This week has been pretty exciting and full of adventure. At the start of the week, we got into an accident, well not really. A member went with us to an appointment and she had to leave early. When she was backing up from the driveway she hit our car. It left a nasty dent on the driver side of our car. Every time we open that door it makes a loud cracking sound. I'll add pictures of the dent later. Tips for the future don't park across a driveway.
On Wednesday,
we were answers to someone's prayer. We had Brody, a young man from the
ward, come out with us in the afternoon. While we were tracting, Brody
found a key in the bushes. We looked around to find a car that the key
would work on and it was the Chevy Impala that was right next to us. We
were tempted to take the car for a spin, but we instead tried to find
the owner. We knocked about two doors and on that second door the owner
came out and said "Oh My Gosh!." She started
crying and telling us that she had been looking for the key for three
days! She was so thankful for us finding it. She asked us what church we
from and how old we were. She was really surprised and wanted to know
more about our church. So we started talking about the Restoration and
got a return appointment with her. It was pretty awesome.
Later
that night, we went caroling as a district. We didn't sing too well,
but thankfully the heavy rain drowned out our voices and made it sound
good. Everyone we sang to really enjoyed our singing. The neighbors of
the people we sang to opened their doors and listened to our caroling
too! It was really fun.
Christmas day was
really fun. We opened all of our presents. Most of our presents were
ties, cookies, and chocolates. Lol. We went to a member's house for
breakfast and played some pool. Never really played pool before, but I
did pretty good. We later Skyped with our families and it was really
nice to know how everyone was doing. My family
performed an awesome nativity for me! Later on we caroled as a district
again, but this time it didn't rain until we were finished. It started
pouring down once we left the last house. We then went to another
member's house for dinner. They made us a old country boil(hot sausages,
corn, potatoes, seafood). It was pretty good. It rained for the rest of
the night. This was the warmest Christmas I had ever had.
We
had a really awesome lesson with this one family Sunday night. We
taught them the Restoration this time and they all understood it! They
all wanted to read the Book of Mormon and come to church. We currently
have them on date for baptism in January!
Missionary
work can be hard sometimes, but when you see the joy in the faces of
people you work with, it really brings great joy to you.
I really like these verses in Alma 32(The whole chapter is good):
41
But if ye will nourish the word, yea, nourish the tree as it beginneth
to grow, by your faith with great diligence, and with patience, looking
forward to the fruit thereof, it shall take root; and behold it shall be
a tree springing up unto everlasting life.
42
And because of your diligence and your faith and your patience with the
word in nourishing it, that it may take root in you, behold, by and by
ye shall pluck the fruit thereof, which is most precious, which is sweet
above all that is sweet, and which is white above all that is white,
yea, and pure above all that is pure; and ye shall feast upon this fruit
even until ye are filled, that ye hunger not, neither shall ye thirst.
Faith
in the gospel is not something learned. It is something that requires
action. At first it may not be apparent or it may be forgotten, but you
will know it's true because it will always bring the greatest joy as you
make the choice to live the principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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