Whoah, what a week! It was an adventure and a half! We had some pretty rough moments, but it turned out to be a fantastic experience. Here's just a little bit about it...
We cleaned our slate. We felt we were working really hard and not getting as far as we'd like, so we took a look at who we were teaching and realized it was probably time to let go of some of those who weren't acting to accept the Savior's invitation to come unto Him. It's a hard thing to do, especially when you love them inexpressibly. There is such an increased capacity to love as a full-time missionary. I believe we're all capable of it, but it's just an ever-expanding balloon as a missionary. It's hard to explain, but feels so good!
Anyway, we felt renewed after that and felt really good about it. We were disappointed, however, with the outcome of a few of our visits to people we were sure would progress. But don't get sad! It gets better! We had a great opportunity when we talked to a sweet, receptive lady about her family and offered to teach her about how to hold a family home evening. We're going back on saturday when they're all at home together and not working. She then introduced us to a less-active member that lives right there! As we sat down with her, we opened with a hymn--I am a Child of God. The Spirit touched her and she shed a few tears as she expressed that she knows she is a child of God. We feel we can help her come back and hopefully teach her husband. The Spirit really guides us.
We also found a great lady on the way home from the temple today! She seemed pretty receptive to our brief statements about the Plan of Salvation, as restored to the earth through a living prophet. There are people EVERYWHERE the Lord has prepared! He will lead them to us and us to them. We want to find most of them through the members because they are the full-time finders and we're the full-time teachers.
We had a beautiful lesson with Bro. Robert Nedia, who will be baptized July 6. He is so converted and I felt the Spirit so strongly as we bore testimony of the blessings of keeping commandments. He's willing to give up anything to follow Christ. He is a choice spirit.
Welp, I'm sorry that's all I can tell you about for now! I love you and hope you had a great week! Let's go out there and have another great one! Press Forward, Saints! with love of God and love of all mankind... Halelujah! Hurrah for Israel!
Fave scripture: Alma 29:9
love, Sister Richardson
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