All I have for that sign is --> Perfect.
We found a lady
couple weeks ago. Her name is Etissa. She recently had a stroke and cannot
communicate very easily. The right side of her body doesn't function well, and
she can't seem to get the thoughts she has to form words and come out right.
When we went up to her, she was so excited to see us. We came back for another
visit a few days later. She showed us her bible, and expressed how much she
loved the Lord and that she knew He would heal her in time. She loves to listen
to what we have to tell her and she keeps her reading commitments. Well, we
aren't sure how much she understands..so we aren't sure exactly what to do. We
decided to help her continue coming to church because she really wanted to, but
we aren't going to invite her to baptism yet.
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| Wishing those signs were switched. |
We had a really amazing experience with her while we were
teaching the restoration to her this Sunday. We explained the priesthood,
prophets, the ministry of Jesus Christ, etc. We got the part about Joseph
Smith's experience when he had the first vision. She kept smiling and nodding
saying, "yes, yes." We turned the page, and she pointed to the
picture of Joseph Smith receiving the Priesthood. She said, "Who's
that?" We then explained that Peter, James, and John ordained Joseph Smith
and gave him the priesthood authority. All of a sudden, she went,
"Oh." And then a little more emphatically and energetically,
"Oh, oh." She started patting her head, then her shoulders and heart.
She had a huge smile on her face and kept saying, "I feel it, I feel it."
The spirit entered the room so strongly. What a wonderful lesson. When our
language fails, the spirit never does.
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| Sister Hale and I after exchanges. |
Thursday we had the opportunity to go on exchanges with our
sister training leaders in Hazlehurst. It was a wonderful experience. I'm not
sure what it was, but being there and seeing the energy with which the work was
being done gave me extra motivation. Ever since that day, I have had more
excitement and "fire" in this work. A bit of a funny story from that
night:It got to be 8:00 and a huge rainstorm hit. HUGE. All of our appointments
fell through, so we were walking, driving, and slipping on incredibly sandy
roads for an hour without any luck. At one point the lightning got really bad.
The sky would light up to be brighter than the middle of the day and the air
cracked with energy. Sister Hale (the sister I was in Hazlehurst with) and I
kept laughing over how crazy of a circumstance we were in... not to mention we
were a little nervous about our safety. The good news is, we were just fine and
soaked through to the bone. Umbrellas don't do much good here in Georgia. :D I
love the storms!
While on topic of the rain--Our ward was notified that we
might be asked to go help the flood victims in Louisiana because of all the
damage done recently. What a wonderful call. We have the opportunity to serve
in various capacities within the church and our life. Let's make the most of
them!
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| Got to ride a horse! |
Sunday proved to be an absolute miracle! The part member
family we have been working with for the last three transfers all came to
church, AND they had their baby blessed. They will be back next week as well.
Not only that, but we had 3 other investigators come to church who we just
found this week while tracting (we had ward members give them all rides).
Lastly, another part member couple came to church without us even knowing they
were planning on it. We had 7 investigators at church. I almost passed out.
It's incredibly hard to get people to follow through with commitments
sometimes, but oh the joy we saw in their faces when they were sitting in
sacrament meeting! There is a special spirit of peace you can't help but feel
while sitting in the chapel. I thank Heavenly Father so, so much for putting it
in their hearts to come this week. Miracles DO happen!!
Sorry for the scattered email. Most importantly, I would
like to let y'all know that I know Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. I
will be ever grateful for His, and our Heavenly parent's, sacrifice which
allows us to return where our spirit yearns to be. We are sons and daughters of
the divine. In a world that changes all around us, what is within us will stay
the same. We are children of a loving and merciful God. He knows us personally.
The purpose of this life is to become as HE and His Son are.
Share your testimony. It's too precious to keep hidden.
Love,
Sister Brown
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