Hey Everyone!
This week we saw more amazing miracles with finding. We were
able to find 3 new investigators that we are beginning to teach.
We are still working with some of our areas that are having a harder time finding. And we went over for a companion study to work on finding
and role played talking with people. It helped us so much. We talked with
them about bringing up families and how they can live together forever with the
people they talk with. Everybody loves talking about their families! And alot
of time people become more comfortable with talking with us once we try to
relate to them. Well after practicing this with them during companion study we
were able to use it that night.
The previous night of planning we prayed to know where the
Lord would have us go. And we felt prompted to knock some doors in a
neighborhood near a member's house we were going to eat with. We didn't know
exactly which street but we knew we wanted to be in this neighborhood. So after
the dinner appointment that next night we went out and we prayed again to know
which street to visit. And we felt prompted to go to a certain street.
We began
knocking, and the first person to answer really didn't want to talk with us at
all. But we tried the next house with no answer. And then on the 3rd knock we
had a teenage girl answer the door. It had look like she had been crying, and
we began to talk to her about who we were and how we had a message about
families, and how through Jesus Christ our families can live together forever.
And she look at us and said, " this is so interesting that you came
tonight, my boyfriends dad just passed away a few hours ago."
Immediately
the spirit testified to us that we truly had been led to her. We were able to
talk there on her porch with her for the next 45 minutes about the plan of
salvation. She thanked us at the end of the lesson, and we asked her if she
would be willing to meet again. She wanted us to follow up with her sometime in
the coming weeks when things calm down, and hopefully we will be able to meet
with her.
Well after we left we received a referral for someone named
Lois. It just said she was in the Hospital in our area, and that she wanted a
blessing. So we went over and met her and it turns out that she wasn't a
member. Her member sister referred her. She hasn't learned alot about our
faith, but she wants to learn. She doesn't live in our area, but she is an
older lady who we gave a blessing to in the hospital. We were able to give her
a blessing, and it went really well. She told us how after the blessing the
most calming and peaceful feeling come over her. She said it was something that
she has never felt before. She then told us how she wants to start reading from
the book of Mormon, and how she wants us to begin teaching her about the church
and the beliefs. And so we have been teaching her and we hope to go back to
teach her tonight. The Lord truly is blessing us with people who are being
prepared!
The 3rd new investigator we found this week is the wife of a
member that is coming back to activity. They both came to church for the 2nd
week in a row, and they came up to us and said they wanted to start meeting. So
we set up an appointment for yesterday at our Bishop's house. And we went to
teach about the restoration. And it was so great to have our Bishop there. He
gave great insight and had a lot of comments that helped resolve different
concerns with this sister.
It was amazing also because we had started to talk
about the Book of Mormon and she said she was already a good way through 1st Nephi. Now already you can tell that she is being prepared. The book of Mormon
truly is the best tool to see if someone is prepared. I believe it was
President Ezra Taft Benson that said that the Book of Mormon is THE tool to
find those who are prepared. It is the great sifter. If someone is willing to
truly read the Book of Mormon and ponder in their heart the message that it
contains then ask God the eternal Father if these things are true. The Lord
will reveal to them the truth. I know this to be true!
This last week we have
seen how the Book of Mormon is the great sifter and through it we were able to
find those who were prepared. When we ended the Lesson with this sister we
committed her to read and pray, and she said that she would. And then we
invited her husband to pray at the end of the lesson. And as he prayed he began
to cry. He felt the spirit so strongly as he prayed to God and asked for a
reconfirmation of the truth. Seriously being out on a mission is the greatest
blessing I have had so far. To see peoples lives changes because of this gospel
is incredible. I think of D&C 18
15 And if it so be that you should labor all your days in
crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be
one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom
of my Father!
16 And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you
have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be
your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!
18 Ask the Father in my name in faith,
believing that you shall receive, and you shall have the Holy Ghost, which
manifesteth all things which are expedient unto the children of men.
I
know if we follow this scripture we shall have great joy with in our families.
And I love how it ends with saying if we ask our Father in faith believing we
will receive, the holy ghost will manifest the things we should do.
I know this to be true and I testify of it.
So I would just invite each of
yall to again pray for missionary opportunities. Pray and think of people
in your church quorums or classes that you could reach out to and lift their
spirits. Think of those your home teach and visit teach. What can you do to
help them feel Christ love and strengthen them. I promise you as you have this
mindset, great shall be your joy! I testify of this.
Well I
hope y'all have a great week!
Elder
Joshua V. Christensen
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