So we had another pretty good week. We spent a lot of it running around coordinating branch efforts to rebuild a house for a member family whose home was destroyed during the typhoon. It took a lot of time, and the week started off kinda rough, but finally we got it all worked out. The priesthood was able to come together yesterday and finalize plans for getting all of the materials, which will be donated by a member, from the mountains, then bringing them back down to where the house is and spending the day repairing everything we can. I'm so happy the branch is finally taking the lead on this, and I'm so proud of the progress they have made. This family has been struggling since the typhoon, so it's been great to see things finally working out for them. All of the priesthood will be participating and a lot of the Relief Society too. We also got together the auxiliary presidents for a Family Home Evening last Saturday for a less active family. It was a really great time, and the family was asked to bear their testimonies at the end, and they talked about how they love the church, and know they need to come back to activity. And they did show up for church on Sunday! We had one of the highest attendances we've had since I've been in the area and 8 less active members came from our area. It's been such a struggle, but Sunday felt like such a successful day and I think we finally got our branch out of the tough place it was in and moving forward. The leaders of the church are now really working together and are leading efforts to fellowship and reach out to less actives. I think we are laying a great foundation for the next missionaries to come through here.
Besides that, our work was mostly just visiting other less active members. We are still having a tough time with a couple of them, but I feel like there is still some little progress. Now we are ready to start shifting back towards investigator work. Hope you're all still doin great, and I love you all!
8/11/14
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