7-28-14

welllll, here is the update.

so life... We picked up 3 new g8ers and saw 3 significant miracles this week! it was nuts! 

so we picked up all of our new investigators by our efforts.... it was SWEET. so, James is awesome. we were looking through our phone and found his # with no info, so we called him and he said we could meet. so we met with him on Sat. and he said he had met with missionaries before, but never really got an answer to his pray about the Book of Mormon. So we taught him the restoration and he said he would pray and read again! He said he was atheist, but he is So open to there being a God. He doesn't believe in God because he has never had a real recognizable answer. but the way I see it is that he is SO prepared. it is awesome. He is praying a reading the Book of Mormon. pray for him to receive an answer!!

Then g8er #2 is Manu (pronounced Mon-ew) ! he is poly (MOM) and he is super duper awesome! He has a cousin who is mormon and on a mission! We met him on the street with a couple of friends leaving football practice, and he said he would be interested in meeting with us. Sadly, I assumed that he wasn't going to show because that always happens. so i was thinking he is going to bail then he showed up!!! it was crazy! it was sucha miracle. he said he was going to email his cousin and tell him he met with us. we gave him a Book of Mormon. he is Christian and doesnt really want to convert but he said he would pray about it. so he needs lots of prayers. 

Miracle #3!!! 

so we went to visit this this potential this week, and his roommate answered. so we started talking with him, and he said he would meet with us! His name is Alex and he is super duper cool! we set up an appointment with him this week, and again i was assuming he was going to bail. (it happens a lot) AND HE SHOWED UP! ahhhhh. it was so cool. he is really really smart so it was tough lesson because he was refuting a lot, but he was pretty open about it. He took a Book of Mormon and said he would pray about it which was awesome!! he needs a lot of prayers too!!!!

So before I close my email with a super cray story... I want to pause and share with you something that I noticed as I was writing those miracles! Something we do as missionaries every single time we teach someone! We invite them to read the Book of Mormon and to pray and ask God. That is the most amazing thing, because it changes lives! It really does! If you havent yet, Read the Book of Mormon and pray and ask God. If you HAVE done it.... Do it again!!!! It WILL bless your life in ways that you need most. 

So continuing...

Yesterday was crazy!! so we got done at church at 3 and were supposed to have a lesson with a member but we couldnt find her anywhere. so we decided to leave the church and walk to the institute building. we were at the institute for a but and decided to walk to our dinner apt. mind you it is flipping hot. it was like 100 degrees and 50% humidity. so we are walking like a few blocks and we get to the apartment complex and can't find their apt. so i pull out the phone to call them and see that we have like 4 missed calls and 2 texts saying, they moved across town. we started walking back, and were contacted some people and made it to the church. i was dying. sweatin fo dayz. and i didnt bring water with me. but anywho, we get to the car and see the member we were supposed to meet with 21/2 hours ago.... awk. haha. she had been sitting outside the church waiting for us the whole time. it is now like 5;40 (40 min late for dinner) so we get in the car, got lost, then finally make it to the house at 5;50.. a whole 50 min late. awkwarrrdddddd. it was all good. we had soup.... it was really good. perfect for a hot summer day right? Love it!

The church is true! I love you guys a whole bunch and I hope you have a wonderful week!!!! 

Love, Sister Petersen