This week was an interesting week. We had record low numbers! We taught
hardly any lessons and didn't find the usual amount of new investigators. It is
hard to look at and see, however, we still had a lot of good happen! We would
look back on our day with no lessons, but feel very accomplished in what we did.
We find a miracle every day and often times there would be several that we
couldn't choose between. It felt a little bit like a scripture story that we, as
a companionship, have been studying recently: Abinadi. Abinadi was a prophet who
was called to share a message with a group of people who didn't want to hear it.
Abinadi was confident that he was called of God and that it was extremely
important that he share this message of repentance. He had faith in God and
trusted him in all things - even his life. The people rejected him and
eventually killed him. And that was all Abinadi saw - the people rejecting the
message he shared. He never saw that Alma, one in the crowd listening to him,
had been converted and then converted thousands, eventually becoming one of the
greatest missionaries, high priests, and father that the world has ever seen!
Sometimes we don't see immediate results of our obedience to God. We have faith
that he is using us as an instrument for Him and we are being led my Him, but we
may not know why. (check out: Words of Mormon 1:7 - my ponderize scripture last
week) That's kind of what our week felt like. We felt a lot of direction from
God and confident that we were where we needed to be, even though we didn't have
actual, official lessons or anything to immediately influence our numbers.
One experience was at 8:30 at night. Our appointment canceled, our backups
fell through, and we were tired. It was dark, so we didn't want to knock on
anyone's door that we didn't know, for safety reasons. We didn't know what to do
or where to go. But way too often than not, we have found that those are the
times that God works miracles. We said a prayer and sat for a minute. We both
felt to visit Ben, a less-active, young guy who had moved from Utah about 6
months ago. We went to his home, knocked on the door and nothing. We wrote a
lil' note and then walked away, unsure of why we were directed to go there. As
we were walking away, we hear someone calling to us in the distance. It was Ben!
walking home from town. We had a great talk with him and learned a lot more
about him. We found out that he was moving! and had we not found him then, he
likely would have moved without anyone knowing and he would have been lost. God
truly does lead us where he needs us. A great testimony building experience that
prayer is essential to know God's will.
I think i just want to end by saying that I LOVE THE BOOK OF MORMON!! I
always have, ever since I was young. Throughout my life it has never failed me.
I can always turn to it to find specific answers to my questions and ways that I
can improve. I provides comfort when I need it and it puts the gospel so simply.
We are currently reading it with a new member and her husband and trying to
finish it by the end of the year. It is faster than I normally have read it on
my mission, but I love reading it quickly once in a while. It's easier to see
the big picture and how things relate to each other - more of the cause and
effect. I know that it is all true - 100%. and ANY question can be answered by
it. I could go on forever, but I truly LOVE the Book of Mormon and know that it
is the word of God. I am so grateful for it.
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