12-14-19

Well another wonderful day. We took sister straight head  (Deloria) to Pierre to take a couple of grandkids back to her mother, Deloria’s granddaughter. She had been beaten up by her husband and Deloria was watching a couple kids while she got to feeling a little better. Anyway. We had a nice conversation up and back 1.5 hrs each way. We also did some shopping for food. We got a text from lana that said her son was about to play (we promised we would go watch him) but the inactive primary president came over to visit with sister Morgan. (They are hitting it off really well) (after 6 months of work). Anyway she is going to leave her alcoholic husband and started crying about all her hardships (her son was suppose to tell the class something good about his dad as all the other students were also) he asked if he could lie and make something up. Through all the tears sister Morgan asked if she would like me to giver her a blessing. She said she wasn’t worthy of a blessing; she smoked. We had printed a picture of a saying at the library today we wanted to share with people like her (lots of people like her here) that said “waiting to come to the Lord when you get your life cleaned up is like waiting to go to the ER when you stop bleeding. He doesn’t love some future version of you; He loves  us in our mess”. I gave her a very nice blessing  and she left with us all feeling really great. She said she will be in church tomorrow and will start filling her calling in the primary. The we ran off to the game and Lana’s son only had a minute and a half left. (She posted on Facebook how important it was for people to show how they care about her son by going to the games) (her other son is the one that committed suicide 3 years ago). We set with her. During a break I (with my white shirt and badge) went for a walk on the floor and a sister in the branch yelled at me and I went and shook her and her husbands hand her hand. (We has been working on her sense we arrived in eagle butte 6 months ago). She said she was just telling her husband that she was going to come to church tomorrow. It will be her first time.  Part way through the next game we left and ran to the hospital where a sister from cherry creek  was admitted and we had a wonderful visit with her. She has only been to church once so far. Then bought her some chocolate and ran back to the game and set with Lana again. After she expressed her appreciation for being with her (she always sets alone) she said she will be in church and bring about 5 girls she works with in her profession (troubled girls). Her son took her car home and so we took her home and then ran to the store for food for the pot luck for tomorrow. While we went in we saw Garr who we have been working with. I said hi Br Garr. He said I am coming to church tomorrow. I said great, it is a pot luck!  We came home and are preparing dinner for the potluck for tomorrow. It is 10:55 and I just got a text from Thomas 3 legs, Nephi 3 legs brother who we visited with last week and we hope he comes tomorrow also (haven’t been out to church yet) . I’m sure I have left a lot out but it was quite a day!!  Not over yet, the rolls are about to go in the oven!!

What a great day!!