This
week has flown by! I have no idea how it's already May, and apparently
Canada doesn't either, it's still cold and windy here, so me and Sister
Hoffmann are just praying and begging for some sun. Literally S.O.S
Sis Hoffmann and I flashing some shades a member gave us
This
week has been pretty rough. Our investigator pool is shrinking and we
are desperately trying to find people who actually want to hear about
the restored gospel. On Tuesday we drove to an area and spent the day
there trying to contact people, and no one wanted anything to do with
us. We met a few people who were nice, but mostly got responses like,
"please don't come back," and "try someone else." But we did get one
that was pretty funny, we went to family who had been investigating the
church a few years ago, and we approached the dad as he was working on
his car outside and he told us, "You girls impress the bleep out of me, especially when people tell you to get the bleep
off their property- you just keep going. Now, I don't have spiritual
faith. But, I have faith in my motorcycles." He then went on to explain
how he believes in reincarnation and how he wants to come back as a
trash can outside of a McDonald's. As you can tell, he was quite the
character.
So
because of our lack of success in finding people to teach, this week we
did a lot of unplanned service. We had the opportunity to help a member
clean her house, a house that had been neglected for years and years.
She had reached out to the missionaries after she had tried to contact
other members of the ward and she was denied. And because she was
desperate, we were more than willing to help. It took hours just to get
parts of the house in order. But as me and Sister Hoffmann prayed and
pleaded with the Lord to bless us with charity and love for this member,
we were able to do difficult work effectively and with smiles on our
faces. We truly felt the pure love of Christ working within us and as we
went about helping this women. We read in the scriptures how important
serving our fellow man is, but one thing I want to emphasize is the huge
blessings that come because of the service we render. God truly is mindful of us and our efforts to help one another. That when we "are willing
to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in
need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in
all things, and in all places that ye may be in, even until death," we
are promised that we "may be redeemed of God, and be numbered with those of the first resurrection, that ye may have eternal life." (Mosiah 18:9)
HELEN'S BAPTISM.
AH, she's an angel the
Elder's found and she was baptized yesterday.
She met some LDS kids on a
cruise ship, was touched by their example,
ordered a Book of Mormon
when she got back and started working the with the Elders in Kirkland.
She is the definition of a miracle. She has such a beautiful and pure
testimony and it was
SO cool to be able to participate in her baptism.
Blessing ABOUND when
we comfort people, when we serve people, and when we love people. I
have sure seen that to be true this past week. And Sister Hoffmann and I
have faith that as we continue to work and to labor as Christ's
representatives, that miracles will continue to come, and that we will
find people to teach and to share the message of the restored gospel
with.
Hope everyone has a great week and remembers how much God loves us.
Keeping it chill in Canada,
Sister Thomas
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