Hey! What's up? :D
This week has been awesome!
So, if you haven't
seen my Facebook page, I have been transferred. I am now serving down
on the west side of Layton with a ward called Ellison Park.
On Wednesday, Hna.
Felix and I had wanted to work right up until 9pm and it was 8:58pm
when we felt we should go see someone who lives close to our home. We
knocked the door, knowing it was late, not sure if we were going to get
an answer, and gen it opened! The woman we were there to see let us in
and we were able to share a message with her and her family. It went
really well; we focused on how a new year brings us opportunities to
change and they all said they wanted to get closer to God. We promised
them we would help with that, and any other goals they have, and invited
them to read a pamphlet before we came back. We then left and got home
just before 9:30pm. I later learned that the first time the sisters had
spoken with this family, they hadn't been receptive at all. Goes to show
that miracles happen, even in the 11th hour, as we dedicate our all to
God and trust that He'll provide.
Then, on Thursday,
we had 2 or 3 set lessons and even had a member come out with us, but
then the lessons fell through. It was a bit disappointing but we decided
to try a part member/less active family nearby to see if they were
home. A woman answered the door and we started talking with her. She
really opened up as we spoke about families and then we tied it into the
plan of salvation. The Spirit was very strong and she looked really
happy, so we invited her to be baptized. She said yes! We then invited
her for the 21st of January but she said no because she has a set
appointment for that day and the following. We left her with the promise
that this message will truly bless her and her family and we left with a
return appointment.
Friday was also
really good! We taught a family that the sisters had found a little
while ago and all of the family was there (so, mom and dad, 2 daughters,
and an aunt). We taught them the Restoration, having started with a
pretty in depth "get to know you". They were all involved in the lesson
and agreeing with the things we shared. Towards the end, the dad wasn't
really that excited to change or to commit to anything, but he was
honest and sincere, so we feel that he will be able to progress once we
find him some fellowshippers. The mom and daughters all love this and
really want to come to church, read the Book of Mormon, and pray. They
have told us that they can feel a difference between this message and
other churches and they like it. I'm really excited to have a family to
teach and they are all amazing!
Saturday was a bit rough, due to parties and all, but we will recover.
The best part of
the week was the party we had as a mission. The whole mission got
together at 7:30-10:30pm to celebrate the new year. We started with a
testimony session then started to play. There was one room for crafts
(...I didn't go to that one...), one for board games (I went towards the
end), and the gym was used for sports. We played speedball and
dodgeball, zone against zone so I got a little competitive :) Spanish
won all the games we had (because we are AWESOME like that :D ) and it
was a lot of fun to see how horrified and shocked people were to see me
play hard. As many of you know, I am fairly nice, and I make sure people
have their turns and all that good stuff, but I also love to play hard!
I love giving my all to a game, to ensure my team wins, and it was
kinda fun to see the faces of people who haven't seen that side of me
before. Haha, I really enjoyed myself with the sports. Towards the end I
went into the game room and played a game called "What Did You Say?"
where you put a piece of plastic in your mouth to make it difficult to
say anything, then try to say hard phrases. It was very entertaining to
watch and guess! :D I love being with my mission family and we ended the
night with a devotional.
Sunday was
amazing! We met 4 new people, though we didn't have long lessons with
them, for various reasons. One of them we feel is a tender mercy for us;
his name is Armando. He is recently divorced and works a lot, so it may
be difficult to teach him, but he accepted a Book of Mormon and was
really interested. He gave us his phone number and said we could come
back next Sunday, his only day off. I was really excited to see how many
different people are in my area and I can't wait to find more! I know
that this week we didn't hit our goals, but we saw miracles and we'll
apply what we have learned to make this next week amazing. We have the
goal of 5 baptisms this month and we have about 8 investigators as of
right now that we feel will progress this month.
I love you all!
Thank you for a great 2016 and I'm so excited to see what 2017 brings. I
hope you all have made some good goals and are ready for a great year!
Have a great week! Remember who you are!
Love,
Hermana Lindh
Hermana Lindh
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