May Showers bring June Flowers?

I always thought it was April showers bring May flowers!!    It has been raining here quite a bit in May.   I am not complaining because it has been quite beautiful.   It only means we can't ride our bikes as much!!! Or at all.    It is supposed to rain through Saturday.  Some friends of ours from our Washington DC Temple Mission were on their way home to Utah and stopped her for 2 days.  We had a nice visit and took them to some of the Church History sights.   They had never been before so they really enjoyed it   And Glenn is the best tour Guide.   He has a great love and knowledge of Church History, and has the best memory.   He is excited for visitors to come so he can take them around and teach them about the Church History that happened here in Missouri.   We went to the Liberty Jail Visitors Center for the 2nd time.  I really enjoyed it this time.

With Rita and Jim Hollingshaus at the Liberty Jail Visitors Center.  May 16, 2016.

We have been out visiting less active members of other our Ward,  and last week we made some cookies....and set out on a new adventure trying to find all the youth who are in our Sunday School Class.  4 of the kids we were able to visit came to Church last Sunday.   So our Sunday School class grew from 6 the first week to 9 the 2nd week.    I think I may have mentioned before that there are 38 youth from 12-18 on Record.  We also found an investigator who we took to Church for the 2nd time.   The Sister Missionaries are teaching her the Gospel.  We went with the Sister Missionaries last week to teach a woman about the Gospel.  She seemed very receptive.    Last Friday there was a fireside, and she and her husband and 2 children showed up.  It was a young couple.    He played football for BYU and is now on the team for the Kansas City Chiefs.  They both spoke and it was great!   I was the chorister in Sacrament Meeting last Sunday.    I started counting how many people were there, and I think there was less than 100 or close to.   I am beginning to recognize the faithful members in the ward, and there aren't many.  They truly have their work cut out for them, and I am hoping that we can be the means of doing much good and helping them to increase not only their numbers but the strength and spirituality of their ward members.  Last Saturday we went to a sealing of a couple and their 15 year old daughter.   It was a great experience.   Some of the ward members told us that had been working with them for the past 3 years.

 The Missionaries of the Independence 3rd Ward.  Elder and Sister Holdaway.....Elder Cox...Elder Duarte...Elder Tefteller...Sister Bentey..Sister Tefteller and Sister Peterson.

 Sister Bentley...Sister Tefteller and SisterPeterson with the Kansas City Temple in the background.

 Jessie  Wilkes who was sealed to her parents, is in our Sunday School Class.

 

Elder Duarte walking down the stairs.   At the Kansas City Missouri Temple.

I am very grateful to be a part of helping further Heavenly Father's Kingdom here on earth.   Glenn and I truly love going out and finding His lost sheep.  Some aren't excited to see us and some don't open the doors when we know they are home.  But we know we are doing His work, and hope that we can make a difference somehow.  It's blessing our life, we are grateful for that!!!  We have a testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!   We are so grateful to Heavenly Father for allowing us to serve a Mission.   We know without His help we wouldn't be able to.   We are blessed with relatively good health, and we have the financial means to do so.  Our testimonies continue to grow as we serve.  

 Glenn with two youth we took to a ward activity. All on their electronic devices!!

On our way to Church!   

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