Week of miracles? I think yes!
Well family, I just wanted to share some super awesome experiences with you that I had this week.
First off, our little investigator, Brendon (age 7), is just super awesome. So we went over there to read with him this week from the childrens BOM and we had the coolest experience. Brendon has really bad allergies so when we got there he was itching his body like crazy. And when I say itching I mean frantically. Like, I was sitting there at the beginning thinking, 'oh my goodness! how the heck are we going to teach him today?' he was litterally almost falling over having an itching attack it was crazy. So we asked if we could begin the lesson with a prayer and we would help him do it again. As I helped him say the prayer I had him pray that he could stop itching, and no joke as he ended the prayer he did not scratch himself once the rest of the entire lesson! It was a miracle! Then as we read from the beginning of the book we talked about JS and helped him recognize how his prayer was just answered just like JS. :)
Another one of our investigators Liuddy Ortiz has really made some progression. On Monday in my personal study I had wrote up an assignment for him to read with questions and steps for him to follow so he could find answers just as demonstrated in the book "the power of everyday missionaries" and we stopped by and gave it to him. Everyday this week we reminded him to read, pray, and write down what he was learning. I didn't think he was actually doing it but we were diligent about asking anyways.
When it came to Saturday when we had our appointment. He said he actually had read it a couple of times but still didn't understand it fully. So we ended up going over what he read in Alma 36 and Mosiah 18. It was such a powerful lesson and we were able to see how much it related to him and affected him personally. At the end my comp asked him to be baptized and you could see it was something that he really wanted but also that he thought it would be too difficult to change a lot of those things. He said it would be something that he would pray about during the week and get back to us. But after the lesson within about an hour he started to text us. He said, "I can't explain how I am feeling after I left the study for you guys to ask me something I wanted to do deep down for a long time and it's kinda sinking in right now!"
We then had him read again the verse in Mosiah 18:11 and responded by saying that it was a desire that he had! We helped him to recognize that it was the spirit telling him that it was right. It was so cool. All of a sudden all of the right changes occured and he began to ask questions about the day, what he would wear, and if his family could come. He then said, "I feel that god has spoke to me before and I will get baptized. I think it will bless me even more so I will keep meeting with you and we can do it next month while you guys help me over come the things I need to over come! Thank you for taking your time and giving me something I've been searching all my life. God bless you!" It was such a miracle and I can't even begin to express how grateful I am for that experience. I could just see how his faith was able to grow so much and he was able to trust that God would help him overcome all his addictions that he is struggling with!
Lastely, our investigator Lynette we were able to have the first couple of lessons with her as well. She has been super prepared by the Lord. She was a member referral, that came to church before she ever met with us. As she came to church she said that her heart was warmed and she knew that she had found what she had been searching all her life for. She too accepted a baptismal date and is really progressing as she studies and prayes!
I am so grateful for the opportunity to see the growth in this area. I have really come to love the scripture in D&C 4. The field is white already to harvest! We are not just here to plant seeds but the Lord truly has prepared people that are ready to come unto the fold.
Hope you guys have an amazing week and are looking for experiences yourselves as well! Love you all.
Happy Valentines Day
Sister Beames :)
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