Hi!
Sometimes I feel like when I sit down at the computer my
mind just draws a complete blank and I can't remember anything from the week - but I do remember what happened yesterday!
So, we were having TC Pump-up which
is where you call all your former investigators and see if they want to be
taught again. During the middle of this, we got a text "999 3 Italians." We called and said that we could take it and it was a miracle tour.
The people
were from Perugia which is exactly where Sister Revoredo is from and they are
literally the only Italians we've met from there!
I love Italians. They have
such great questions are just always really into the tour. So we went to the
Assembly Hall and then took them to the Tabernacle. The two ladies told us that
they have sung in their church choir for 15 years.
I was like, "You
should sing right now in the Tabernacle!" They were a little hesitant but
after the acoustic demonstration they said they wanted to. So we took them up
on the platform right next to the organ (it's actually against mission rules to
take guests up that far for liability reasons) but they just kind of went and I
didn't have the heart to tell them to come down.
But it was totally meant to be
because as they sung in Italian, they both just started crying. After they were
finished they told us they had never felt anything like that. Even in their
churches that they sing in. It was amazing. We were able to testify that that
is the Spirit of God and that they can feel this exact same way at home in
Italy and there are missionaries there who can share even more about Christ and
the love He has for each of them.
This week has been the week of Italian
miracles, seriously. We found a new investigator who is an exchange student from
Italy so she speaks English and Italian which was a bonus for me!
We had a training from the missionary department this week
as well. They are incredible. I am so grateful that they come and speak to us!
They really helped our mission understand how to more fully help people receive
eternal life.
Something they really focused on was
helping members do missionary work. I think, sometimes, we see member
missionary work as inviting our friends to meet with local missionaries. But
it's so not that.
They talked about how asking members for referrals is not the
way to help members do missionary work because when they give you their friend's
name, they are no longer really a part of the conversion process for their
friend. The reason we invite members to do missionary work is because it
strengthens the members' faith and helps them become more fully converted.
What they had us do was a role play. I just was my normal self, Carly, and my
companion was a Temple Square missionary. They had me think of someone who I
wanted to share the gospel with (in my actual life) and then my companion, had
to help me come up with a way to do so. During the role play, my companion just
asked me, "Who do you want to share the gospel with?" I told her and
then she said, "What is the next step for this person?" I told her and
then she said, "What can you do to help them come a little closer to
Christ?"
It just blew my mind because it was a really simple act that I
came up with, but I just thought this whole process was genius because we're
helping members come up with their own invitations on how to do missionary work
and help their friends! Sometimes, I think as missionaries, we
think we need to fix everyone's problems and have all the answers, but members
know their friends the best and they know how to help them the best.
So, my
invitation this week is to think about someone you want to share the gospel
with and talk to your husband or whoever about it. Try to figure out what you
could do to help them feel their Savior's love and come one step closer to
Christ even if it's just a simple phone call from you telling them you love
them.
I just want to share a scripture that I read in my studies
that I've never noticed before. It's Jacob 3:1. It says,
"Look unto God with firmness in mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he will console you in your afflictions, and he will plead your cause."
He will
plead your cause. That's my favorite part. Christ is on our side and He is
there to help us become who we want to be. I love Him. I'm grateful to be a missionary.
I love how personal the scriptures are. Jacob uses the word "you."
This scripture is a promise to every single one of us.
Love you so much!
Sister Helton
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