January 7, 2013

Well Hello Family Dear!!!!

I actually just typed out a whole e-mail....and then I hit a wrong button and deleted it all.......shame on me. So here is a condensed version of what it said :)

One experience that I want to share with you that happened this week is with a former investigator named miracle-M. He had been meeting with the missionaries about a year ago and then moved to california. Well he actually called us about 3 months ago and Hermana T talked to him and she had no idea who was on the phone. Well, I just barely figured out that it was this guy named M. When the sisters were teaching him before he was an alcoholic and was trying to quit. Well we gave him a call and set up to have a lesson with him outside of the gas station where he waits for work. It was a weird setting at a gas station....but it was one of the best experiences of my life. We had never met M before so we didn't know who he was, but luckily waiting there for work that day also were 5 other men that we were teaching....it was so funny to find out that they all know each other, haha. Any way, we found M and he shared with us how after he moved he had tried to read the book of Mormon everyday. He said that he doesn't really understand all of the words, but he can feel of the power that the book has. He told us that the book of Mormon helped him stop drinking, when he reads it he can't drink he said. He said that he knows the book is true and wants to know everything that there is to know about it. Needless to say, miracle-m is being baptized on the 26th of January :) It will be tricky to get his schedule and get a ride for him to come to church, but like I learned from the S's, if we do everything we can, and if they are truly ready, Heavenly Father will make it happen. True story:)

Also, we are still teaching L, from china. Her work schedule was completely crazy for the holidays and she literally didn't have time to meet with us, but had a lesson with her yesterday. (after she came to church all 3 hours :) Brother Monson, the one that referred her to us, talked to her a few weeks ago and asked her to be baptized on the 27th. Well we talked to her about that and about what that means and she wants to do it and is SO excited for it. So she is going to be baptized on the 27th.

We are still working with Greg (the non-member) and Zonnie (the member) and we feel like he is getting closer to baptism, like in this next month type of close. It is such a blessing to see the hand of God working in peoples lives. It is a beautiful thing to see people make changes in their life so they can live the commandments and grow closer to Heavenly Father by following our Savior and the gospel that He established. I know that this is the literally the church of Jesus Christ. All of the commandments that we are asked to keep and all the experiences are calculated to bless our lives if we will just let them.

Anyway. I love and miss you all! Hope you have a great week and remember how special you are to me!