Sister Anderson had this incredibly clever idea where she
takes the marque sign from the churches we pass and uses it as her subject
line...so that's what I'll do from now on. They're just so clever!
Here comes the heat!! This week has made me wonder how on
earth I made it last summer. It's only June and it feels like I literally start
melting the moment we step outside. YAY! ha Thank heavens the rain comes down
often.
Ok, so super cool lesson we had this week..we went over to a
less active lady's house. Her name is Brittney, she's 28, and has a little girl
who is 3. Anyways, we were talking with her, and she's always so on fire about
the gospel and the Lord. While visiting with her, her boyfriend pulls up in his
truck. She had told us before about how he had started to show interest in
learning more about the church. She always tells him what she learns. She's a
member...but never had a full understanding of the gospel. So when he walks in
the house, she asks him if he wants to read some scriptures from the Book of
Mormon with us since now is as good a time as any to learn about the church.
Did I mention how much I love this girl? So she starts explaining to him
everything from the first 7 chapters of the Book of Mormon that we had already
read. When she gets excited, she starts to talk really fast and use her hands a
lot. The more she talked about Nephi and his family's story...the faster her
sentences got and the bigger her hand gestures became. ha we then read two
chapters with them, stopping for a few discussion questions here and there.
After we read and discussed, she started asking all these questions about the
plan of Salvation. She knows her bible REALLY well, so I related it back to
what she knows in there. Her eyes were so bright and her smile so huge. She was
on fire! The holy ghost was there with us in that lesson, and her boyfriend
said he was sad we didn't have more time to read and visit. We're so excited to
work more with them this week.
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| Miss Betty! We just love this lady. We had a wonderful heart to heart with her this past week. I don't know if she is ready to progress in the gospel right now, but it was wonderful to hear her sincere love for her Savior. She expressed feelings of not doing all He desired of her. I believe we all have those feelings of inadequacy..but we don't need to. As we humbly recognize our true, divine potential, we will also recognize the beautiful healing of God's forgiveness. Every time we fall short of what He expects from us, we can get back up and try again. Reach out to those in need as you reach heavenward for His strength. Love yall! |
Another neat lesson was with a part member family. The
husband isn't a member. He says he wants to believe in it all...but he just
hasn't felt like God has confirmed that this is the truth yet. We read from
Joseph Smith's history with them, and he connected so well with Joseph! We felt
that some of the comments were intended to play devil's advocate...but we
pointed out the truth in what he was saying and it actually strengthened the
lesson. At the end, he really opened up about some of his struggles. We
discussed how we have to be willing to turn our will over to the Lord. The
topic of sacrifice..in a sense. The spirit entered into the room as soon as we
discussed the Sabbath day and the importance of keeping it holy. This amazing
couple knew it was what they were holding back from the Lord. Whether they were
ready to admit it or not, the spirit was there supporting our words and
testifying of truth! Amazing.
Our other part member family (Trish [mom, dating a less
active member] and her son [12]are the ones being taught) I have spoke of
before is not yet on date for
baptism...but they are on their way. In fact, we talked about how the
parents are planning to get married soon! Yay! Living the gospel requires
action. Faith is action. What a remarkable leap of faith.
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| Sister Lewis sent me an alligator that grows in water... look at this beauty. |
We have continued finding in every situation. It is amazing
how many new investigators we have found recently. People are hungry for this
gospel! We must simply reach out to them and invite them in! Invite, Invite,
Invite :D
LOVE,
Sister Brown
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