I have kept re checking the calendar over and over and I
seriously can't believe it's already almost March. It seems like time is flying
by and I'm just trying to keep up.
Well, once again I have kind of
used up all my time... sorry! But I am setting a goal to be better at emailing!
Yawl can all hold me accountable starting next Monday. :)
This week was amazing!
On Tuesday we saw one really
awesome miracle. One lady who is a potential investigator sent out a big group
text to tell everyone that her number had changed. No big deal. Until about ten
minutes later when we get a text from one of the other people in the group
message asking if this was still the "elders from Utah." We said we
were now Sisters and we were from Idaho but we do the same thing. Turns out it
was a former investigator who saw our number in the group message (which was
saved to his phone as the elders from Utah) and it sparked his memory. He said
he had actually been thinking about reaching out to us and meeting with us
again! We set an appointment to meet with him this coming week! It was a really
neat experience because we had been reaching out to former investigators for
the past few days because our mission president encouraged us to. But we hadn't
reached out to him. So because the Lord knew we were trying to be obedient, he
blessed us! It was a really neat experience.
Another cool experience was
that we were teaching one of our investigators, Larry. Larry is a really sweet,
older gentleman. We were talking to him and another member of our church and
someone walked by and asked us who we were and what we were doing. We told them
we were the missionaries and we were teaching a lesson and they asked what
church we were from. We told them "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints! Which is actually the church that he goes to!" and pointed at
our member. Then Larry Pops in and said "and my church too!" It
was a really sweet moment. So at our next lesson with Larry we invited him to
be baptized! He said yes and is praying about a baptismal date. We are so
excited.
This week we were also able to teach our investigator,
Kevin. He is a really sweet guy. He asked us what the difference is between the
Book of Mormon and the Bible. We started to talk about it and we asked him
"What's your favorite band?" He said "ACDC".
"Okay." we said "What's one of your favorite songs by ACDC?"
He kind of chuckled and said "Highway to Hell." We chuckled and said
"okay. so what's another one of your favorite songs by them?" He said
"Back in Black." So we said that the Bible and the Book of Mormon
were just like Highway to Hell and Back in Black. They were both made by the
same person, because they're both the word of God, and that they were both
intended to increase our love for the same person, the same way that really
good songs will increase the fan's love for that band. So they are both the
word of God intended to bring you closer to your Savior, so the only difference
is that one was written in Jerusalem, and the other in the Americas. It was
really neat when we got to see the light pop into his eyes and all of a sudden
it just clicked and made sense. He understood what they both were and why we
have them both. It was such a good moment!
This week I just want to
testify of of trials and the blessings that come from trials. We were talking
to a family yesterday and they were telling us about how hard the last year of
their lives have been. One of them almost dying, their cars breaking down,
having other family members pass away, etc. It was a way hard year for them but
the wife made the comment that she watched a movie called "collateral
beauty" that helped her see it differently. I am NOT advertising the
movie, I know nothing about it BUT I loved the phrase. Collateral damage is
something that was damaged because it was in the wrong place at the wrong time,
it just happened. It was acted upon. But collateral beauty is the same thing
but opposite. It's learning and improving from the fact that you were in the
wrong place at the wrong time. Learning from the unfortunate things that happen
to you and making choices that will bless you! I love that because, as my dear
companion loves to say, "sometimes the wrong one, is the right one that
will lead you to the best one." Sometimes the wrong choices and that hard
choices are the ones that will take you to the best decisions and choices. Just
remember what the Lord says in Doctrine and Covenants 121:7-8
"My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;
and then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on
high thou shalt triumph over all thy foes." "My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;
I love yawl! Have a great week!
~Sister Madisen Lloyd
Pictures: we carpooled with elders... they fell asleep.
Sister Naegle and I and my companion and I with a member who takes awesome care
of us!
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