Week 5 In Charter Oak

Hello everyone!! I hope this letter finds you all happy and well! Here is the happenings of week 5 in Charter Oak!
 
1. We got to help a family out with their house and cleaning it... we were there for about 4 or 5 hours... Wow. It was SUPER clean when we left! I was SUPER excited about that :]

2. We are teaching this boy Josh. He has a less active mother and a brother on a mission and another brother with his mission call. We went over to his house for our lesson and the garage door was open and no one was answering the door. We called the moms cell phone, no answer, we leave a message. She calls us back as soon as Josh rolls up on his bike. He tells us that his dogs are lost and he has been out for 20 minutes looking for them. Meanwhile my companion is hearing the same thing from his mom on the phone. We told him we will help look but asked if we could pray first. Sister Robison is saying the prayer... while she is praying I hear a car honk and then some dogs barking. I start thinking... we need to go to that barking. While she is thinking which I later found out that we needed to go to the car honking... we say Amen and Josh goes, "Theres the dogs" We turn around and the car was his mom honking at 2 people who found the dogs right at the side of his road... HELLO! Quickest answer to a prayer I ever had! It was a great way to bring the spirit for the lesson we had. I think it made him more attentive during it.

3. I gave blood for our Stake Blood Drive... 5 minutes, 16 seconds

4. Our district meeting was REALLY good this week! We were talking about needing to open our mouth! Simple right? :]Scripture that I liked with it is D&C 24:12

5. We had a man call us this week, Michael. He had been given a tour of the chapel but nothing came of it. He calls us this week and says, "I want to come to church this Sunday and read the Book of Mormon." What?! It was AWESOME! He had a lesson with him on Saturday and he went to the Adult FHE in our ward on Monday... we shall see what happens. He seems  a little different but sincere.

6. We had our first meal with a member yesterday!! My first legal meal with a member! :] They have changed the rule now and we can eat with members! It will be weird to me because I don't know any different. But I am exited to get in and meet the members!

7. Favorite scriptures this week... 2 Nephi 9: 52-53 We have to remember the words of God and remember how great the covenants of the Lord are... it was nice to read and then really think about how great it feels to have made and keeping those covenants. And 2 Nephi 11:4-5 My soul delighted in proving to people about Christ and the covenants again... How blessed I am!!
 
LOVE YOU!!
 
Sister Arbogast