A focused lesson, changing of hearts, and prayer. It's been a good week :)

It has been so fun to teach Jordan! He is, like any 9 yr old boy, very active and distracted, but we had a miracle lesson this past week where he sat through the whole thing and listened intently to the plan of salvation. We tried to make it interactive, and he was very open and honest when he didn't understand things. The biggest thing that he understands is good and bad and Jesus Christ. We ended up relating much of the lesson back to those 3 things which essentially are the main focus of the Plan of Salvation anyway. Our team-up, who translates in ASL for us, brought her children with her to the lesson who are the exact same ages as Jordan's siblings! This fellowshipper has worked miracles for this family. Those kids needed a friend and loved playing with someone, if even for just an hour.

Jordan came to church yesterday with his family, and we found out that the Primary secretary speaks a little sign language! So she was able to walk Jordan to class and translate a little for him. Little miracles are happening for this boy. He was thrilled to know someone who could speak to him!

The gospel can change a person's life - often from the inside out. It changes their heart which will change their lives. We have seen that in Linda's life and so have her kids. Matt, her 29 yr. old son, had never wanted to join us for any of Linda's lessons despite our invites, but recently, he asked for a Book of Mormon, and his own lesson! Your example of a Christlike life is a great missionary tool! We taught him this week, and hope to continue helping him to more fully access the blessings that Christ can bring into his life.

I just want to take a quick couple sentences to testify of the miraculous power of prayer. God has so many blessings that he is waiting to give us, but are conditional upon us asking for them. Prayer is a game-changer. We all need the spirit with us. Jesus Christ can help us overcome our weaknesses so that we can be better servants for Him. We need to feel His love. All of that happens through prayer: sincere prayer. As talked about in last general conference, feel the music of the gospel: the spirit. Don't just go through the motions. It is the same way with prayer. Let the spirit direct you prayer and gain the spirit through prayer. Don't just go through the motions of what you know needs to be said. Heavenly Father want' to hear from His children. He wants to hear from you. He wants to hear from your heart.