Well this week was pretty awesome. We
saw alot of progress with our investigators which was a huge miracle. The
spirit was working on peoples hearts hard this week as we uncovered alot of
hidden thoughts this week that had been holding people back. We have people we
have been working with for weeks and weeks and they werent progressing or
changing and we couldnt figure out why and then this week they finally told us
and everything became so much more clear!! it was really amazing.
One of the biggest miracles we saw was
that one of our english course students is praying and reading the
scriptures. It is difficult to describe the level of "miracleness"
that this entails but seriously. When we first met him he didnt
listen to the spirtiual thoughts at english course, and hadn't been to church
or prayed in years. Then just recently he passed a really big exam because he
is studying to become a lawyer and he has to take another one so ALL HE DOES IS
STUDY. We told him that if he prayed and read the scriptures that Heavenly
Father would bless him and he would find more peace But we called him the other
day and he was like Sisters I pray every evening and im reading the bible!! and
we were like WHAT???? that's awesome! and he was like "is it
good? is that right? i think its helps" and we were like "ya thats
great!! You could also read the book of mormon"...... and he was like
"okay i will try it." EEEK. it was so happy.
Then yesterday we did a jesso which is
basically us standing in the piazza trying to talk to people as they walk by.
So after two hours of this and alot of "nos" and "we're
catholics".. and a couple finger wags at me.. and then all of this.. we
were packing up and this woman that i had talked to a couple weeks ago at
another Jesso who told me that she sees sorella Argyle and i walking and she
appreciates that we are always just happy and smiling, walked by and bacced me
and then was like "are you staying?, you said you might leave soon,"
and i was like "no were staying here" and she was like "oh
good!" and then she walked away.. and this might seem so small and
insignificant but it really was a tender mercy from the lord to have someone
who i was important to, or even just that said hello to me. It was so so happy!
I have a friend!!! :)
I was studying the Holy Ghost this week
and found this talk from James E. Faust from October 1999 General Conference
and he said that the Holy Ghost is one of the greatest sources of Hope that we
can find from outside of ourselves. I had never thought of the Holy Ghost as a
source of Hope but he really is. President Faust also talked about how we
either live in hope or we work in despair and it just really hit me how
important hope is in our everyday lives. That's why a knowledge of the savior
and his love for us is so important. Sometimes it is the comfort and knowledge
from the Holy Ghost that is what keeps us from the working in despair to
pushing through with hope.
:)
Sorella Kennedy
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| Sorella Argyle and I will be together for another transfer!! yay! |
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| Our English Students Michele and Jean Luca |
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