Happy Monday! This week was great!! It started off with our trip to the Redwoods and they were beautiful! It was great to see green again!
We had lots of miracles this week! It's awesome when you act on a small prompting and then it turns into a huge miracle! We had a few appointments fall through on Thursday, so we were trying to figure out where we should go for a few extra minutes. A subtle thought came into my mind to visit a former investigator named Laura and her mother who's less active. The reason we had to drop Laura in the first place is because she was soo hard to get ahold of. So when we went over, she answered the door! We had a great chat and she told us that we were inspired to come over. That day was exactly a year since her brother had passed away and she needed some comfort and peace. We sang "Where Can I Turn for Peace?" and she was really touched by it. We set up a time to meet with her and now she's an investigator again! It was an amazing miracle!
We had lots of miracles this week! It's awesome when you act on a small prompting and then it turns into a huge miracle! We had a few appointments fall through on Thursday, so we were trying to figure out where we should go for a few extra minutes. A subtle thought came into my mind to visit a former investigator named Laura and her mother who's less active. The reason we had to drop Laura in the first place is because she was soo hard to get ahold of. So when we went over, she answered the door! We had a great chat and she told us that we were inspired to come over. That day was exactly a year since her brother had passed away and she needed some comfort and peace. We sang "Where Can I Turn for Peace?" and she was really touched by it. We set up a time to meet with her and now she's an investigator again! It was an amazing miracle!
On Thursdays, we contact near a Farmers Market downtown and there are always a lot of people there. Because there are so many people, we had to park a few blocks away. So after we had contacted there, we were walking back to the car and when we got there, we saw two women sitting on the porch of the house that our car was parked in front of. They seemed pretty friendly, so we went over and started talking to them. One of the women, Dorothy, told us that she was baptized a member of the church in San Jose years ago when she was 13. We talked to her for a couple more minutes and pretty soon she said, "Can you guys share a message with me right now?" So we opened the scriptures and shared a message about the Savior. Then she took us by surprise when she said, "You know, I've been breaking all the rules. I really need to get my act together. Will you girls pick me up for church this Sunday?" We were so surprised and excited! We sang for her and said a prayer and it was a really sweet experience. She hugged us and thanked us as we left. It was such a miracle.
It's amazing how the Lord organizes every little detail for our prayers to be answered or for our faith to be strengthened. If we had parked somewhere else, we wouldn't have met her. If we had left any earlier or later, she may not have been there. He really does have the whole world in His hands!
Another prayer answered: Sister Gregerson is trying to get a Christus made of Redwood as a souvenir from her mission. So far no one knows how to obtain one. Well, I spoke in church yesterday in the 1st ward and we were on splits. So my companions were in the 4th ward for a little while. The man I was speaking with had volunteered to speak on that Sunday because he likes to give talks. There was a brother in the ward that came up and talked to me about the pens that he makes out of wood that comes from Jerusalem. The man I was speaking with chimed in and said, "If you need any redwood, I've got huge beams of it at home!" Then he proceeded to tell us that the redwood he had was over 2,000 years old and that it was here on this continent when Christ came. I got so excited and had to ask him if we could have some! So he's going to give us some ancient redwood for Sister Gregerson! It was definitely an answer to prayers for her! Now we just need to find someone who carves wood...
To make a long story short, this week was awesome. And it ended with a bang. We had our musical fireside last night. Remember the one that we invited the whole city of Livermore to? It was wonderful. I had been praying so hard all week that it would work out and that all of the performers would be able to perform to the best of their abilities. Well, it was a wonderful evening filled with the Spirit! It was truly a miracle because us missionaries weren't able to practice our song with the pianist until 30 minutes before the performance. But as we performed, I'm convinced that we had a choir of angels singing with us. Everyone did so well and those who attended loved it! We had two investigators and a less active show up. It was the perfect ending to a perfect week. And of course, I can't go a whole letter without talking about my wonderful companions. I have learned and grown sooo much with them; in a good way! They are amazing sisters and I'm honored to be their third wheel.
Anyways, I love you all!
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