It has been snowing quite a bit this week so we have done LOTS of
shoveling for strangers and investigators. (let me tell you my body is
feeling it..hahha) We had a cool experience while shoveling though! We
decided to knock doors and ask if we could shovel their driveways,and do
some finding that way. the first house we knocked on wouldn't let
us...awkward..but the next house we knocked on did! They were so
confused, we just told them we wanted to help and it was free! In the
middle of shoveling, the guy comes out (his name was Bill) and asks us,
"soooo are you mentally deficient, or....?" HA maybe we are I don't
know but then we just told him that we teach about Christ and what
better way to teach than to live as he did. He thought that was really
neat. We gave him a card and he was so grateful and his heart was
softened by service. Pretty neat.
We had a really awesome lesson with Lynn on Thursday!!!
In our previous lesson, we had taught the restoration, and she said she
needed a little time to let it all sink in, so we watched the 20 minute
Restoration video with her. the spirit was so strong, and I FINALLY
felt like we were asking inspired questions and truly teaching to her
needs. she opened up about her concerns and her feelings about it all
and we were able to let the spirit testify through us to her.
I also got bit by a dog this week. hahahah don't worry mom, it wasn't bad, just bit my hand but my mittens protected me :)
OH
and Gord hasn't been smoking for 2 weeks and they're getting sealed on
Valentines Day of next year and I can't even tell you how happy my heart
is for them. I just want to shout out and REJOICE I'm so happy!
We
also talked to a potential named Daisy who is Hispanic! We gave her a
Spanish Book of Mormon and are going to have a Skype lesson with the
Spanish elders in the city so they can teach her! :)
We
have been trying to contact all the formers in our area book this
transfer, and we now have a few lessons set up for this week with some
of them!
we also had this less active,
Brother P, come to church yesterday. I just want to say I thought I was
going to faint I was so surprised! I honestly thought that it would
never happen in a million years (oh ye of little faith..) and HE CAME
and my heart just rejoiced.
There's this
really cool thing as a missionary when you're teaching a lesson, and all
of a sudden this huge spiritual epiphany comes to you and it all just
makes sense and your heart is filled with joy! -------> We were
teaching a less active about the sacrament, and then it just dawned on
me. The sacrament is for everyone. The sacrament is for me. Here I
am, declaring repentance to these people and I haven't even fully taken
advantage of the beautiful gift to be given a clean slate every single
week as I can repent and partake of the sacrament. I tend to get down
on myself because of my weaknesses and sometimes even think that it is
too late to be the best missionary I can be because of past mistakes,
but that is SO not true. We can't limit the power of the atonement. It
reaches every single one of our weaknesses and Jesus Christ can
literally pull us out of our natural ways. We just have to accept his
grace as we do all we can to be better than we were yesterday or even 5
seconds ago. After the Sacrament yesterday, a recent convert, Amber,
leans over to me and goes, "now would be the perfect time to die." hahah
it was funny but isn't that so true! The sacrament cleanses us and
literally our sins are gone. GONE! I can testify that true repentance
is daily, even hourly, and Jesus Christ can always always ALWAYS, make
us clean again.
"The Lord is not slack concern
the church is true and God loves all of you!
Onward, ever onward.
Sister Jones
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Our awesome Branch President owns a car care place and put this sign outside of his shop #preachit
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