We
started the week off without a car, which is always really fun and I'm
being completely serious haha! We get to meet a lot more people walking
around, and I find it's much easier to slow down and see unplanned
opportunities when you are forced to slow down haha!
So,
as I mentioned we met a lot more people this week and we received a
super amazing instruction in zone training on making our contacts with
people more effective. Because of these two factors and especially with
the guidance of the Spirit and the help of the Lord, we were able to
meet a bunch of people who were excited to hear about our message! Many
were intrigued by the ideas of prophets, eternal families, personal
responsibility in the gospel, and so forth. We are going back to see 4
of the people we met this week and let me tell you that is a lot! If you didn't think so before, now you know. Our betting average is pretty low as missionaries haha but it's all worth it!
One
of the amazing people we met this week is named Dona. She has been
doing Bible study with a Jehovah's Witness in the area for a long time
so she loves having religious people over. She told us from the beginning
that she wasn't just going to accept everything we said right off the
bat, she was going to do her own studying. Little did she know that
that's exactly what we ask people to do: read the material themselves
and pray to know if it is true. Everyone's answer ultimately needs to come from God.
We
also started teaching a girl this week named Keysi (pronounced Casey).
We had met her mom last transfer and her whole family speaks Spanish so
we tried to get them hooked up with the Spanish sisters, but the rest of
the family wasn't as interested in learning. So, this week we had a
lesson with Keysi and her parents. It was awesome! Keysi was able
to translate for her parents which helped her a lot to understand what
we were saying. She is 13 and super smart so she caught on to everything
we were teaching really quickly. But, more importantly, the Spirit was
super strong especially when we talked about the Holy Ghost and the
Atonement. We also had a church tour with her two days later and she is
bonding really well with the members of the ward that are around her
age. It's awesome! During the church tour we talked about baptism and
why it is important. She said she has been thinking about getting
baptized for a long time so that's something she will "probably do."
She is awesome! We are going back tomorrow to teach her!
We
also got to see Anna again this week! It was a huge miracle! She was
about to leave her house and was working on some stuff in her yard and
we were able to offer service and the help from the ward. We also
brought her some cookies that we made with a member of the ward and a
large print Book of Mormon. She said of the Book of Mormon, "Hm, I
haven't been able to read any of this since the last time I saw you
girls, but maybe I'll take a look. Maybe it will help me with
everything." OH YEAH! It will definitely help anyone who reads with an
open heart!
I also got a sweet sunburn on my
neck this week. I am officially a true Virginia redneck. And hold onto
your seats for this one: I have a tan line on my wrist! What?! Haha!
Well,
that is about all the highlights of this week! We also got to see some
less-active members that we've been trying to meet for a while. The
Spirit has been abounding in our companionship recently. It's awesome!
Well, I love you all! Thank you for everything you do for me and my companion!
Love,
Sister Lewis
Redneck
My companion and a tin of mission-legal kisses
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