Guess what? I'm coming up on 8 months! How crazy is that? This transfer ends on my half way mark...time is starting to fly by! Anyways...
This week we found five new investigators and this whole transfer we are shooting for 50 more! The Lord truly is preparing people and putting them in our path. One of the families we met is so dang cute! The moms name is Jolene and she has two cute daughters! They were just chatting up a storm with us! It was cool at first because Jolene was really unsure about us but by the end of our conversation she had said that we could come back and share more with her. The spirit truly does soften people's hearts it's amazing.
We had quite a bit of lessons this week so we have been super busy! Today I am so excited because we are helping the Lay family pour concrete in their backyard! I'm excited because it reminds me of Peru and I actually know how to do it! Pictures to come later!
So Tiffany one of our investigators is getting baptized September 9th so it's coming up and we are excited! Meeting Tiffany really was a miracle when Sister Packer and I met her. Saturday we taught the word of wisdom. Right when she opened up the pamphlet and saw that we couldn't drink coffee she yelled out "WHAT NO COFFEE?" She was saying how she has coffee every morning and how she didn't think she could give that up. I shared with her Greg's story (investigator from great falls) and she felt more comforted knowing that if someone like him could give up something so big in his life, she would be willing to. After she cried and shared with us how hard it would be she then got up and gave us all of her coffee and told us to throw it out. She didn't even think twice! Tiffany is truly the elect. I had asked her one day what made her so interested in the church and she said "I was just tired of living in sin in my old life." Now here's the scare that Sister Labrum and I had. Sunday morning Tiffany called us out of the blue and said "This is too hard. I don't understand why coffee is a sin. I won't be coming to church or be baptized." I was silent. It was the most heartbreaking feeling that I had ever felt on my mission. I felt Gods sorrow through me for Tiffany. We worked out to come over to her house and talk with her about what she was feeling. After my tears and hers she got up and immediately got ready for church. I had no idea what I was going to say to help Tiffany. I just let the spirit guide me and surely enough the spirit never fails. We had told Tiffany that the adversary will get to her approaching her baptism. This goes for all of us. Satan likes to bring us down to a place we never could imagine.
I have a testimony that this church is so true. That the spirit truly does soften the hearts of men. I am grateful for my mission experience. Even after all the tears, anger, disappointment, and trials I know that this is the Lords work and he will always prepare a way for those who stand in need of it.
I finished the Book of Mormon for the first time in my life last week. I started it in the MTC and read it on and off until now. After I finished it and closed the book, I starred at it for a good five minutes with tears in my eyes. I had finished the most true book ever. I began in the MTC not having a testimony of my own and not knowing if the church was true or not. I then read the Book of Mormon and it filled the missing piece in my life. I never knew that there was more to my purpose on this earth. I didn't think a book could change my life but it did. This is where I invite you to study the Book of Mormon each day. I promise it will enrich your life and give you so much peace. Keep the faith!
I love you all so much! I hope every one has an amazing week!
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Funny story of the week: We knocked on some one's door and they were like "Are you from CPS (Child protective services), what's going on?" I've never gotten that one before!
Below are some pictures of me with our investigator Libby, the Bromlies throwing their couch over the railing after we moved it and more fun stuff! Libby is the one who gave us the flowers! Tiffany is the one with me and Sister Packer! And our good ol mouse problem :)
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