Hello Everyone!
This
week has been grand! P-Day, we chilled in Camden Town, looking at cool
things and eating KFC. Then we had a lesson with Angela! It went really
well. She is progressing so much. :) I love her! Then we had an FHE with
a less-active, Sandra, and her son. It was really good! Sandra is so
sweet, and she really opened up to us. :)
Monday
night, before Sandra, we had the craziest thing happen. We were on the
bus, going to her house, when we realised that we hadn't downloaded the
video we needed! But we were on a bus, and the buses don't have
WiFi...but, we checked anyway. And randomly, this little guy appeared
named "wifi", with just enough strength for us to download the video.
And then, while we had already gotten off the bus, and were on the
street, we still had it! For just enough time to make sure everything
was set for the lesson. I'm not saying that we had divine WiFi or
anything, but I just know that God works in mysterious ways. ;)
Tuesday,
we had district meeting! I gave a training on Diligence. :) Then we had
lunch before shift with the Ashby's! Man, they are so great. And the
meal included potatoes and bacon. So, I was happy. ;) Ah, just quick
moment to rave about how much I love the senior couples we serve around!
The Ashbys, the Cardalls, and the Neeleys (who came last week) are just
so amazing!! I truly feel SO blessed to be able to serve with them. :) I
love them!
Wednesday,
was an AMAZING VC day. We felt like the past few days had been a little
slower, so we made a goal to go finding on Exhibition Road, and bring
some people in. But, we didn't have the time! So much happened. First,
we had the sweetest person come in. (for privacy, I'll call her 'C'). C
has been less-active for a while, but felt the push to come back. She is
from the States, but is in London visiting some family. She came in,
and we greeted her, and began to talk. She opened up and told us about
some bad experiences she had had, that caused her to leave the church.
My heart just ached for her as we talked. The amount of love I felt for
her, was not just my own, but was God's love for her. She is just a
chosen, and special daughter of god. We talked for quite sometime, with
the spirit so strong, you could almost feel it. We got her email, and
told her that we would be her support system in London, as she began to
return to church. Fast forward to
Saturday,
and we have a WONDERFUL email from her. She is just, ah-mazing! As we
were typing a reply, we looked on the camera, and saw that she had just
come back in and was having a wonderful, and much needed, conversation
with Elder Ashby! She told us that she feels like God is telling her
that the next step for her, is coming back to church. We confirmed it
and told her that we loved her, and God loved her. It's amazing as a
missionary, to be able to feel that kind of love for someone. It's like,
you love them so much it hurts! But really, I have never felt like this
before. The love I have for the people, place, work, everything. It's
simply God's love, shown through me. That's missionary work. Inviting
others to come unto Christ, by bringing them God's love. :)
,
we had another lesson with Angela. She is incredible. No, she's not the
"golden" investigator, but she is prepared. It was similar to our
experience with C. The amount of love we felt was indescribable. She had
texted us earlier that she didn't feel like she was receiving answers,
and didn't want to be baptised anymore. So needless to say, we were
nervous. But we taught the first half of the Plan of Salvation
(Pre-Earth to the Atonement) and she really took it in. We helped her
recognize that what she was feelings, was the Holy Ghost giving her
answers. We talked to her more about baptism and re-set a date for the
,
but she asked if she could move it earlier, if she felt ready. :) She's
amazing! We were talking to her step-dad (who is a member)
, and he thanked us for teaching her. We love her, and we'll never give up on her. :)
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