Jared's Amazing Letter!

We got an incredible letter from Jared. It's amazing how the Lord is guiding him to his ami's (which is what they call their investigators ). He's having much success and is just loving serving the Lord. Read on:

Dear Family,
Ok, this week has been incredible! We had a ton of success!! Last Monday (the 11th) we only had 1 lesson, and that was at Family Home Evening. It wasn't the best day for numbers.

Tuesday, we wanted to work in this other newer area, and we did, but we didn't have a very good day. It started out so slow and it didn't get better during the day.

Wednesday, we had some success! We did some porting and got let in. We taught this girl about the B.O.M and added her as a new ami. She seemed like she was pretty interested. Then that night, we had an activity with the Young Women and Young Men, and we did a missionary activity to help them know how to talk to their friends and answer their questions. It was fun.

Thursday, we saw some huge miracles! We had district meeting up in Neuchatel, and that was fun as always. Then we had a lesson scheduled for that night with a Muslim theology student that lives with a pastor. We tried to call him and confirm our meeting, but they wouldn't answer. So we decided to head back out to Bulle, and we met with another one of our ami's. We watched the restoration dvd with them and they liked it. The wife says that she is interested and so we have an appointment to come back this week. Then we were heading towards the bus stop, and Elder Spence says, "Why dont we just port this one building?" So we did, and we got let in! He was an older guy. We gave him a Book of Mormon and he said that he was going to read it. So we are going back tomorrow. After we did that, went to the bus stop, and got on the bus back to Fribourg. We sat in the back, and this guy in front of us says, " Hey, are you the Mormons?" So we told him yes, and we taught him a first lesson and gave him a restoration brochure. He gave us his information and he wanted to meet with us again.

On Friday, we went back to Bulle, and kept working. We ported this building and found 4 new investigators!!! Then we had a lesson with this family, the Djukic family. They are progressing really well. They are Orthodox but the Dad is like struggling against himself. He wants to find the truth, but then he is like, Well, I am Orthodox? But they are an awesome family!

On Saturday, we went back to Bulle to teach an old ami. She had 2 friends that were there and they were interested in learning more. Then as we left there, we walked by this park, and this lady from a bench which was probably 40 yards away yells, "Hey... Are you the mormons?" So we went and taught her too. Then we had a lesson in Romont, and we get there, and we get out of the train station and walk down the street, and this car stops in front of us. This lady gets out and starts talking to us. She told us she was a member from Portugal but she hadnt been able to find the church here. So we gave her the address and she said she would come.

It was so cool to see the Lord help us find people and how everything was just timed so exactly perfect! The work here is going really well. I hope that helps describe some of the things that are happening here. I know this church is true and the gospel is just amazing. It's cool to see the Lord work through us! Ok, I have to run. I love and miss you all!
Love,
Jared ( Elder Walch )

So, we loved getting this letter. It was incredible to hear how he is affecting others lives. To have people come up to them is just amazing! I love hearing him so happy and well. He's doing a fantastic job. Until next post....
Take Care
Colleen