January 28, 2013
Hello all!
I have to give props to the
Brother and Sister Herzig (who probably have no idea what "props" are)
for their excellent assistance this week. Sister Herzig came out
teaching with us twice and was very helpful, and they gave us a ride to
the church on Wednesday and Thursday, and they let us email at their
house today and fed us lunch and ice cream. So they are the winners.
Also, they are nice but don't love us quite as much as they love Sister
Barnes and Sister Packard!
Anyway. This week was great. Mostly because we had
more success in achieving our goals and we had Zone Conference which was
very spiritually filling. Both things that make for a good week. You
should go acheive some goals and see how it makes you feel!
I'm not sure if you know this, but bikes are great.
Except if you ask my companion right after I made her bike 9 miles to a
member's house! But she survived so It's all good! I am excited that to
one day ride bikes NOT in a skirt, but it's not too bad now.
And while this week was filled with fun
and exciting things, I don't have much time to write about it. So here's
some highlights, as usual:
One of the
incredible experiences we had this week was with Pierre. We came over,
planning to teach the Restoration and as soon as we sat down, he asked a
question about why there are so many different churches! It was the
perfect set up! He was prepared for the lesson before we even introduced
it! By the end of the lesson, he was so excited to read the Book of
Mormon (especially since we had given him a copy in French!) And he
couldn't wait to come to church! He told us the that if God was at the
church, he would never leave, but be there every week! We missionaries
(and Sister Herzig) testified of the Spirit he would feel there, to the
point where we were all excited to go!
On Sunday, we waited and waited for him to come. Finally right
after the Sacrament, the doors opened and in walked Pierre with his wife
and two boys! It was awesome! They both said they loved it and would be
there again next week! hopefully we can have some leadership come with
us this week and get them both baptized! He knows it is true! He is
also really excited to learn about the plan of salvation because someone
mentioned it in Sunday School! I love elect people!
I also had a testimony-strengthening experience this
week as we went out to harvest. We had chosen a street to knock, but as
we rode down this street, I felt like that was not where we were
supposed to be. So we knocked a nearby street instead. No one on the
street would let us pray with them, and I felt like I was somehow not
listening to the Spirit or something. Then 2 days later we were in the
same area and decided to knock the street we had originally chosen. We
found 6 homes to bless and 4 people that accepted baptism! I realized as
we were walking back to our bikes that we had been prompted to not
knock that street the first time so that we could find those people at
the right time. I love finding people and being guided by the Spirit!
Also, Stacey had a little break-through
this week where she actually connected with the things we were teaching!
She really liked Enos. Such faith, such love. I like that story, too.
Do you?
Okay, that's all for today, folks! Time to turn off your computers and go outside in the beautiful sunshine! Oh wait. . .
I love you anyway! Share your testimony with someone and you'll feel a warm glow!
Love, Hermana Sheffield
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