So many things happened this week! It was kind of a blur. But that's not exactly uncommon. The days just kind of blend together.
On Tuesday, we got to see Miss Betty again (the classiest ever 91 year old that I want to be when I grow up). We are still finishing weeding her flowerbeds, a few hours a week. Other times we just come to visit with her and talk about how she is doing and then slip in a video, bible story, or explain more about our missions and our church. She loves asking us questions. And I LOVE hearing her childhood stories. She has very strong personal morals and won't accept anything that she can't repay so she keeps asking how she can make a donation to our church. After persistently assuring her that we do this because we want to serve and love as Christ did, and because we love her, she still felt guilty for having us do so much work so we told her she could help us by letting us practice our teaching with her. She agreed! So we get to "teach" Miss Betty :) She's the sweetest.
On Tuesday, we got to see Miss Betty again (the classiest ever 91 year old that I want to be when I grow up). We are still finishing weeding her flowerbeds, a few hours a week. Other times we just come to visit with her and talk about how she is doing and then slip in a video, bible story, or explain more about our missions and our church. She loves asking us questions. And I LOVE hearing her childhood stories. She has very strong personal morals and won't accept anything that she can't repay so she keeps asking how she can make a donation to our church. After persistently assuring her that we do this because we want to serve and love as Christ did, and because we love her, she still felt guilty for having us do so much work so we told her she could help us by letting us practice our teaching with her. She agreed! So we get to "teach" Miss Betty :) She's the sweetest.
That night we went to a nursing home with our amazing relief society president to visit an elderly member. She couldn't hear us so we could only smile and sit with her a while but it was nice.
Wednesday was an incredibly blessed and busy day. In the morning we had a bible study with a recent convert Sister. This Sister wants to teach her granddaughter the Bible stories since they are not members of the church (and the parents are opposed to her teaching anything from the Book of Mormon). We showed her how to access the children's Bible story videos and she loved it. We read the Good Samaritan and she practiced teaching it to us. Ahhh she is so wonderful.
Later we went to a less active sister's house with a member who I LOVE. She's from Germany and calls us shnicklefritz. If that's how you spell it haha. This less active sister was nervous to have us there until we talked her into showing us her artwork. She does AMAZING paintings. It was fun to see her open up as she explained each one.
Later that day I talked Sister Mutter into tracting (I am a bigger fan than she is) and the Lord BLESSED us. We had AMAZING contacts. Every door we knocked on that answered was extremely polite and we were able to even get in our testimonies (which is rare, usually we have about 3 seconds before the door closes). We talked to two people for a very long time. One was even atheist and actually said he would read the Book of Mormon along with the Bible (for intellectual purposes-works for us:).
We had a lesson the next day with the mother of a family we are teaching. It was simply on faith but the spirit was so strong. Next time we are teaching the Restoration and the Book of Mormon but the pressure is on because the father will be there-and he said he would call out anything he didn't agree with. But we are excited because we know that he is seeking truth-and lucky for us, we have it!
We did a Bible study with a less active sister. This was our third time. We love it. I LOVE THE BIBLE!!! I never knew how much I could love it but the last few weeks I can't get enough of it. Anyway. We read our chapter and were just discussing when this completely unrelated question popped out of my mouth (a.k.a. Holy Ghost). She paused for a second and then the tears just poured. She expressed a lot of anxieties and worries that she has been shouldering. It was an incredible experience of discerning needs because we were then able to address the real needs she had.
The next AMAZING experience was during a personal study when I was having a not so great day. I felt prompted to a specific chapter in the Book of Mormon. I read it and felt very humbled but wasn't exactly comforted. I then felt so strongly that I needed to read one of the many family history stories my incredible mother sent me. I kept pushing the feeling off but I finally opened up the book. I scanned the names for the one that was calling me to read their story. I flipped through a lot before I stopped on my Grandpa Peck. I smiled just thinking about him. I scanned the first part when I had to do a double take because I looked at his birth date- May 4th- and my watch- May 4th. It was his birthday!!! Just that simple thing was such a tender mercy. I got to say happy birthday to my angel Grandfather who is with me more than I know. I love him. It completely turned my day around to read memories of him and to be reminded of his constant positive attitude. It had me singing Johnny Appleseed all day- "The Lord's been good to me and so I thank the Lord, for giving me the things I need, the rain and sun and an apple seed. The Lord's been good to me". Between that and the humbling Book of Mormon chapter I read, there was no way on earth I could feel down. The Lord has been far, far too good to me, more than I could ever deserve. He has given us EVERYTHING we ever need-Jesus Christ. The Lord's been good to me, and so I thank the Lord. Gratitude will change your attitude quicker than anything, try it out this week :) I love you all!!!!!!! SOOOOO much!!!!
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