FISHY FISHY
Wonderful seafood lunch! I had blackened tuna sandwich with sweet potato fries.
LOVE THE ATLANTIC
The Atlantic Ocean is so warm with no rough crashing waves like the Pacific in California. I would love to have a long swim in this ocean.
GOOD FRIENDS
Peggy Hyde, Nancy Madeo and Maureen Martin - three senior missionaries loving the sea, sun and sand.
THREE COUPLES ON PDAY!
The Madeos brought their canopy to the beach. We asked a lady sitting near us to take our photo relaxing at Caswell Beach, in the gorgeous, warm, fall weather.
OSEY SAUNDERS' BAPTISM
Elder Rawlins, Osey Saunders, Jeff Hollis and Elder Arveseth before the actual baptism.
TESTIMONY
After his baptism Brother Saunders bore his testimony. This is unusual, but he has such a strong conviction that he requested to bear his testimony.
REFRESHMENTS
After the baptism we had refreshments in the RS Room.
PDAY AT WILMINGTON WATERFRONT
Three senior sister missionaries on the broad walk in Wilmington. It was a glorious day and we were enjoying the warm fall sunshine.
THREE SENIOR COUPLES
Madeos, Martins and Hydes outside the restaurant on the Wilmington Broadwalk.
ELIJA'S RESTAURANT
This is Elijah's. We had a delicious lunch. I had the usual tuna sandwich, Lane had the fish and chips.
MISSIONARY WORK
We had a couple of interesting experiences this past week. First we were requested to visit someone in jail. It was a sad tale we heard of choices that have led this person down the wrong road and now they face up to 40 years behind bars. One thing we have confirmed on this mission is how critical our choices are to our future. Second, we were at Costco buying lunch. Lane put a $10 note on the counter and before the clerk could take the money a young lady standing next to us handed her credit card over and said she wanted to pay for our food! We were stunned! It turns out that the young lady is an inactive mormon, recognized our badges and wanted to do us a good turn. After expressing our gratitude for the unexpected gift, we proceeded to eat our lunch together. After a life of being fully active in the church this lady went through a divorce. It was a difficult time and she moved with her two children to another town. Because of the trials she endured she became inactive. We told her that this meeting was not a coincidence! We knew that we had been put in her path for a purpose! We told her how important it was that her children be taught the gospel while young and that if she returned to fellowship it would bring her peace, comfort and stability in her and her family's life. We bore our testimonies to her. She was very receptive and gave us her address and phone number and we in turn passed that on to the two sister missionaries in her area. They have an appointment to visit the family and we also have a date to take them out to lunch in a weeks time. God works in mysterious ways. We always pray that we will be lead to those whom we can help. The third blessing was our second baptism in two weeks! The Elders tracted out a wonderful family. The head of the family, Osey Saunders, was impressed to let the missionaries into his home when they called. They commenced teaching them and that was the beginning of the end! He was soon studying, reading and researching the gospel himself and received a strong witness that it was true. He was baptized this past Saturday, confirmed on Sunday and now starts a lifetime of learning and progressing in the gospel. We are hopeful that his wife and grandson will soon follow his example into the waters of baptism.
SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK:
"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." (Isaiah 1:18)
No matter what our weaknesses or sins are, the Lord will forgive us if we will repent and follow Him.
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