Wednesday
There is
this girl, who's a member, she hadn't been going to church for awhile,
and she wanted us to come teach her the lessons. Almost as a little
refresher. We taught Plan of Salvation, and were able to see what it was
that she needed help understanding. At a certain point in the lesson we
explained to her that these aren't things she hasn't heard before, she
looked puzzled. We explained how in the pre-existence that this plan was
presented and she accepted it by taking the first step of coming to
earth to gain a body. We explained that she already had taken a step in the right direction,
and when she feels the spirit, when she feels good inside when we are teaching,
its because her spirit is remembering. Her smiled widened from ear to
ear and she yells "Are you serious??!!?! Mind blown!!" haha
It truly is a beautiful moment when you can witness the flame rekindled in
someone else, and might i add, that it is so motivating to see someone
brought to such humility... even though she was already a "member" she was humble
enough to ask for help. I hope that whenever i might be struggling i
would have the courage to call up the Lords servants to help me.
Thursday
We
had a lesson with Alexis, she was recently baptized and confirmed a
member of the church. Long before her baptism she
would constantly say.."after i get baptized i dont want these lessons
to stop, i want to keep learning from you guys." Alexis realizes that there
is still a lot to learn, and she wants it bad. After the lesson we
asked if she would say the prayer. Previously she would sometimes say
"dear Jesus", we would try to correct her, but sometimes she would
forget..so this time before she says the prayer she goes... "Now ive really been
practicing this whole prayer thing, the Dear heavenly Father part.." I couldn't help but smile! Just to hear that she has been practicing, i
dont know what it was but it hit me so hard. Then she offered up her
prayer. Have you ever heard someone pray and you could just feel that this
person knows they are talking to God. They pour out their whole soul, thanking him, asking for help, seeking guidance. I LOVE it!
Friday
The
YSA stake had a carnival! This is a perfect finding opportunity...and they had
free pizza lol haha!!!
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So we went around the carnival that night looking
for referrals or maybe non members that were invited to come. We did end
up getting a couple referrals. When we were about to leave they turned
on the Cupid Shuffle...oh the urge to JUST DANCE! Started tappin my toe a
little, swayin back and forth, AHHHHHHH! I CANT STAND IT ! But dont
worry mom and dad, I overcame the natural man lol ;)
Saturday
We
had dinner with a member, Rich Johnson. So we get to his house and he
says that he has to go pick up the 3rd female. (if we are with a guy we
always have to get a 3rd girl to come with us) When he comes back he ends up having a girl and a guy in his car. On his way back he saw this guy James , with
whom he had been home teaching companions with years ago, walking on
the side of the road. So he invited him to dinner! After dinner, and our
spiritual thought he says he doesn't agree with the scripture... he
believes that Christ ended at the cross..that there is no life after this one here on earth.
James went on a mission, his parents are serving as mission presidents in
Africa, and he doesn't believe in Christ. It was a little heart
breaking, he said he felt conflicted, he just seemed confused... What a miracle- What are the chances that he'd be walking down the street
right as Rich was driving by, and that on that day Rich had invited us
over for dinner. There are no coincidences! I know that it was the
prayers of his parents serving in Africa that someone in their sons ward
would reach out to their son. Those prayers were answered. We invited
him to church, which surprisingly didn't take any pull on our part and he
came. James even drove all the way to his parents house to get clothes for
church. That night we got a text saying "Hey sisters, thank you so much
for the invitation to come to church. I really loved going. Hope you
have a great week!". I can see the Lords hand in every single day!
Its been a beautiful week. News of one of my cousins
going through the temple and preparing for his mission in Korea has
been so exciting! Receiving a letter from my mom of all the experiences
she had in Nauvoo was such a blessing... The work is moving forward in so
many different ways!
I had the chance to bear my testimony, I talked about the power of a
testimony and the influence ive seen as we have brought members to
lessons. Got a testimony? Share it! You see a friend walkin on the side
of the road and you feel the spirit tellin you to pick em up? Do it! I
know that we are all Gods hands and feet here on the earth, he is
constantly looking to work through us to reach out to his sons and
daughters. I hope that you all have a blessed week! I love you all to
pieces.
Sister Dodie
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