So quick update, we got smartphones, not facebook yet, Pres Schofield wants us all to digitize our area books before we do facebook, we will do it ASAP to talk to many deaf people all the time! Glide and the Sorenson app are super helpful. Sister Schofield told us at zone conference we need to be creative in our finding and basically chastised us because and I quote "We are all doing the same old things and getting the same old results! Its time to try new things!" and I know none of you know Sister Schofield but she has a really quiet gentle voice all the time but wow she spoke with lots of power, it was so cool!!!! We are definitely going to be creative to meet deaf people!
Ok, second thing second. We had Letitia come to church and do some more family history with our family history consultant and he showed her the Restoration video and she said she thinks its true! so stoked, now we just need to make sure she understands priesthood authority!
Also Dhan and Bee came to church! Also they are gestures and have no phones or anything for anyone to contact them, and people that wouldn't let them come to church before, but they did! Such a miracle, we invited them and they wanted to come, so we set up a ride. then Sunday morning at 10:30 we get a text from Letitia who is in the car with one of our members Barry. Barry is trying to get ahold of them by waving his hands in their window so they will come out. Letitia says they will be late to church, ok. Then a couple minutes pass and we say that if its not working then they can just come on their own because Dhan and Bee forget sometimes. Then Letitia texts us, "They are out here, we are on our way". Holy guacamole I can't even describe the moment I read that text, instant joy, so excited. I jumped around like a little kid for a second and then we prayed and gave thanks for the miracle! Then at church the branch was baller and helped them out so much. So get this picture, at our branch yesterday there were 6 non members who were learning and 3 deaf blind. We had to interpret for the deaf blind, the was Elders Bird and Madsen and myself. and then Elder Camllo Gois was watching the sign language at the front and interpreting it to gestures for Dhan and Bee and it was one of the most spiritual sacrament meetings I've ever been in, so much going on but so peaceful!
Also cool moment, I got to help Joel, pass the sacrament a few months ago for the first time. and ASL North has been practicing the sacrament prayers for him to bless. And I got to help him bless the sacrament for the first time, it was cool. Joel is like my best bud.
Anyways, basically all you need to know about this week is that it was amazing, the Lord truly guides His work and helps His imperfect servants do things that would otherwise be impossible, and that Jesus is the Christ!
Love
-Elder Schoemig
also we got to stay at ASL North twice this week because of mile limits
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