This week has been so great!
We had a HUGE miracle. So, I've been teaching this lady about
2 months now. Her husband is inactive and they are currently going through a
lot of struggles. She investigated the church about 2 years ago and firmly
believed that it was not true.
She had never read the Book of Mormon before or
really lived the teachings and so as she and her husband started to go through
all these difficulties, in the back of her mind she said she felt that she
wouldn't be able to find the peace and strength she was searching for in any
other church besides the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
We
weren't really sure what that meant since she made it clear to us that she
didn't have any intention of being baptized, but she began meeting with the
local missionaries again in addition to receiving our phone calls.
Last week we
called her and she told us that she believes God has more answers he wants to
give her and until she takes a leap of faith and gets baptized, those answers
will never come. She's getting baptized in 2 weeks!!
Our zone is doing super well too! We made a list of all the
people's names who are meeting with local missionaries or are on date to be
baptized. We found that in our zone, there are 48 people meeting with
missionaries and only 9 preparing to be baptized on a certain date. We have set
some really high goals for this transfer and know with the Savior's help, we
can reach them!
There's a new video coming out for this Christmas season
called, "A Savior Is Born" and we're having a training tomorrow with the
missionary department to see it.
This past week, our mission president has
invited us to ask ourselves, "
What gift will I give the Savior this
year?" He's truly given us everything and in order to follow him more
fully, what can I give him? I have about a million things I need to change and
I'm really excited to do it.
I can't believe how quickly November is going by.
Thanksgiving is next week and we get to go to a member's home!
I can't really think of too much else that has happened this
week. We have had a ton of trainings and meetings since it's the beginning of
the transfer but there's been so much inspiration for so much improvement. I'm
really grateful to be with Sister Howard. I am learning sooooo much from her.
She's so wise and really is able to answer complex questions with simple
answers.
We are going to "Savior of the World" tomorrow which I am so excited
for. It's this performance the church does about the birth of the Savior and His resurrection. Last Christmas, I accidentally fell asleep and didn't really
get as much out of it, so I can't wait to see it again!
Love you tons! Happy Thanksgiving,
Sister Helton
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