We had a bomb lesson with our investigator Idania this past week. She is a sister of one of the members in the ward, Brother Coa. When we went over to her house, she had invited her mother and her sister as well! Her mom spoke mostly Spanish so she had a difficult time understanding us but apparently the member we brought with us spoke Spanish! That was such a miracle...because of that, the member was able to translate and communicate to Idania's mom in Spanish. The lesson we had with them was AMAZING. We talked about the Book of Mormon and parts of the Restoration and the spirit was just so strong.
Idania's sister started crying during the lesson and Idania said she felt the chills. Her mom asked if she could attend church the following Sunday with the member we brought with us...her sister excitedly accepted a Book of Mormon, and Idania was spiritually fed. That was one of the best lessons I've had out here so far! It brought me so much joy to see their excitement about the gospel and to see the light of Christ radiate from them. Her mom told me that when I testified of the gospel and the Book of Mormon, she saw a light around me and she felt the chills so THAT was cool :) I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY. Brother Coa was so pumped that his family was accepting our message and progressing. And guess who came to stake conference yesterday? Idania, her kids, and her mom!!! They loved it!
We were able to do quite a bit of service this week, especially in Gloucester. We went over to a lady named Treasure's house to help her clean her apartment and rearrange her things since she is too sick to move. She has many medical problems and she's elderly so it was nice to be of service to her. We also served at the Second Glance thrift store, helped one of the members pack up her house, helped another member pack up his house, and made several muffins/cookies for members as a thank-you for feeding us. There is no greater joy than the joy that comes from serving another person!
The rest of the week was filled with other investigator lessons, member lessons, and contacting less actives. Oh yeah, and stake conference! It was so great to sit and be with the saints and listen to the inspired words of the stake president and others that were chosen to speak. All of their messages were so uplifting and the spirit was so strong! I also got to see other missionaries that I've served with/around so that was cool too :) President and Sister Stoker were there as well and they were asked to speak about missionary work...go figure...but everything they said was so powerful and so true. Preparing for a mission is so important whether it's physically, spiritually, emotionally, or financially which are the 4 points President Stoker went over.
Being a missionary is so demanding and so challenging, but I would never change any of this for the world. I have loved meeting so many amazing people, serving in the most beautiful areas, and experiencing so many spiritual experiences. My testimony grows more each and every day as I strive to become the missionary I was sent here to be. I've probably said all of that 1,403,903 times, but it still rings true!
I think that's all I have for today. I love you all!!!
Until next week!
Until next week!
me and Sister Wright! She was my roommate in the MTC and I love her guts :)
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