We have had such an amazing week! Elder Packer getting settled into the missionary life; falling off his bike, hating his bike, and hardly any sleep. But he is doing great! It's fun to watch him change and grow as he gets better and better with the lessons we teach and the people we contact on the streets. So Elder Sunderland and I had an amazing epiphany the other day. Elder Packer IS Kramer on Sienfeld. He acts exactly like him, and is like right in your face about everything and is so intense about everything he does! I get a kick out of it! haha!!
The miracle that happened this week is finding Garryon. We were walking home from the church at 8:00 and adam (a member) wanted us to walk him home. So we reluctantly walked him to the corner of his street and then made our way home. As we were about to our house, we saw this guy that had a big garbage bag and poles sticking out of it, and he was trying to ride his bike while holding it... So we ran over to him and asked if he needed help carrying anything, and he said "man, i've been moving everything to my new house all by my bike." He had spent 3 days hauling everything from his old house to his new house all by his darn bicycle!! So we offered to help him out but he said if he needs anything he'll give us a call. So we go up to the apartment and get our planning done and then we get a text from Garryon that says "You guys are a blessing, i hope you have a blessed night." So we text him back saying thanks, and we were happy we were able to see him that night. All night i had a thought in my mind to call him and ask him if he needed help moving. I called him the next day and asked if he needed any help and he said that would be greatly appreciated. He had a big refrigerator that he needed a truck to move it, so we got that figured out and met him at his house. ok, so we get all of the moving done, that's not the miracle part, But it's what happened the next day. We went over and taught him and his family the message of the Restoration. As i was saying the first vision, (this has never ever happened before) they stopped me and said "NO WAY! Garryon had that same experience" I was like wait a minute i'm not done... hahahah!!! But then i asked if he'd share that experience with us. When he was 6 years old, he wanted to go to church, but didn't know how to go about any of it. His mom was crazy, he didn't have any family to take him, and he was scared. One night, 2 people appeared to him. He said it was the brightest thing he has ever seen, and it was brighter than the sun. He said if it was anything else it would have hurt his eyes, but it didn't hurt his eyes. He told us that he couldn't see their faces, but he knew who they were. He couldn't see their mouths, but he saw them talking to him. God, and Jesus Christ came to him and told him that everything was going to be alright, and he will soon be going to church. He said the same thing that Joseph said, "I knew it, and i knew that God knew it, and i couldn't deny it." He doesn't tell people that story anymore because people don't believe him. He told his mom, and his mom thinks he's crazy. I felt the spirit when he was telling us, and the spirit testifies of truth. Garryon has been prepared. He has been given 4 different copies of the Book of Mormon, but he hasn't known what to do with them. He knows that we are in his life for a reason, and i know that we are in his life for a reason.
When i was seeing all this happen, i felt like ammon when he was converting King Lamoni. He started by serving. Then he allowed the spirit to testify. It's amazing what God does, and it's amazing to be a messenger for him!!
I love you all so much, and i hope you have a great week!
-Elder Bloxham
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