First
of all, it snowed for the first time this week! It was so so exciting!
But not it is pretty cold and windy, it's honestly exciting when it gets
up in the 30's. But we are staying warm and doing great, and neither of
us have slipped yet! That is a miracle in itself :) haha
The
first day it snowed we had the most incredible lesson, on someone's
porch! That was really fun! It was awesome though and she is so prepared
for this message!
Also,
Grahm was baptized and confirmed this week!!! It was so so exciting to
see him make such sacred, essential promises with our Father in Heaven.
It was even cooler to talk with him a few days after his confirmation
about the changes he has seen in himself since receiving the Holy
Ghost. He is amazing!
We had the feeling the
other night to try and see one of our newer investigators who we have a
hard time getting in contact with and she was home! We had a great
lesson and she has a desire to work towards baptism! AND she set up a
solid return appointment which is something she has never done before.
The
other morning as we were planning we came across a street we didn't
even know was in our area boundaries, so we decided to go! After a lot
of unanswered doors in the freezing cold, we met two really awesome
people who lived side by side. It was amazing to see how because our
conversation was guided by the spirit we were able to teach both of them
and set up times to come back, and one of them was initially jut going
to shut the door.
Yesterday
morning was probably the highlight of my week though. We put a specific
area in our plans and planned to try a lot of former investigators. We
finished, but before we went back to our car Sister Holdaway saw a name
on the map and felt like we should go try by. Well, that was probably
the best decision we made all week because it helped us find Jessica. She
immediately let us inside and we met her cute little family. She was
very interested in what we do and our message. We were able to share
the whole restoration with her and teach about the Book of Mormon. Her
response to us was "Where can I get one of these Book of Mormons?" We
were so excited to tell her that we had one for her right there! She
told us about her search and how for a long time she has been looking at
different churches to know what was right, and was confused by how many
versions of the Bible there are. She has been praying to find answers
and while we were talking with her she said "I never knew my prayer
could be answered by you two knocking on my door out of the blue." It is
no coincidence that we came to her house that morning, God sent us
there because she was ready to find her answer.
Some
of those may seem like small things, but having a great lesson or
stopping by at just the right time are tender mercies that mean the
world to me. I am so grateful to be a part of this work and to be
serving in Piqua Ohio at this time (I am staying another transfer by the
way!) I know that this is where the Lord needs me at this time. We are
seeing many miracles everyday and I know it is because of setting
inspired goals, and then having faith and diligently following the
spirit to make them happen.
A scripture that I think relates a lot to our recent experiences is D&C 103:36
"All victory and glory is brought to pass unto you through your diligence, faithfulness, and prayers of faith."
I
am grateful to know that those goals are never our own, but that we are
privileged to be engaged in the Lord's purposes. When we rely on Him we
can be blessed to see amazing thing and experience miracles!
Experience some mighty miracles this week! Just keep smiling!
