Meshal Azrai attended for the second week in a row today. He's a delightful, charismatic young man and brings a good spirit. He sat with two young men (also less active) and had his arms around them during the meeting. They loved it.
Meshal went on a mission a couple of years ago and returned early. We've heard that his father demanded that he come home, but we don't know if that's true. Regardless, Meshal stopped coming to church after he came home and hasn't attended for quite some time. Then last week he just showed up, wearing a suit and tie, looking pretty sharp. We're not sure what made him decide to come back--but we're so glad he did. His mother was a member of the church and she passed away a couple of months ago. I like to think she's working on him from "the other side." She must be smiling today. He said he's trying to turn over a new page in his life.
Nader, the young military man who asked for his name to be removed from the records of the church, also attended today. He is smart and knows a lot about the scriptures and the gospel. He is a lot more active now that he's decided not to be a member. He always hangs around after the meetings and is the last one to leave. Lately we almost have to push him out the door so we can go home.
Howazen is a beautiful young woman who very seldom attends meetings. President Amer asked her to give a talk today and she did it! Everyone said it was really good.
I think these people who come and go are feeling the Spirit when they attend the meetings. We hope they can make the commitment to stay and be active.
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