Wow another crazy week in Kazakhstan! I get yet another new companion today, but this time it will be a permanent companion finally! His name is Elder Husaynof.. weird name.. and he is Elder Nutt's companion right now and is an AP. So.. he is going to bring a lot of help and good to the work here in Kazakhstan! I am really excited to work with him! He is a Russian who speaks perfect English and is an amazing missionary! He is going to help so much! But, his being my new companion makes my current companion, Elder Zarahov, the new AP which is really strange because he is a mini missionary and not even a real missionary in our mission. But, he will do good.
Well the visa problems are continuing. A missionary left from Kazakhstan because he couldn't figure out his visa in time.. the country is causing a lot of problems for us right now! So.. basically who knows how long I will be in Kazakhstan because I have never had problems with my visa! Maybe they will just have to make a new Kazakhstan mission here :)
President Wooley gave all missionaries the new commitment to give out ten Book of Mormon's a week and we have been working hard on that.. it is tough! Last week we got half way with five.. haha and then yesterday we had a day where we gave three.. missionary work is a crazy roller coaster!
Investigators... Well Nona is still moving along. She is reading the Book of Mormon and knows it is a true book. She still doesn't want to get baptized because she doesn't see a need to. We are working to help her gain a testimony about a living prophet. Haha basically small steps with her, but she is progressing! Alash is slowly falling away unfortunately because he cannot believe in the book of Mormon. He can't believe in a living prophet or in Joseph Smith. His argument is a scripture in Matt from the Bible that uses the wording.. "All of the prophet until John..." or something to that extent. He is a great guy and has an amazing belief in Christ. He has just seen so many crazy miracles through his church and says he can't believe in ours. But, we are still working with him. We tried to set a baptismal date with Larissa and her daughter this week, she doesn't understand why her baptism in her church doesn't count and is in the process of praying about it. She is doing great and I know that she will receive an answer to get baptized! Besides, haha she comes to church every week and last week asked where she could pay tithing! Other than all of those investigators we have a ton of new potential investigators which we have found through the new commitment given to us by president! I have great hope for those people!
Well the mission is going great! The last bit has been insane, but the work is still going forward! This experience has really helped me gain a testimony of the Holy Ghost... He is the work. He is what we strive for on our lessons. He is the true converter. Without Him and divine help and inspiration there is no way that I could have juggled so many investigators and so many things without a companion.. I have received so much help from on High!
Well I hope that everything is going great home in the US! Thanks for the love and support! Remember who you are!
Elder Weihing :)
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