Blossoms Everywhere
Special thanks for your letters. I have many true friends in the St. George 4th Ward. Your testimonies lift me even more than you can know.
What a blessing. We were able to have a lesson with member participation and a woman named Nijole. Then she and the member came to church on their own. Yay! We love members! We love members!
Wow. This week we had three lessons with member participation. Members make such a wonderful difference. They have a special ability to relate to our investigators. They can often share personal experiences which help.
We had a miracle 3-new-investigator night. After a lesson, we had a really short of time left to harvest. We relied on the spirit to know whether to harvest where we were or somewhere else. We felt that we should harvest near our home. We don't often to this because we know that most buildings have been knocked fairly recently, but we were let right into the first door we knocked. There was a nice elderly couple and a grand daughter who let us come in and visit. We were able to testify simply and in unity of the restoration. How great is our call.
Our progressing investigators right now are Egle, Nijole, and Rasa. We have been able to start having member presents with each of them. Truly this is the Lord's work. As the spirit has touched them (especially through prayer and church attendance) they are starting to have an increased desire to courageously follow the example of Jesus Christ.
There will be a baptism this Saturday of a woman I contacted back in September. We hope that all three of our investigators will be able to attend. It was a great week, and our work was blessed by the teaching and training we received while attending the Sisters' Conference in Riga.
March 21, 2011
March 13, 2011
Letter - March 7, 2011
OH Boy!
My heart swells with gratitude as I approach my year mark in the field. It will be next Monday, March 15. I'll also be heading to a Sisters' Conference, so I don't know if I'll be emailing next week. Gratitude has become an increasing important part of my life and of my mission the longer I serve. Gratitude, as President Monson talked about in October General Conference, brings wholeness to life. Gratitude kind of checks my ever-increasing desire for excellence.
Yesterday was an especially fun day in church. I got to lead the 2nd hour gospel principles discussion. It was a real test of my language skills. I'm really just getting a hang of some of the simpler grammar principles of this language. By grace, and with a lot of smiles and help from the class, we were able to have a romping gospel discussion, have a great balance of input from the class members. I really really enjoy when things "get a little out of hand," in other words, the class-members were excited and commenting.
We have met a great investigator, his name is Vitali, and he is from English Class. In English, we invited our investigators to ask questions they want to know about us in English during the next class period. He followed the commitment, came with a list of questions, and even asked for a Book of Mormon. The next week, he was taught a first lesson, attended the baptism following hour, and then came to the full three hours of church the next day. It doesn't stop there. He's coming to family home evening tonight. He has seen something different in us, and he's willing to know more. That's a miracle!
My heart swells with gratitude as I approach my year mark in the field. It will be next Monday, March 15. I'll also be heading to a Sisters' Conference, so I don't know if I'll be emailing next week. Gratitude has become an increasing important part of my life and of my mission the longer I serve. Gratitude, as President Monson talked about in October General Conference, brings wholeness to life. Gratitude kind of checks my ever-increasing desire for excellence.
Yesterday was an especially fun day in church. I got to lead the 2nd hour gospel principles discussion. It was a real test of my language skills. I'm really just getting a hang of some of the simpler grammar principles of this language. By grace, and with a lot of smiles and help from the class, we were able to have a romping gospel discussion, have a great balance of input from the class members. I really really enjoy when things "get a little out of hand," in other words, the class-members were excited and commenting.
We have met a great investigator, his name is Vitali, and he is from English Class. In English, we invited our investigators to ask questions they want to know about us in English during the next class period. He followed the commitment, came with a list of questions, and even asked for a Book of Mormon. The next week, he was taught a first lesson, attended the baptism following hour, and then came to the full three hours of church the next day. It doesn't stop there. He's coming to family home evening tonight. He has seen something different in us, and he's willing to know more. That's a miracle!
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