Hello one and all!! :)
Can you believe it's been another week?! Wow! Monday again... time sure flies! :)
First
and foremost... the our investigator, L. update! :) She's alive!!!! We called her
and got some stuff worked out. She's out of town til the New Year but
wants us to come over and teach her again after that. We'll probably
start from square one again to make sure that she really understands
what she needs to. But til then... prayers are always good! As Sis
Sullivan and I talked about it later, we realized that we both felt a
little off about giving her a baptismal date so soon (the 14th).
Obviously that was the Spirit. So. While that was a tough way to learn
that lesson... I also learned that this really is the Lord's work
and we can't frustrate it! "Remember, remember that it is not the work
of God that is frustrated, but the work of men" (D&C 3:3) No matter
what we do, as long as we're doing our best, Heavenly Father is gonna
make sure that whatever needs to happen, happens! We also learned to
really listen to the Spirit this week. We had some really cool
experiences!! I'll share those in a bit.
On Wednesday night we were on our way to visit a
less active and I thought of a potential to stop by. She wasn't home. On
our way out of the neighborhood, I remembered another potential that we
needed to follow up with. Sis Sullivan asked me if I was avoiding the
less actives, haha. I told her I didn't think so, but that these names
were just coming in my head. We knocked on the door and they gently
declined us. No big. As we walked back to the car, the mom opened the
door, and her daughter came out to talk to us. Sooooo we
talked to her for a good 15-20 mins, gave her a Book of Mormon, and she
seems really interested! Vamos a ver! :)
On Friday we had another Spirit Scavenger Hunt! We
were doing our tracting, and Sis Sullivan goes, "Um. Let's not do this
door. I just heard the word 'go'". So we skipped it. Then she said,
"Okay. This is super weird. But I think we should go to Harbor Pointe."
(A complex near ours) Ooookay. So we got in the car and started to head
out. But then we both felt weird about going there. So we pulled over
and prayed. Sis Sullivan said that she imagined a member's face. And I
thought of their house. Sooo... we went to that member's house! And they
didn't need anything. But. The point is, we were listening to the
Spirit. I think Heavenly Father was teaching us to follow Him better. It
was cool :) I'm really excited for the day when we get to see why we
have silly promptings. It's comforting to know that someday I'll know.
And right now, I don't have to :)
Saturday was a special day! We went to visit a less
active family and they weren't home. So we decided to knock on some
doors around their complex. And that's when we found a mom and 2 kids. The mom was going to gently decline, but
then the daughter asked if we wanted to come in! Haha. We got talking to them
and ended up teaching a first lesson. It was a-ma-zing! We're going to
see them again tomorrow and they're so excited for church.
Sunday was.... *drumroll* One of our investigator's baptism!!! Yay for him! :) It was so wonderful. It was simply perfect! After it was over, I
asked him how he felt. He didn't say anything, but he just looked at
me and beamed the most pure smile I've ever seen in my entire life. It
was so amazing to be a part of teaching him and helping him to come
closer to His Savior. And gosh, he and his girlfriend are just so cute! haha. :)
Missionary work can be hard. And missionary work can
be incredibly joyful! This week, I more clearly understand that this is
the Lord's work. I know that He simply lets us be a part of it because
He knows how much joy it brings us. I know He loves me. He loves you!
What a wonderful message. His love is truly the message of Christmas :)
~Sister Jacobs.
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