This week was incredible. I testify that miracles never cease and as you put forth effort you are blessed. This week the Lord was able to guide us to three people we were able to find. Various events lead up to this week (mainly in scheduling appointments) which all went through and were successful.
Francine was the first. She lives in our apartment complex and we met her in the laundry mat. We just started talking with her and got her number to set up a Bible study. We had the Bible study this week and we were able to read a story in the Bible but also share what we believe with her. That included the Book of Mormon which she now has a copy and is reading it!!
Joel is a man we did some service for! After we split some wood for him we began to talk. He showed us around his property which he is working full time on. By the time he is done the work he will basically be self sufficient!! Banana trees, apples, blueberries,,raspberries, peppers, avocado, solar panels, wood shop, welding shop, fish pond and more. It is really neat the dream he has. Anyway, we got talking and it turns out he likes history and gaining more knowledge. Well we have a good book for that. We gave him a Book of Mormon as well and are hopefully going to meet with him this week!
Katie is the last one. We met her on the street. Elder Peterson and I were walking around downtown Alma when he had to go to the bathroom. We went over to a gas station and Katie was going inside as well. I just started talking to her as she was getting some candy. She asked what church I was from and I told her the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. I invited her to our service. Some members picked her up and she came yesterday. That was a miracle. I have found that usually people like her -you only meet once, have a brief conversation and extend an invitation- don't actually commit. They are flaky. But not Katie. She even wore a dress and came to the ward choir after two hours of church!!! I was amazed. We talked to her about a lot of things like the Book of Mormon, the temple, ordinances, covenants, and even the Word of Wisdom. I will explain what those words mean below 🙂
God blessed us this week because we opened our mouths. Literally all of the friends we met with this week was because we started a simple conversation. So try it! You can't go wrong. Just talk about anything.
Love you all! Elder Spencer
Ordinance: The action of making a covenant
Covenant: A two way promise between a person and God. The person promises God they will do something and in return God promises specific blessings
Word of Wisdom: A law set forth by God guiding us to eat and drink or intake substances that are good and healthy for our bodies
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