I am so excited to tell you about contacting that referral
we have gotten three times! Sister Pond and I went out there last night with a
ysa member Hannah, and after we knocked and waited for an answer, no one came, so we decided that tracting/contacting was the best decision because we knew
that we were suppose to be in that area. After we left the front porch and
began walking down the street, a car started coming towards us. They stopped
and found out that they are neighbors to the woman we wanted to meet, and they
were just dropping off her son! So we began talking to her son Erik. He
reads the Book of Mormon every night, and is in 3 Nephi. He does a lot of
reading online about the church from lds/mormon.org. He knows that it is true, however his mother is fighting cancer at the hospital
right now so he really doesn't want visitors. He just wants to focus on his mom, to make a long story short, Erik is a really nice guy searching for truth and
holding fast to it. We are looking forward to meeting and talking with him
again. He is alone right now, but he is strong, and we will stay in contact
with him. It is just so amazing and God really makes things happen, if we were
there earlier or later we probably would have missed our window, but just as
President Maynes stated that all must play their role in the story and listen
to the promptings of the spirit then the story begins to unfold. This story is
not over yet, it is only the beginning. and Sister Pond and I are so excited
about really becoming more pure in heart for the spirit so that every story
unfolds just as God wanted!
Last night after we met with Erik we made a plan to find
this other referral, Nichole. We have tried finding her in the past but came
across a locked gate and no house in sight, so we left. But last night we came
across the same gate and the sun was just setting so our daylight was very
limited. We are out in the middle of nowhere and unsure if we should go through
this gate. When in doubt, say a prayer. After we prayed about going through the
gate or not, we received a confirmation to open the gate and drive on. Without
delay, I got out of the car and opened the gate then closed it once we passed
through. We drove about 300 ft until we saw a little house luckily with lights
on. To complete this part of the story lets just say, if we hadn't prayed about
"what should we do" we probably wouldn't get that solid confirmation
to go through the gate, and if that hadn't happened we wouldn't have met our new
investigator Nichole who is eager to take the lessons and loved meeting with
us.
I just think that it is so amazing how much freedom God
gives us in His work. Yet, when we do His will, and plead for His direction,
then we are lead right where we needed to the ears that need to hear of the
gospel at that moment.
Other cool news: saw president Maynes yesterday!! he
spoke to our stake and I talked to him a little bit after. he didn't notice
me at first but it didn't take him to long to remember me. The conference was
amazing! All about establishing Zion, and in order to do that we need to first
establish it in our homes. I hope you all are doing it that cuz super
important. haha
other big news, WE JUST BOUGHT OUR BIKES! I got a cute
basket and bell to go along with it. Thanks for your help mom but I got it all
here!! pictures of that next week!
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