Hey fam,
This week has overall been pretty good. It is interesting how when we pray for specific things the Lord will help provide situations for those things to occur.
For starters, I was hoping to work on developing more patience this week. An opportunity dropped in like a ball dropping from the sky. I wasn't really quite expecting it to happen so fast. So here I was studying it in the Christ-like attributes of Preach My Gospel on Tuesday morning when our investigator Linda just so happens to give us a call. Right when the phone was ringing I knew that she wasn't calling to confirm our appointment for later that day but rather to cancel. Especially seeing how she wasn't at church the previous Sunday, when she had told us there would be no reason for her to show up.
Surely enough, she said that she had gone to a different church and that she had been praying really hard like we asked her to do and she received an answer that our church wasn't meant for her. My heart felt like it stopped when she was telling me these things and she probably noticed because she asked if I was still there on the line. I told her I was, and then I thanked her for letting us know, but then asked her if we could set up a time to come see her one last time (with the hopes of understanding the situation a little bit more). She said yes and we set up a time for on Friday. After the phone call ended I felt saddened and because I didn't really know what to do or say I just continued studying. The first scripture that I read was in Alma 31:31 "O Lord, my heart is exceedingly sorrowful; wilt thou comfort my soul in Christ. O Lord, wilt thou grant unto me that I may have strength, that I may suffer with patience these afflictions which shall come upon me, because of the iniquity of this people."
This scripture seemed to fit the situation quite well. So all I could do was get on my knees and pray for this patience to understand the situation. The immediate response the spirit gave me was so calming and assuring to not worry and that everything would be alright. Because just as I had been reading prior to this was the story of the sons of Mosiah where even though they had many difficulties and though there will be people that won't accept this message, the Lord will still grant success if we endure with patience and faith.
So how did the final meeting go? Linda told us that she knows the BoM to be true and she loves everything we have done for her because we helped her to have a relationship with God, but she believes there are other books like the BoM for other religions so she wants to continue her studies.
I had left her a letter with my testimony written inside and though I probably won't see her again while in this area, I still know that if she continues to read the BoM as she promised that some day she will feel once again what she is missing just like she had when she initially started meeting with us.
Lastly, everything else is going well. We are finding many more investigators. We even had a lesson with a girl this week who mainly believes in Zeus, and was all about Earth day this past week! There is so much potential in this area. Some of the members are what make it difficult I think. Several have recently expressed how people always have the same sad story and they aren't going to change and then expressed how the Ross's(senior couple) are just a break from them having to get too wore out. This was very discouraging to hear and so because I don't want to have to be frustrated with their attitudes all I can do is continue to love and serve and hopefully through our efforts they will see how this area is just booming with potential.
Oh quick story. So we were at a lady members house for dinner one night and she pulled out like 4 different containers of ice cream for us to have dessert. She was dishing it up, but because my companion being from Samoa and all doesn't always know what to choose, and so the member was going to give her some of the chocolate mint. I was like, "don't give her that one she won't like it." And the member lady says, "how do you know? it's fine!" And I say, "because she is my baby girl. I know what she likes!" (but mainly cuz I don't like that kind. I think people are very weird for thinking chocolate and mint should go together. it just isn't normal!) So then surely enough my companion starts eating it and has this really funny look on her face. The member lady then asks her if she likes it. Sister M then responds in her Samoan accent, "NO! It taste like my colgate toothpaste!" lol we just died. Good times. Good times.
Take care every one.
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