It is never dull in the Mescalero Mission field. We have been working with Sharon Pessiwonit from two months now. She has been very interested in the gospel and has felt the spirit many times. We had to postpone her baptism date because her boyfriend was killed two weeks ago. So when we went to see her last week we wanted to firm up our baptismal challenge. We discussed the church and her belief in Jesus Christ. That was good. She said she thought Joseph Smith was a prophet. That was good. But when we gave her the lesson on living the commandments (that was not good). She told us that she didn't feel like she wanted to keep the commandments right now because life was too hard for her. We tried everything we could to convince her but she likes gambling, drinking and says she can't go to church because she has to work. Somehow we missed the boat on this one. Oh, well, we are learning.
Then we went to visit Rex and his wife, and found out they don't want to give up drinking alcohol b ecause it is FUN!!!! She even brought out a can of tobacco chew and said this was her favorite thing to do. My, My, these indians are hard stuff. But dad and I haven't lost faith and hope that the Lord will send someone to us. Keep praying for us ok?
Love mom and Dad
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