Monday, August 25, 2014

Four Miracles

Hey everybody! 


Can you believe it's almost been a year since I left for the mission? The time has flown so fast!! I didn't realize how fast until my mother sent me an email with pictures from my sisters recent birthday party. I remember last year thinking that her birthday was the last birthday party I would have with my family for a year and a half. 

This week has shown me that prayerful goal setting leads to inspired-goal reaching. We had great success this past week. In Preach My Gospel we are taught that the success of a missionary is measured by their love of the people and their ability to feel the spirit. As they obey with exactness they are promised that they will know what the spirit would have them do. They experience success as they teach and serve other missionaries and work diligently to build up the ward in which they are serving.

Miracle # 1 - Frances
   For quite some while the missionaries have been teaching Frances. Just before I came to the area she was dropped because she wasn't keeping any commitments. We decided to go see her this week because a member asked us about her. We went to go see her and her recently born son. She welcomed us gladly. We retaught the first lesson and the spirit was really strong. We set up another appointment to meet with her and her husband two days later. Two days later we stopped by and she had read the Ensign! We had a great lesson with her and Brian, her husband, and we committed them to coming to church and to choosing a date (For Frances, Brian was baptized a while ago but is inactive). She said she didn't know if she could make it because of the baby. 

When Sunday came we were seated in the chapel and had already sung the opening song, almost sure that they had decided not to come when of the sudden the door opens and in walks the happy couple. Frances was attentive the whole time and the baby was well behaved all throughout church. 

Miracle # 2 - Progressing Member Families
Once again this week was full of member-present lessons. We are so blessed to have great members who help us out. They are amazing. 

Our ward mission leader, Hno. Garcia, and his family were especially helpful to us this past week. After correlation Thursday night one of his daughters told us she was bringing a non-member friend to church on Sunday and asked us if we would talk to her after church. (A.K.A. every missionaries dream question) Her dad spoke up for us and was like, "WELL OF COURSE! what are they gonna say, no?"  

We all laughed about it and then we went home. Then on Sunday in walks the Garcia family with not one but TWO potential new investigators, both of which are very interested!  We split up with the Garcia girls and taught them both after church on Sunday. Alondra (Hna. Garcia's friend) said that she wanted to learn more and is coming to an activity Tuesday and Anky (the other friend) said he was interested in the Book of Mormon. 

I taught Anky while Hermana taught Alondra. During our lesson Hno. Garcia asked Anky what he would do if he could touch the prints in Jesus's hands and Anky replied, "I would give him a hug." It was so great! The spirit was so powerful the whole lesson. We taught all of lesson one and soft-committed him to baptism and committed him to reading the Book of Mormon. 

Miracle # 3 - Everyone came to church.

Miracle # 4 - We have this investigator who has been coming to the Branch for a while now who has been keeping the secret as to why she hasn't joined yet and this week she finally told us why :)   We are now about to help her and it's been going really well. 

Well that's all I've got time for but I would like to add this one last note. I know that fasting brings blessings, and that fasting for a purpose works. If you are passing through a trial in your life you can always turn towards the Lord and He will help you overcome it. 

Sincerely,

Hermana Mathis

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