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Hey Family and Friends:

This week was a super awesome week.  I thought I would something a little bit different and just record myself talking about the week for a little bit.

So earlier this week or late last week, there was some records in our Area Book about a part member family that did not have too much information about them.  Missionaries had tried them for a while and we ended up going by on Friday or Saturday and met these two awesome kids and they are like, one is 12 and one is 15.  Their names are Jayden and Ashton. They started talking to us and they were like way cool. They had no idea that their mother was actually a member of the church and they told us to come back by when their parents were home.  We went by on Monday and met the dad and he said, “Hey, my wife is not home, but come back by tomorrow.”  So on Tuesday, we were able to teach them and really feel the Spirit with them.  We were actually able to teach them again on Friday.  They weren’t able to come to church this week, because they had some visits from step-parents and things like that, but they are planning on coming next week. So we are super excited about them. They are a way awesome family and they definitely need the gospel.

We were also able to teach Aubrey a couple of times this week.  She has set a baptismal date of June 23rd.  She was not able to come to church this week, because one of her kids actually got sick, but her husband is getting a little bit more interested in the Gospel, so we are really hoping and praying that the Spirit continues to work on him so we can teach all of them.  Aubrey is actually going to be coming to a Zone Conference this upcoming week to help Elder Rabago and me with our training there.  She is super awesome for doing that and we are super excited for that.

We were able to teach another part-member family this week (the Davis Family). Brother Davis grew up a member of the church, the youngest of nine or ten brothers, I think.  So, he fell away from the church but still has a pretty strong testimony and we were able to teach them on Friday night. Afterward, we got a pretty good compliment from his wife, who is not a member of the church, by telling us that the message that we shared, we taught the Plan of Salvation, was the best missionary discussion they had ever had, so that was pretty cool.

Elder Bickham, Elder Rabago, Elder Call

We got to go to the temple this week and we were able to ride in a Tesla. It is a super nice car. You probably have not seen them in Wyoming.  They are all electric kind of sports cars, so that was fun.

We were also able to teach Aubrey in a member’s home on Sunday night and after that we were able to teach a man named Rocky.  Rocky is a super, super, cool guy. He is a little up on some Satan lettuce, aka, marijuana and probably would have been a cough syrup. But he is a super cool guy and he enjoyed the lesson on the Restoration.  His family definitely needs the gospel, but we will see what we can do to help them progress. He also owns his own little studio and they record rap music and he has a ton of tattoos.  He is a good guy and has desires to do good. So we are going to keep trying to help them out.

For the most part those are the main things that happened this week.  We taught a couple of other lessons but nothing too crazy.  At church on Sunday, we were able to have five investigators there and so that was super exciting and super awesome.

Love you all!  Hope you have a great rest of your week.  Talk to you later!

Bye, (Elder Call)

Tender Mercy Stories

Here are a couple stories from this week.

Ralph:
We taught Ralph this week the about the Restoration. He has been taught by missionaries for a little while now and has a hard time keeping commitments. We helped him understand the importance of keeping the simple commitments such as coming to church, praying and reading. We set him with the baptismal date of June 16. He promised us he would come to church but sure enough he didn’t come...

Matthew:
So on Saturday night, Elder Rabago and I were knocking some doors and a door opened and guess who answered, Matthew Heimark!! I freaked out haha it was crazy. So you all probably don’t remember, but I met Matthew probably 16 months ago golfing and at Rhodes Ranch and then knocked on his parents’ door 8 months later in a different area in town and became super good friends with his parents and him. So I guess in January, he moved out from his parents’ house and moved into this house here in the south part of Las Vegas and I just so happened to knock on his door! Talk about a crazy miracle. I feel God is trying to tell him something haha … maybe that he should get baptized!

Aubrey:
She is as awesome and solid as it gets for an investigator. She went to the Relief Society activity and a baptism on Saturday and church on Sunday. She purchased ties and bow ties for her boys haha. Her husband still isn’t too sure about it all, but she is all in! The baptism we took her to was super cringy.  We showed up like twenty minutes before it was to start and there was one person there. Right before the baptism began, the grandma answered her phone and was talking super loud haha. The Spirit was still there.

Russell:
We had a great lesson with Russell on Sunday and taught him the Plan of Salvation. We drew it with chalk on his driveway and his dad loved it. We are praying, as we teach Russell the lessons, his parents will feel the Spirit and become interested! Haha we asked his dad if he wanted us to wash the chalk off, but he said we could leave it and so there is a big Plan of Salvation drawn out on their driveway!

This week after the baptism Aubrey went to, we sat down and read 1 Nephi 1. I love the last bit of that chapter “But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance.”

I truly felt that the Lord was blessing us with tender mercies this week and I know that God is aware of us and He loves us! I know that as we acknowledge Him and show gratitude towards Him, He will continue to bless us and direct us!

Love,
Elder Call

Flight Plans

Flight Plans for Ben to come home came today in an e-mail, which read:

If there are any changes between now and August 1St, I will send the updated itinerary.

