Congrats to Joe on getting to play in the PGA Championship! That's so sweet! Wish I was there to watch it but you guys will have to tell me how it goes! Sounds like everyone else is doing well too!
This week was awesome! We had a straight up miracle happen with Fred! So every time we have seen Fred since we met him, which was probably about a month and a half ago, we have said "Hey Fred how's it going?" when we walk into his house and without fail he always says "Not so good guys" or "Pretty bad" or something like that because his health is bad and he's going through some cancer treatments and stuff. We gave him a blessing a while back and in the blessing it said that he would be healed. So this week on Friday we walk in and he greets us and he's super happy! It almost didn't seem like it was him. Then we asked him how he was doing and he said "A lot better guys, I feel great!" The reason why it was so awesome is that this last Wednesday we had fasted for Fred and his health, that he would be able to recover and be able to come to church and get baptized. So we kept talking with him and he had a question about whether or not our church had some sort of program where we can take a bunch of his old stuff he had and give it to someone that needed it. So we told him about the DI but we didn't know if there was one in El Paso so we asked him what kind of stuff he had, and he told us. So then we offered to take some of the stuff and also to ask around to see if anyone could use any of it. And he got the biggest smile on his face and was just like "Really? Really guys? That's awesome, oh that's just great!" and then he kept saying things like that and started crying and said "Maybe I will join your guys church after all." So then we kept talking and answered some of his questions about the Book of Mormon, and he said "You know guys I'm really optimistic about coming to church this week, with my health this good!" and then he told us that if he came this last week and next week then he would be willing to be baptized the next week! So we set a date with him for August 6th and he accepted! It was a miracle, I've never seen him so happy! So we are excited for that day!
We also had a district meeting this week about the Atonement. I have been studying about the Atonement a lot this week and it's just so amazing! I've seen the change that happens in people's lives through the Atonement my whole mission and I've seen it in my own life more than ever! I would invite you all to study about the Atonement and strive every single day to be changed and converted through it! That is where true happiness lies I promise! I love and miss all of you and hope all is well! Keep doing what's right. Talk to you next week!
Love Elder Summerhays
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