This week we were able to get back in with a couple we haven't been able to see for almost six weeks. We watched the restoration with them and their hearts are so pure that it is always easy to have the spirit with us as we teach them. This time I don't know that I've ever felt the spirit stronger as we watched the movie. I know Norrine could feel it too because during the part of the first vision she gasped. They were very moved and were more open to accepting that Jesus Christ has only one church on the earth. That is their biggest struggle.
A less active broke our hearts this week when she called and told us she was cancelling her appointment, because she had her children baptized in a different church and her husband didn't want us to come over or call again. I may have wanted to punch her husband at one point. But I have since repented.
I think I say this every week, but what can I say, I'm in love with Sister Gonzalez. She is great. She has such a love for the Lord, the ward, our investigators and missionary work and she is willing to do whatever it takes. She is also one of the most kind hearted sisters I know and treats me so well. We have the spirit in our lessons because of the unity we are able to have as a companionship and I'm very grateful for that.
I took a woman on tour from China who joined the church 14 years ago but didn't even believe in God until 8 years ago when she became active in the church. Her testimony was powerful as she described the process that it took to recognize God: essentially a lot of humbling. It was really neat because there is a part member family in our ward that we are kind of teaching the husband. He is from China and has expressed to us that he wants to believe their is a God, but feels that for someone who was brought up in the society that China put him into {telling them constantly that to believe in God is a crutch} he doesn't believe he can overcome that. I asked this woman to type out her testimony and send it to me and she said she gladly would so she could help this man see ways that she personally came to find faith in Christ. It was another tour I know I was not given by coincidence.
Here is an embarrassing story. On Sunday, after a long day of church and tracting and teaching I came home and as I was walking away from Sister Gonzalez we noticed something very strange: a rip in the back center of my skirt starting about an inch down from my waist running down to my knee, which meant that the whole backside of me was very exposed all day. And it was pretty obvious too. I try to be modest, but I guess sometimes it's just out of our control. :) Hope I didn't scar anyone. That's embarrassing. And i was sad about the skirt too. I really liked that one.
I love you all.
love,
Sister L
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