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Nevada Las Vegas West Mission
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Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 10:16 AM
To: Nevada Las Vegas West Mission <2010577@ldschurch.org>
Subject: Return Travel: CALL/BENJAMIN DEE 01AUG2018 LAS SLC


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Benjamin Dee Call (576806-R)

Robert Jonah Deal (582267-R)

Emalee Obray Estrada (606342-R)

Landan Michael Knowles (581615-R)

Austin Alexander Linton (586798-R)

Travis Scott Nielsen (564480-R)

Kayla Makenzie Rose (601793-R)


Wednesday 01 August 2018



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01 August 10:38 AM

Las Vegas, (Mccarran International) (+)

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01 August 01:05 PM

Salt Lake City, (Salt Lake City Intl) (+)

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Duration

01:27 (Non stop)

Distance

368 Miles

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Confirmed

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27C (No smoking seat) confirmed for Benjamin Dee Call


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Happy Mother's Day

5/9 Wednesday
Today was super awesome! Elder Rabago and I are already seeing a ton of miracles and blessings from the Lord! So yesterday, at Albertson's the lady behind us in line punched in her rewards card for our groceries and so we briefly talked to her. Today, one of the first doors we knocked after lunch was HER door! It was crazy haha. We testified and she felt the spirit strong, it was a cool experience!
Christian- this was a pretty crazy experience, so there was a lady that we started talking to, as she was sitting outside her house. She told us that her mom had converted, as well as, her sister and some others but she hadn’t. She had just moved from Texas and when she lived there with her mom, the missionaries gave her 7-year-old son a Book of Mormon. They brought out the Book and I looked in it and one of the sisters that had signed it was Hannah Carlisle. What a small world. Her son then sang to us, “I Hope They Call Me on a Mission.” As crazy as that was, she still told us that it wasn’t her time and that she likes her ways...

5/10 Thursday
Today was sweet.  It was a slower afternoon but the evening made up for it! There is a 10-year-old kid that has come to church a bunch, but just never met with missionaries for some odd reason. We went to his fellow-shipping family and we were like, alright what do we need to do to get him taking the lessons? As we were talking with them, Russell (the 10-year-old) knocked on the door! He came in and we taught him and then his mom came over and we got her on board to have him taught the lessons and baptized! We were stoked.

5/11 Friday
Today was a grind; it felt we knocked a ton of doors and didn’t see much come out of it until tonight. We met this guy named Rocky. Rocky was super touched that we stopped and talked to him and he felt we were sent by God, because he had been dealing with a dilemma and not sure which way to go, but we were able to help him with that. It was cool because all day we had just been praying like crazy to be led to someone!

5/12 Saturday
We taught Russell today and his dad was there and he told us that we could teach Russell but he wouldn’t be getting baptized... bummer, but that is ok, we will still work with them and hope the dad feels the spirit as we teach Russell!

5/13 Sunday
Happy Mother’s Day! The started great by talking to the family. It is good to see the families faces because it seems it has been a long time since I have seen them! Haha  Today at church we had Aubrey come! Aubrey is a member referral that has come to church the last five weeks. We were able to teach her the Plan of Salvation and invited her to be baptized. She wants to super bad but she hasn’t really told her husband much of anything and so it will be a hurdle we have to jump. We promised that God would prepare a way! 1 Nephi 3:7

Love ya!

Editor's Note:  Thought we had pictures of our FaceTime talking, but they did not save to the i-pad.  No pictures, just memories.

New Assignment

10 May 2018



Dear Elder Call ,

I am pleased to confirm the assignment you have received to serve as a zone leader in the South Diamond Zone.  Elder Raul Rabago will be your companion.

Through willing obedience and hard work, you have demonstrated trustworthiness and faithfulness.  You will now have an opportunity to influence and assist other missionaries to serve more effectively and with more diligence.

It is important to lead with love, kindness, and understanding.  You must be exemplary in keeping mission rules and standards with exactness.

This assignment comes to you through the inspiration of the Lord.  As you prayerfully plan to train and assist district leaders and other missionaries, you will be directed and assisted in the discharge of your duties.

I express my love and confidence as you accept this additional responsibility.  May our Heavenly Father bless you as you continue to serve in your assigned proselyting area and in this leadership role.

Sincerely,



Martin N. Walker
President, Nevada Las Vegas West Mission

Transfer Tuesday

4/30 Monday
Today is the last p-day of this transfer. I can’t believe how fast the time goes. We went the outlet malls and Elder Rivera purchased a pair of Cole Haans. We played some basketball, as well as, some gator ball. Tonight, we taught the Gotchy Family, saw Vernon and prayed with him, because he was in a hurry.  We also went and saw Patsy, who is an older lady that is quite ill, but interested in the gospel.

5/1 Tuesday
The rains came down and the floods came up! Haha This afternoon we were in an appointment and the storm that had brewing that morning finally erupted. The thunder was crazy loud and there was quite a bit of lightning. As we left the one appointment and were heading to the next it all came down haha. The street was flooded and there wasn’t a dry part of my body! Haha We had a ton of appointments today and so we went out in it too much.

Here are a few other things that happened this week. President Walker called me in on Saturday and called me to be a Zone Leader. I found out on Sunday night that I’d be serving in the Durango Heights and Sterling Ridge Wards, in the South Diamond Zone.  President told me he needs me to train leaders.  My new companion will be Elder Rabago! I lived with Elder Rabago for two transfers when I was training Elder Goold. He is from California and is a super awesome missionary we get along super well and we are looking forward to being able to do some good work! I am soooo pumped!

Elder Rivera and I played a little basketball the other day with Fernando and Jason and they beat us and were like “get off our court” and talked some serious trash, so I was disappointed that I couldn’t redeem myself there.

Well, love you all!
Elder Call

These are the good-bye pictures:

Josh & Elder Call

Elder Call and Lomax

Elder Rivera and Elder Call