June 2, 2014
Dear Family & Friends,
No, my comp. didn't get sick...but
EVERYONE else in our District did...not gonna lie. We were dropping like flies,
so Sister Silcox went sanitize-happy...I don't blame her :)
This week is transfers and guess
what?? We are all staying together again!!! That means I'll have been 6 months
with Elder Kimzey and Hubert! (whoa...I'm coming up on 6 months in
July...AHHHHH!!!) Since we are all staying together we have District Meeting on
Tuesday and we all are giving lessons on parables. I chose to do the parable of
the sower (about the testimony of people's hearts) in Matt. 13. I'm hoping to
find some talks about it.
Sad about the Johnson's!! I hope that
you guys will be able to still keep in contact with them. That's nice of Bro.
Johnson to ask about Austin and I :)
Yay! Keep building those
relationships with people outside of the church because missionaries'
relationships are sometimes a transfer short, but it is those members' relationships
that will last. As far as your investigator principal lady goes, I'm reminded
of a quote from miss Marjorie Pay Hinckley: "First I obey, then I
understand." Just some food for thought.
C.S. Lewis is so boss! I have
"Mere Christianity" and 3 or four of his other books under my bed in
my bin of books if you want to read it all. Also, check out the book of his
called "The Screwtape Letters" at the library. I'm so sad I didn't
keep that one. It is narrated by the devil and as creepy as THAT sounds, it is
still a really good insight into how Satan works for our destruction and how
God works for our good.
People are so sweet! After we got
creeped out by some druggie on the street, we headed to Culver's and got
dinner. Then, out of the blue comes some man I never met (who I thought was another
creeper) but turned out to be the brother of someone in our ward, Brother
Ducharme! He and his wife gave us a gift card for next time we come to
Culver's, since they couldn't buy us dinner this time. And I thought people
buying you stuff on the mish was just a myth! Anyway it was cool. It's
interesting how the Lord puts all kinds of people in our path in the same hour,
some who bring us discomfort and some who bring us joy :) Don't judge anyone
too quickly.
We were blessed with the opportunity
to attend a couple of BBQ's this week were a lot of less-actives in attendance.
We met a man from Milwaukee who said he would be interested in learning more so
we will refer him to the missionaries by him. Candy attended Church and we were
able to watch Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration with her and
Spring's girls. We also answered some questions they had about the restoration.
We taught Angela about modern-day
prophets and read an excerpt from Thomas S. Monson's talk he gave in General
Conference about loving one another. After we asked her if she had received an
answer about whether Joseph Smith was a prophet she said, "It's
fathomable."
The Blacks sat in when we taught
Brandon and helped answer a lot of his questions about the Holy Ghost and
Priesthood Authority.
When we met with Renee, and taught
her The Plan of Salvation she said that she was really interested in the Book
of Mormon and likened what she had recently read to herself! She also bore
testimony of the Holy Ghost and how she feels it every time we meet. We taught
her more about the Gift of the Holy Ghost and how she can feel that same
happiness constantly. Rosa sat in with us and bore powerful testimony of her
conversion and how she feels as a new member of the church. She wants to come
to at least one lesson with us a week.
Jesus read Alma 7 with us and Gao,
when we went over last night, to discuss how the Atonement has blessed him. He
and Gao have an understanding where he will be in attendance with her every
time she goes to church. I truly hope that some day his going to church and
reading the Book of Mormon will help strengthen his testimony to the witness he
has already received about the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
I love you all! Know that all is well
here and with each step I see the people around me taking toward the Savior,
the wider the window of my understanding opens toward His eternal promises.
...And remember the truth that once
was spoken: to love another person is to see the face of God! :)
-Sista Weava!-
P.S. Someone's phone went off with mama’s ringtone just a
sec ago and I thought it may have been you, pah!
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