Dear friends and family,
Another crazy week!
We've been trying to pass Brother Elliott off to the YSA Elders because we know he will do so much better in a branch his age. He's still really struggling with the Word of Wisdom, so Sister Jarman, the Elders and I felt like we needed to teach a combined lesson on fasting. Little did we know that as we were praying and planning the lesson that night, Brother Elliott decided to fast for the next days' lesson. When we found out later and asked him what gave him that idea, he said "well, it's in the scriptures?" The Spirit orchestrates everything perfectly!
We stopped a man outside of the library and he agreed to meet with us. When we came to his house last night, member in tow, he greeted us with his adorable eight year old daughter who presented us with candy. The lesson went really well. He informed us that he'd gone online and skimmed through the entire Book of Mormon. I asked him what he excepted from our meeting together and he informed us he's looking for a wife. He said "I've been having this ongoing conversation with God and asking him for an opportunity to meet someone who could be a
mother to Jordan. The next week, two girls stop me in the parking lot and tell me about a church that's super family-oriented. So I consider you two an answer to a prayer. I just have to see if it's the answer I want." He and his daughter committed to be baptized!
I knew coming out here that I would experience a lot of rejection. But it's difficult to explain why that's so. Why don't people listen? It's true, isn't it? Elder Holland said, " I am convinced that missionary work is not easy because salvation is not a cheap experience. Salvation was never easy. We are the Church of Jesus Christ, this is the truth, He is our Great Eternal Head. Why would we believe...it would be easy for us, when it was never, ever easy for Him?" We are all the Lord's servants, and have taken upon us His name. Our lives should be a type of His sacrifice. When we make that covenant, that's what we're promising to do. But we are yoked with the Lord, and it's possible through Him.
Have a lovely week, all!
Sister Johns
Another crazy week!
We've been trying to pass Brother Elliott off to the YSA Elders because we know he will do so much better in a branch his age. He's still really struggling with the Word of Wisdom, so Sister Jarman, the Elders and I felt like we needed to teach a combined lesson on fasting. Little did we know that as we were praying and planning the lesson that night, Brother Elliott decided to fast for the next days' lesson. When we found out later and asked him what gave him that idea, he said "well, it's in the scriptures?" The Spirit orchestrates everything perfectly!
We stopped a man outside of the library and he agreed to meet with us. When we came to his house last night, member in tow, he greeted us with his adorable eight year old daughter who presented us with candy. The lesson went really well. He informed us that he'd gone online and skimmed through the entire Book of Mormon. I asked him what he excepted from our meeting together and he informed us he's looking for a wife. He said "I've been having this ongoing conversation with God and asking him for an opportunity to meet someone who could be a
mother to Jordan. The next week, two girls stop me in the parking lot and tell me about a church that's super family-oriented. So I consider you two an answer to a prayer. I just have to see if it's the answer I want." He and his daughter committed to be baptized!
I knew coming out here that I would experience a lot of rejection. But it's difficult to explain why that's so. Why don't people listen? It's true, isn't it? Elder Holland said, " I am convinced that missionary work is not easy because salvation is not a cheap experience. Salvation was never easy. We are the Church of Jesus Christ, this is the truth, He is our Great Eternal Head. Why would we believe...it would be easy for us, when it was never, ever easy for Him?" We are all the Lord's servants, and have taken upon us His name. Our lives should be a type of His sacrifice. When we make that covenant, that's what we're promising to do. But we are yoked with the Lord, and it's possible through Him.
Have a lovely week, all!
Sister Johns
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