Busy, Busy, Busy

The work here has started picking up this week! We have met a few new people. One of them, Joey, asked us if we were girl scouts XD. Too funny. I asked him if he liked girl scout cookies, he said yes, and as I was trying to think of what to say next, sister Lewis pipes up..."Well, we don't have any..so sorry." Ha it was hilarious. But he stayed to listen for while. We also went back and met his parents on Sunday.

After our lesson (plan of Salvation..they each drew their own interpretation of what the different stages seem like to them as we taught each part) with a part member family (the 10 and 7 year old is preparing for baptism) on Thursday, we had promised to play a little base ball and do gymnastics with them. They kept their commitment of reading, so we had to keep ours. It was so fun! For about 10 minutes we were able to bond with the family and kids. Their family is making so many wonderful changes. At one point, the daughter asked if Dad was coming out. The son said, "he said maybe in a minute...he's looking at something in the scriptures." We were shocked and so so happy!! This family is ready to come back. They're making their way towards being together forever! About an hour after we left, the mom texted us asking what the link was to the Book of Mormon videos online. Well, we were in a lesson and didn't see it...so we couldn't respond. About 15 or so min after the first text saying "never mind, we found it." HOW AWESOME! They are truly studying for themselves, wanting to understand more.

I promise we do work and don't just play...
but here's a pic with a cute young woman
who's preparing to serve a mission and
a wonderful young lady we teach.
Last Monday was a girl's day to the beach :)

Sometimes we have to go through a trial of no success in order to strengthen our ability to endure with patience. On Wednesday we had one of those days. We spent the entire day in a new city we have been assigned and had an entire day of looking for less active members planned. We literally saw Zero less active members. We taught one lesson to someone who we asked directions for. Although...it seemed he was trying to convert us :) I think those people are the cutest. Such a sweet old man. Even though it was a long day, I felt energized the whole time. We truly do choose our attitude, and God helps us make it a good one.

We had our first Book of Mormon class this week! The program is ready to build up! :) Also, at church we had so many mom members. They weren't the people we had been teaching, so it was a surprise to see so many people there. I was so grateful and pleased that the ward reached out to them to make them feel welcome and help them know where to go.

Now for a miracle...

A member in Georgia sent this to us
of Lindsay teaching Book of Mormon
 class. She loves to teach!

On Saturday we volunteered at a community event. We met many people. The name of the church was able to get some good exposure. Besides that, we met a wonderful woman whom God has been working with and preparing to hear the message of the restored gospel. When we first walked up to her booth to help her demonstrate the craft she was in charge of, she commented on how we were absolutely beautiful and that there was just 'something' about us. We continued to serve side by side with her for the next couple hours. We chatted, joked, learned of her family and home in Germany. Near the end of our shift, we told her about what we do. We said that we teach people who want to learn more about Jesus Christ and His restored Gospel. We told her that we help people find the answer to questions such as where we were before we lived on earth, what our purpose is while we're here, and where we will go after this life. She stopped us and said, "That is exactly what I was thinking about this morning." As we continued to talk with her, she said how she believes we were meant to meet her that afternoon. It was so cute, later she said.."This is really freaking me out." Ha she's the funniest lady. Long story short, we switched contact info and went on our way. Well, she called us Sunday (early in the morning while we were in ward council) and we weren't able to get back to her until later that afternoon. In her message she told us she kept looking at the card we gave her and couldn't get it off her mind. She said she had lots of questions for us. We called her back and she said she had been watched lots of videos of our church on Youtube (that made me nervous at first...who knows what's on the internet) but she said she really wants to meet with us to talk. She has an incredible desire to change. She said when we walked up to her yesterday that there was a light about us. I said, "Oh, thank you" and went to mention how glad we were to meet her, but she stopped me and said, "No, you don't understand..there was a spirit about you." She has been desiring a change in her life, and God prepared her for the message we will share with her. The experience of meeting her has been incredible. We are going over to talk with her tomorrow evening. She told us to "Please don't forget about me." She's amazing! Talk about the miracle we have been praying for.

Love you all, Be safe and PRAY for missionary opportunities (then ACT when you notice them) :)

Love

-Sister Brown