I thought this title was especially fitting for the family
this week. Remember that regardless storms that blow in, Jesus Christ will
always shine forever. He truly lights our way.
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| Group photo with the #LIGHTtheWORLD end of the float |
We've been teaching an older woman (83) this past week. The
first time we met her we left a "Finding Faith in Jesus Christ" pass
along card with our contact information on it in case she wanted to get a hold
of us. Well, she ended up calling the Salt Lake number and ordering a DVD. We
received a notice the next day and scheduled a time to bring her the DVD.
Little did she know we would be the ones coming back to deliver her movie :)
She was pleasantly surprised. We've gone back a couple of times since then and
introduced her to the Book of Mormon. The last time we were over, she was so
excited to read the first chapter of Nephi. She has that humble heart which
allows her to genuinely and sincerely ask God if our message is true. We're
excited to hear what happened!
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| Sister Boyer and I. You can see some of the float in the background...not too much though. I'll see if the members have more photos. |
Saturday was the huge success of the annual Christmas
parade. Apparently the church hasn't done a float in a while. This year was
quite different! Second ward made a float. They spent every night for an entire
week constructing a breathtaking parade float. It was flawless. As we were
walking down the streets of Douglas, many people said with wide eyes,
"Y'all's float is gorgeous!" They were right. We're hoping to get
first place because if we do, we will have a picture on the front page of the
newspaper. What fantastic publicity to move the missionary work forward here!
In addition, we handed out roughly 1,000 pass along cards. More importantly,
however, it was wonderful to see the entire town of Douglas come together in a
joined celebrating of Jesus Christ. The theme was 'Peace on Earth.' Jesus
Christ is truly the one who can offer us true peace. He can calm the troubled
hearts, lift up those who have fallen, strengthen the weak, and wipe all our
tears away. I know He is my Savior, and I love Him with all my heart.
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| The Spanish Elders convinced us to all try a habanero pepper. All I have to say is I will never be doing that again. |
Sunday we saw the miracle of a less active lady whom we love
so dearly come to church. She has some health concerns, but could be coming
every week if she made the effort. She kept telling us she was going to
surprise us one day by coming to church. Many people say that. I have been here
8 months and hadn't seen her at church once regardless of how hard we pushed
for her to come. Amazingly, I looked over Sunday morning and there she was! Now
if we can only keep her coming.
I love y'all! Have a Blessed week!
Sister Brown
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