Tough Week

This week was....uh...difficult. We baptized the son of a less-active member to help her get reactivated again and it was working out pretty well. But during this week we passed by their house and as we entered, the husband was taking everything out of the house that was his. He was fed up with the relationship, with his wife that has been “nothing but a fight for 5 years,” and he was moving out. We started talking to the wife who explained what had happened and that they were splitting up.

After a little bit, the husband and the wife engaged in a argument that was very painful to hear. They began digging up the past from heavy drug use to prostitution. And the poor wife was just balling her eyes out. They screamed and argued and called each some pretty terrible things, and we sat and watched for 3 hours trying to resolve the conflict. We had established some goals and plans to improve the marriage and by the time we left they were smiling a little and laughing with us. We passed by their house on Sunday and things have improved greatly.

I am so thankful for the Holy Ghost and the orientation it gives to help people become better and heal lives.

Elder Willard