We sadly haven't been able to meet with Teresa!! Pray that we will be able to! We have had an amazing week!!! We have truly seen the blessings of striving to be exactly obedient. St. Helena is a hard area. We get *sassed* often by tourists. It's rough, but I know that there are people here that I can help. I also know that there are people here that are here to help me become the person I need to become.
In the last week we picked up a total of 8 new investigators. THAT is a miracle. A miracle that could have only come from the Lord. I know that all the hard work we put it in was so so worth it because of the miracles we saw. God truly provided for us when we were trying to get our 20 contacts and 3 lessons.
Last Monday, after dinner, we taught a lesson to an investigator, Nayeli, and her friend, Naida. They are 12 and is super awesome. We ended up dropping Nayeli because she is content where she is in the catholic church. Naida on the other hand is ELECT. We have only met her twice now. She is really interested in learning more! She is awesome.
So after that lesson, we went to go by a referral in an apartment complex. So we went to the complex, and I felt prompted to stop at another referral that we hadn't planned on seeing that night. So we stopped at the referrals house and knocked on her door. She answered and we taught a lesson to her right there on her doorstep! She basically invited her to be baptized. She said, "When I come to know this is true, I will join!" We hadn't even gotten to the baptismal invite yet. Then she said, "I really need to take my aunt to church. I think we are going to come this week!" hahaha. We hadn't invited her to church yet either. Sadly she didn't make it to church Yesterday, but we are still praying she will come this week!!
We left her house after the lesson, and went to contact the referral we had planned on going to see, and ended up teaching her as well! She has a way to go in developing her faith but I know that we can help her see the truth. When we left her apartment we had to be home in 20 minutes and we were in St. Helena. (15 minutes away from home in Calistoga.) We were only at 16-3-1 and we made a commitment to eachother and to God that we would get 20 contacts every day this transfer. So we were walking out of the complex and hurried and offered a prayer to ask God to place 4 more people in our path. As we walked toward where our car was parked, I felt a very strong prompting to go a round-about way to get to our car. We walked the way I was prompted and saw a lady and her 2 kids getting out a car. We contacted them and as we were talking with them a man walked out the back of the parking lot and we were able to contact him as well! It was amazing!!!
I know that when we follow the promptings of the spirit we are able to come closer to God, and He is more willing to talk to us through the spirit. I have noticed a HUGE change in our area book in the last few weeks since we commited to LIVE the culture of High Expectations. I know that THIS IS God's work. We are merely just tools in His hands. He is so involved in ALL of our investigators lives. I'm so full of gratitude for his trust in me, and for the chance I have to "live in the world but not of the world." I love this work!!
The rest of the week was FULL of miracles because of our obedience. Without it we wouldn't have had as much sucess and we have. We are really doing EVERYTHING in our power to get our investigators to church and they still won't come. It's been a major struggle. I can't figure out what we may be doing wrong, but Sister Decker is good at reminding me that everyone still has their agency. We are so blessed to be here at this time and serving here in this beautiful place. I love being a missionary and being able to share my testimony daily. I love also getting the chance to hear others bare POWERFUL testimonies as well. It is the best. I love this work. I love being here. I love the trials we have because we ALWAYS come out stronger. I love the spirit and having it with us ALWAYS. I know God is with us. I Know that we ARE doing His work!
The Church is True!!!!!
In the last week we picked up a total of 8 new investigators. THAT is a miracle. A miracle that could have only come from the Lord. I know that all the hard work we put it in was so so worth it because of the miracles we saw. God truly provided for us when we were trying to get our 20 contacts and 3 lessons.
Last Monday, after dinner, we taught a lesson to an investigator, Nayeli, and her friend, Naida. They are 12 and is super awesome. We ended up dropping Nayeli because she is content where she is in the catholic church. Naida on the other hand is ELECT. We have only met her twice now. She is really interested in learning more! She is awesome.
So after that lesson, we went to go by a referral in an apartment complex. So we went to the complex, and I felt prompted to stop at another referral that we hadn't planned on seeing that night. So we stopped at the referrals house and knocked on her door. She answered and we taught a lesson to her right there on her doorstep! She basically invited her to be baptized. She said, "When I come to know this is true, I will join!" We hadn't even gotten to the baptismal invite yet. Then she said, "I really need to take my aunt to church. I think we are going to come this week!" hahaha. We hadn't invited her to church yet either. Sadly she didn't make it to church Yesterday, but we are still praying she will come this week!!
We left her house after the lesson, and went to contact the referral we had planned on going to see, and ended up teaching her as well! She has a way to go in developing her faith but I know that we can help her see the truth. When we left her apartment we had to be home in 20 minutes and we were in St. Helena. (15 minutes away from home in Calistoga.) We were only at 16-3-1 and we made a commitment to eachother and to God that we would get 20 contacts every day this transfer. So we were walking out of the complex and hurried and offered a prayer to ask God to place 4 more people in our path. As we walked toward where our car was parked, I felt a very strong prompting to go a round-about way to get to our car. We walked the way I was prompted and saw a lady and her 2 kids getting out a car. We contacted them and as we were talking with them a man walked out the back of the parking lot and we were able to contact him as well! It was amazing!!!
I know that when we follow the promptings of the spirit we are able to come closer to God, and He is more willing to talk to us through the spirit. I have noticed a HUGE change in our area book in the last few weeks since we commited to LIVE the culture of High Expectations. I know that THIS IS God's work. We are merely just tools in His hands. He is so involved in ALL of our investigators lives. I'm so full of gratitude for his trust in me, and for the chance I have to "live in the world but not of the world." I love this work!!
The rest of the week was FULL of miracles because of our obedience. Without it we wouldn't have had as much sucess and we have. We are really doing EVERYTHING in our power to get our investigators to church and they still won't come. It's been a major struggle. I can't figure out what we may be doing wrong, but Sister Decker is good at reminding me that everyone still has their agency. We are so blessed to be here at this time and serving here in this beautiful place. I love being a missionary and being able to share my testimony daily. I love also getting the chance to hear others bare POWERFUL testimonies as well. It is the best. I love this work. I love being here. I love the trials we have because we ALWAYS come out stronger. I love the spirit and having it with us ALWAYS. I know God is with us. I Know that we ARE doing His work!
The Church is True!!!!!
I love you all so so so so so much! I hope you have a great week!!! Keep remembering that God loves you tons. Stay classy! If you have an questions about Skype email me ASAP!!! IM SO STOKED TO SEE YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACES!!!!!
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