Christmas week we had a bit of a rough week in terms of
progressing investigators and finding people to teach-- super fun week
but not a lot of progress. We didn't find anyone, and neither did
anyone, in our ENTIRE zone. That never happens. So that's kind of a
bummer. We heard that and got to work this week. We were able to find
ten new people to teach. It was amazing! It was one of those weeks where
I know we were truly instruments in the Lord's hands. He just moved us
to find and talk to those people that we needed to.
Let's take Saturday
for example. Bear with me. There is a point to this chain of events. We
wake up. Do our studies. End up running late because of phone calls and
chats with the members that we live with. Get out the door. Visit
Megan. No one home. So we both get the thought to go try to contact this
referral. We talk to this guy smoking outside the apartments and give
him a Book of Mormon. Half way through the conversation his friends come
out and just watch us talk to him. Kind of awkward. We tract a little.
Find some good potentials, and set a return appointment. Then we go to the apartment of a guy that recently cancelled an appointment. He's not
home, but there is this girl who is obviously upset. We talk to her and
she has had some CRAZY stuff happen that day. So we sat with her and
said a prayer and felt we were there to provide comfort. Then later that night
we get this text from an unknown number that says "So ya'll are
Mormons?" Those usually don't end well, but we text back and end up
having this really deep conversation with this mystery person who is
really searching. Turns out he was one of the friends that was standing
there while we taught the guy who was smoking. We have an appointment to
teach him on Tuesday
now. What miracles! Had the day not been perfectly aligned we
wouldn't have been there to talk to that smoking man, and meet his
friend, and comfort that girl. I just think it is the COOLEST thing to
know that we are led by a loving Heavenly Father to be there for those
that have been prepared or need comfort. I love knowing that am an
instrument in the hands of the Lord. Seriously it is the best.
We also met this family in Windsor. They were a
referral from a member in another ward. We show up and the woman is like
"Hello! I'm so glad you are here. I was raised Mormon, but drifted
away, but I have always relied on my Mormon roots. My son is going
through a hard time and we need help. I told my husband, who is
Catholic, the Mormons are going to come here and they are going to help
us and they are going to teach us and I don't care what you have to say
about it." So there you go. We have a new family to teach and I'm super excited to see how they
progress.
In other news it is bone chilling cold here. I think
the high today is a solid 11 degrees. Whoohoo! We had another snow day
inside yesterday. Church was cancelled, which was always a huge bummer. I
am learning the art of layering and also learning what a huge blessing
it was to grow up in sunny Southern California.
I love this talk. It is the best and so true. I'm so grateful for the Book of Mormon!
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