Letter from Brother Lindsey

From: David Lindsey [mailto:davidlindsey22@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 9:16 AM
To: jofergus@teius.net; dmlowder@comcast.net
Subject: Elders Ferguson and Lowder
Special greetings to the families of Elder Ferguson and Elder Lowder. I took a picture of them recently for our ward bulletin and thought that you may enjoy receiving it also.

Elders Ferguson and Lowder are a blessing to our ward. They have a good spirit with them and relate well with each other and with the people in the Yerington area. I have been with them to visit inactive and part-member, families and they are received very well. Our ward has about 640 members, but only about 140 of them attend regularly, so we have excellent opportunities to share the gospel. We visited Ken and Tanya Jackson the 2nd day that they were here and had a warm welcome. Ken is not a member and Tanya is a life-long member that has not been attending church. They were married in August by our Bishop Darrington. They have a 3 year old son, Zachary that had been healed miraculously twice after receiving priesthood blessings last year. Ken will be baptized this Friday - He has attended church for the last month. On our first visit, it was clear that the Jacksons had time and were receptive to being taught. Elder Ferguson did a nice job of teaching them a discussion and in including Elder Lowder and myself in the discussion. I was impressed with the confidence and humble spirit of Elder Lowder in teaching a few points and in bearing his testimony (I think that this was his 3rd day in the mission field.). Also after we visited families that had not been to church in decades, I would ask each of them of their impressions of the family and the potential to teach them in the near future. Both Elder Lowder and Elder Ferguson were perceptive and had been prompted by the Holy Ghost about when and how they could work with each family.

My wife and I have been in this area about 6 months. We have full confidence in Elders Ferguson and Lowder to meet and teach friends and family of our members.

Thank you for teaching and loving your sons so well, and for supporting them as they serve in this mission and our ward. You can rejoice in their obedience and faithful service. They are in good health and doing a great work.

Your brother in Christ,

David Lindsey