Happy post fourth, everyone!
This week I learned what it means to be bold. This is something that
I've been working on this whole time. It's difficult to say hard
things to people. But as my sister training leader told me, "You can
say anything you want as long as it's true." The other day, we were
led to a less active couple who had stopped coming to church because
they were offended. I'm telling you, the spirit did some serious
throwing down in that lesson--through us.
It is so important to speak the TRUTH. Sometimes, we'll be contacting
a random person on the street and one of us will testify, "You are a
son of God, and He loves you." And you can physically see a little
more light in that person's eyes as those words are said. Conversely,
we stopped into a person's home this week and they were telling us
what they believed--they were saying things that weren't true. And the
spirit was not there at all.
One day, we had two solid appointments set up that we were excited
for. Then both people contacted us and cancelled. One of the ladies
actually dropped us too. We were finding in an area and not having
much success at all. I felt like something big was about to happen,
but we would have to ask for it first. So we stopped in the middle of
the road and the words came out of my mouth, "help us find someone to
baptize." We walked down another street and knocked on a door. A
younger man opened it who has moved here recently from Rwanda with his
wife and child. We taught the restoration right then and there! Next,
we went to track down a referral. On our way, we stopped a lady and
had a lesson with her. She accepted a baptismal date. Then we taught
the referral, a lady whose husband recently died in a tragic accident.
She was so receptive. And THAT'S how we came to get three new
investigators in one day!
We have the best Ward mission leader ever! He teaches Gospel
Principles, and this week he got up and said, "Sister Vaughn and
Sister Johns, will you give us a musical number?" Next thing I know, I
have a hymn book in my hands and Sister Vaughn is playing the 17
Miracles version of "Savior, Redeemer of My Soul." So I just went for
it. Brother Kinman actually got really emotional. It made me realize
that I need to work on my talents more so I can feel prepared for
moments like that, and help others feel the Spirit.
Hope this rambling email made sense!
Love you,
Sister Johns
This week I learned what it means to be bold. This is something that
I've been working on this whole time. It's difficult to say hard
things to people. But as my sister training leader told me, "You can
say anything you want as long as it's true." The other day, we were
led to a less active couple who had stopped coming to church because
they were offended. I'm telling you, the spirit did some serious
throwing down in that lesson--through us.
It is so important to speak the TRUTH. Sometimes, we'll be contacting
a random person on the street and one of us will testify, "You are a
son of God, and He loves you." And you can physically see a little
more light in that person's eyes as those words are said. Conversely,
we stopped into a person's home this week and they were telling us
what they believed--they were saying things that weren't true. And the
spirit was not there at all.
One day, we had two solid appointments set up that we were excited
for. Then both people contacted us and cancelled. One of the ladies
actually dropped us too. We were finding in an area and not having
much success at all. I felt like something big was about to happen,
but we would have to ask for it first. So we stopped in the middle of
the road and the words came out of my mouth, "help us find someone to
baptize." We walked down another street and knocked on a door. A
younger man opened it who has moved here recently from Rwanda with his
wife and child. We taught the restoration right then and there! Next,
we went to track down a referral. On our way, we stopped a lady and
had a lesson with her. She accepted a baptismal date. Then we taught
the referral, a lady whose husband recently died in a tragic accident.
She was so receptive. And THAT'S how we came to get three new
investigators in one day!
We have the best Ward mission leader ever! He teaches Gospel
Principles, and this week he got up and said, "Sister Vaughn and
Sister Johns, will you give us a musical number?" Next thing I know, I
have a hymn book in my hands and Sister Vaughn is playing the 17
Miracles version of "Savior, Redeemer of My Soul." So I just went for
it. Brother Kinman actually got really emotional. It made me realize
that I need to work on my talents more so I can feel prepared for
moments like that, and help others feel the Spirit.
Hope this rambling email made sense!
Love you,
Sister Johns
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