Hi everyone,
We had a great week! Though a few (feels like a million) of our appointments have canceled on us, we had success this week. We had one really neat experience where a less active member-woman we are working with asked for a priesthood blessing. Her husband is not very nice to her and does not support her in her faith. She feels very alone and just needed a boost. We asked the senior elder on shift at the VC (where we were for the lesson) to give the blessing. It was beautiful. She was promised that if she continued to be faithful, her husband would soften and follow her example. Holy smokes! He is a hard one, if you know what I mean. We were all crying, not able to express how strong the feeling was in the room. I loved it. She is going to change her attitude, I know it. I can't wait to see her get to the temple! She is ready to start on that path and it is so exciting.
There’s this one family we are teaching where the parents are like in and out. They like us coming over and everything, they just don’t really get who we are. But last time we went, we both felt very strongly that we were there for their 13 year old daughter. She knows her stuff. She was telling us what she thinks the gift of tongues is. It’s totally Mormon doctrine. So interesting! She reads the Bible for fun. Yes, she is 13. Who is this generation? She could be like the General Young Womens president someday. I’m serious.
A sister in the ward we have been trying to get a hold of since July FINALLY let us in for a lesson. OK, so I tricked her and asked for some hot chocolate. We sat in her kitchen and talked about her recent divorce. She has picked up smoking and wants to quit. She offered to feed us dinner another night. Woohoo! She got talking about how the only religious thing lately in her life is this book her sister suggested- Anita Stansfield's "the Guardian", I guess. She said she read this one line about the Atonement and started bawling. She knelt down and prayed for the first time in months and months. She could feel Heavenly Father just carrying her. How wonderful is that?! Then we told her that we felt inspired to talk about that very thing with her tonight. We explained that we always pray before we go to someone’s house and confirm with god what we should prepare to teach. With her, we had planned to talk about the Atonement. We shared some comforting scriptures and tried to let her know how much she is loved. It went really well. Something so interesting about being a missionary- I can FEEL how much God loves these people. Even total strangers. I wish they knew what I felt around them. I wish each of us really knew. It’s kind of weird, but wonderful. Here is something neat we talked about in Relief Society on Sunday. When Christ goes to the Garden, he askes his apostles to stay, to wait, to stay awake or whatever. He shows us that we need each other. It’s okay to ask for help. In fact, we should ask for help. We are placed in the specific families, the groups of friends, the circle of coworkers etc. for a reason. We are here to lift each other. So thank you, all of you, for helping to lift me.
May each of you find the time to meditate this week and think about Christ and really what we can learn from Him. Please take a second to say a prayer, thanking Heavenly Father for sending His son. Life would not be possible without our Redeemer Jesus Christ.
Love you,
Sister Roo
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