March 19

You said that Kanesville was just a stone's throw and a hair pull away from hooper? Pretty Hoop. He's from California though, so I don't think that's them.

The area is really good. There's so much potential there. We've started to find a lot more people, but we're still in the process of separating the wheats and the tares, so we won't know how well it's going for a few more weeks. We've been blessed with a few miracles in the past couples weeks though. One happened yesterday at church. Three men walked into church wanting to know more about the church, which was fantastic because I had really been praying for miracles in this area, and they are coming. These three men were walking past the church two weeks ago sunday, and they wondered what we are about, so they asked one of the young men who was standing just inside the fence what it was. That young man goes teaching with us, and he said, "Well, I can't tell you through the fence. Why don't you come see next week?" So, they came this week, and they loved the service. None of the three are from Kimberley, but they stay in a flat while they work during the week, then they go back to their families for the weekends or something like that--but apparently they are in kimberley on sundays because they came to church. They asked a lot of questions in our investigators' class in sunday school. They seem to be very promising, but the hardest thing will be getting hold of them because of their random work schedule. We have a branch in Kimberley.

I've heard that story from Bro King. I always wonder if I'm receptive enough to the Spirit. I feel like I am, but there's always room for improvement. I wonder how many more miracles I would have seen if I had been paying closer attention to the Spirit. I feel like I'm getting the hang of it because as I tract, we're starting to get in more doors and I feel more guided as I do so. It's always a great experience to walk down a street, knock on a door, and find someone who has been looking for the truth, even if they didn't know they were looking. With a few experiences, I've realized that when that experience came knocking, the time for preparation was past, so if I wasn't ready then who knows what would have happened. It seems like the best stories (like brother King's rocking pushing story) usually end up bad with the person looking back wondering why they didn't follow the promptings of the Spirit or why they weren't receptive to the Spirit. Personally, I'd rather have questions about what would have happened if I didn't listen to the Spirit instead of having regrets about what did happen and wondering why I didn't listen to the Spirit. I love you so much. Have a great week!

Elder Steed