Some committed investigators

Dear Family,

On P-day night, we taught a nonmember married to a member. His name is Owen Mongan. We committed him to read and pray about the Book of Mormon. Honestly, that is the only way to gain a testimony; all other things are just supports to that. He seems sincere.

Don't think that when I tell about a new person we find and then stop telling about them in future letters that we don't teach them. We teach about 20-25 lessons a week; I don't mention every lesson we ever teach to every investigator. Many investigators drop out, but in the old area in Mira Mesa, we had 19 current investigators when I left that we were regularly teaching.

This week we spent some time helping a lady named Antonia Pischke. She's a member who has had a really stressful last few months. Her husband really went off the deep end, got into drugs, moved to Mexico and started a house of ill repute, and last week came and robbed her house. So I helped her to set up her new computer, and we helped put the curtains back on her windows. She is very touched by the outpouring of love from the ward members.

We are still teaching our golden investigator John Rainy. It's green lights all the way, and he'll be baptized on May 6th at 1:00. He's very sincere and he'll make a wonderful member. His parents have noticed a big change in him since he started learning the gospel. Elder Holt is a big help to him since he converted so recently and can relate very well.

Our investigator Jan is not progressing. We did, however, show her The Testaments yesterday, which she enjoyed a lot. She was touched by the new perspective that Christ's visit to the Americas brought. We asked her to pray about whether it was real, and she said she would. But, people have their agency; people often don't pray because they're afraid that they WILL get an answer and they'll then be committed.

Such is the case with Brother Saadeh, the father in the home in which we teach John Rainy. He is not a member, but, as the bishop says, he's the "most active nonmember in our ward." He comes every week, participates in family prayer and scripture study, sits in on the lessons, supports his kids going to BYU, and even has an assignment in the ward (basically a calling... but only members can have callings). It comes down to, he's basically afraid to really pray with real intent to ask if it's true because he knows that he'll get an answer.

I'm sure he'll join the church someday.

On Sunday, we had a Bishop's fireside. Brother Saadeh was there, John Rainy was there, a new investigator John Moran was there too. There was a great lesson by the bishop and then he committed John Moran to baptism, and tried with Brother Saadeh. You could tell that he wanted to say yes, but he said he felt he wasn't ready. The situation was very intense. So the bishop instead committed him to go to lunch with him and discuss it. The Saadehs are a very great family.

Xiaoyan came to church on Sunday. We went on exchanges so I could accompany her to the ward in her area. She only had time for sacrament meeting, but I think she liked it. I haven't taught her again yet.

Yesterday we had Zone Conference. We learned about the great apostasy. We also heard a reaming on obedience issues. 4 missionaries have been sent home this transfer and there has been too much disobedience, so president thought it important to do a bit of chastening. I hope the missionaries his message was aimed at take it into practice and get their acts together.
Anyway, that's about it for now. It's been a good week. we're working hard, doing our best. I love you all.

Love,
Elder Myers