read through the bible multiple times and has quite a bit of
knowledge. As we were introducing the restoration to her, she cut us off
and started to tell us all the hardships and trials that have led her
to come to America. She explained she still didn't know why she was
here, she has no money and can't speak english. After she said that the
spirit was really strong in the room, and we testified that the reason
she has been led to America was to find the Book of Mormon. The spirit
was really strong with us, but she just took the book and set it to the
side and continued to talk about her life story. We asked if she'd read
it and she said "yeah if I have time." We were kind of disappointed, we
thought for sure that the spirit had testified to her that it was true!
At the end of the lesson, we asked if she'd say a prayer for us. Turns
out she had never said an audible prayer, and really didn't want to say
one. We finally convinced her to say one, and almost immediately as she
said the words "Heavenly Father" she burst with tears and she continued
to have a hard time speaking throughout the prayer. She knew what we
were saying was true, and after that was really excited to go home and
read the Book of Mormon. She's scheduled to be baptized by the end of
the month :) we're really excited about her. It's been kind of hard for
us this transfer to find people to teach. I don't know what it was, but
as soon as Elder Wong got here almost all of our investigators dropped
us. Things are finally starting to pick up though, as we're trying new
ideas and working with different members in the ward. As long as
progress is being made, we're doing alright.
About the shoes, I think it'd be best if I just went and picked
some out so I can get the right size and stuff. That would be great. and
thank you for the blender! I've been craving smoothies for months.
I love you guys! please pray that we'll be able to find more people to teach this week! Thanks for everything.
Love, Ben
(This young man, Eric, lives in Ben's Mission. He spent Conference Weekend with us. Heading to Conference with Brad and Cami! He is currently filling out his mission papers!)
We played lot's of ping pong!
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