Last
Monday we were having an alright day but all of our plans had fallen
through so we were a little sad about that. Then out of nowhere this
Hispanic guy named Danny walks up to us and asks us what do we believe.
Sister Walker doesn't know Spanish so I told her what he had said and
then she started hitting my arm to tell him what we believed. I started
talking about the restoration of the gospel and I promised him that he
could know if our message was true through sincere prayer. Then he set
up an appointment with us for a lesson! We were so unbelievably
excited!! It's not every day that a stranger walks up to us and asks us
questions to learn more. It was such a blessing!
We
ended up having a lesson with Danny at the church with a couple of
other members. He loves the Bible and has a hard time understanding how
the Bible and the Book of Mormon work together. Unfortunately, during
the lesson it almost seemed like he wanted to bash or prove us wrong
more than genuinely find out if our message is true. He did commit to
read the Book of Mormon though so we hope to see some progress in the
future!
We haven't been
able to meet with Omar since last Sunday so hopefully we can see him
sometime this week! He couldn't come to church either because he had to
work. We are praying that we can have a lesson with him this Monday
though because we are going to have the chance to have a family home
evening with President and Sister Eaton and we want Omar to be there!
Our
investigator Rebecca and her daughters also came to church this Sunday!
They only stayed for sacrament but they came! She is the one who speaks
Dinka so it's pretty hard to communicate with her.
Another
miracle we had this past week was that our investigator, Ritchey,
started to read the Book of Mormon and he LOVED it!! I know that as he
keeps reading he will feel the spirit testify to him that it is another
testament of Jesus Christ and he will have the desire to be baptized!
In
Galatians 5:22-23, we learn that, "the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness,
temperance."
There is so
much power in the Book of Mormon and anyone who reads it with an open
heart and with a desire to know if it is true will feel the fruits of
the Spirit.
I love
reflecting on my day and recognizing the hand of God and the Spirit
leading and guiding me throughout the day! These feelings of the spirit
make our lives so much better! The best way to live is to have the
spirit with you! There's no better way and we need to make sure we do
our part to have the spirit with us. Obedience equals having the spirit
with you which equals feeling the fruits of the spirit and blessings!
Sister Walker and I are having fun here in Auburn and we are so excited to see miracles happen!
By
the way we had a fiesta for Mirella and Lesley Valle because they are
both leaving on their missions within the next week! Lesley is going to
Chile and Mirella is going to Peru! I am so excited for them!!! :)
Okay, hasta luego!
Hermana Soliz
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| Mirella and Lesley are going on a mission! |
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| Farewell celebration! |
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