Monday was preparation day.
Tuesday we had a lesson with Allean. We had a member, Sister Benner, come with us and it was so fun and I love her so much! Right after our lesson with Allean we went to the church to get the building ready for a church tour and to do some facebook. We had an amazing new investigator, named William, come on a church tour with us! He asks such good questions and comes with an open mind. We taught him about the Restoration and used the pictures in the church. As we ended in the primary room we read Moroni 10:3-5 and it helped him to make a lot of amazing connections. As we were walking out of the building we were all talking about how strong we felt the spirit and he said that he felt like he could float out to his car! The spirit is amazing and helps us to feel when something is true, just like Moroni promises us:
"3 Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts.
4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
The next day, Wednesday, we had District Meeting and then a lesson with a less active member, Sister Prevatte. After that we walked around and talked with a lot of people. I love being a missionary!!! That night we went to dinner at Chick-Fil-A with the Kirkpatrick family and their children. I'm pretty sure that they are some of the cutest kids I've ever seen!
Thursday morning we got a text from William saying that he didn't want to meet with us anymore. We called him and had a very long talk on the phone about some of his questions and he agreed to keep meeting with us to be able to learn more. After that we did our weekly planning and everything we had planned for the rest of the day didn't work out! But it was all for a reason! There was a member who really needed us that night and that is why nothing else went as planned. It is amazing to see the Lord guide us in all things! If our morning and evening plans went the way we wanted them to, we would not have been able to be there for the member that night or talk with William that morning. Let the Lord guide you!
Friday we had a lesson with Allean and that night went with a member to do some visits. Again, nothing went as planned, but it was apparent that the member who was coming out with us was the one who needed our help that day. The Lord knows what He's doing!
Saturday we had another amazing lesson with William about the Plan of Salvation. He said he really liked the cut outs you sent me, Renae! Again the spirit was there so strongly as we talked about forever families and the plan our God has given us and the role of the Savior, Jesus Christ. I don't know what I would do without the knowledge that we will all be together again one day because of the sacrifice of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
That night we had a dinner before the Women's broadcast and I was so excited to hear all the talks focused on the temple and the blessings that come from the promises we make there! We get to go to the temple on the 17th of October and I am so excited!
Sunday we had Allean come to church! It was so exciting to see her there and have everyone welcome her. She is an amazing woman who I love SO very much.
SO I don't know if you noticed a pattern... but I did! I learned this week that we need to let the Spirit of God lead us at all times and to trust in the Lord's plan. This morning there was a horrible car accident that involved 4 seminary students. Two girls from our ward are in the hospital and one young man from the neighboring ward was killed. It is another reminder to learn to trust in the Lord and his timing.
I love y'all so much and I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for Sister Zoolakis and I this week.
Love,
Sister Shurtz
No comments:
Post a Comment