August 12 2013

What a week! I love being a missionary!

 

Hellooooo all you wonderful cheerleaders!

 

I am so grateful for your support! This week has been one to take note of! We found 4 new investigators! Talked to sooo many people! And had eight lessons with investigators, with members present! We call those LTMs! We met with so many less-actives and had an amazing missionary themed sacrament meeting yesterday!

 

Highlights for this week!!!

 

Ken Kirby! We met Ken as we were walking to visit a less active! We asked him if we could share with him a short message right then... And he invited us in! His girlfriend is a member, but hasn't been to church in 12 years! We were able to explain to him the Truth has been Restored to the Earth! He listened so intently! It wasn't a planned lesson, but The Lord put him in our path and gave us the opportunity to share this life changing message with him! I am so grateful that the Lord is guiding this work!

 

Josephina! As missionaries we offer blessings on homes in the form of a prayer. As representatives of Jesus Christ, people may ask us for the things that they would ask Christ for if He were here with them. Such as peace, comfort, etc. We met Josephina and explained that to her. She invited us in to have a prayer with her. I offered that prayer. The Spirit was so strong. I know that there were unseen angels with us. The way she described how she felt after the prayer was amazing.

Kelly M! Kelly was baptized last year, but his family is really against the church and so he stopped going. We were able to have a lesson with him and hear of his testimony and how he found the church. He wants to come back. He is just struggling! Thank goodness the Lord is on our side to help him!

Melody! I talked about her a month ago... She has been really sick and we haven't been able to meet with her. But that changed this week! We just stopped by and she let us in to share the message of the Restoration! It was great! She said that it sounded familiar, like home! I know that the Spirit can touch any ones heart! It is amazing to see that!

Marcos! This is a crazy experience! We met Marcos at a park and he was walking his dog. He started asking us a bunch of questions and he asked us if we could come over the next day and teach him more. He gave us his number and apt number. The next day we tried to call him before hand, but he gave us the wrong number. We went by his apt. But he gave us the wrong apt. number. We felt like we should knock on an apt across the way, and it was his apt! We met his mom and she told us he wasn't home, but to come back later! We tried calling the wrong number again, but it was still wrong... THEN.. I had remembered that when he gave us his phone number he said the last two digits were 24 and then said "oh actually it is 23" So we thought we should just try calling the number with a 24 at the end... GUESS WHAT.. it was his number!!!! He tried to give us all this false information.. BUT the Spirit led us to him anyways! Crazy huh?! WHAT A BLESSING! 

Yesterday, our Sacrament meeting was themed Missionary Work! I spoke first and made many specific promise to the members if they would share the gospel. Following my 3 min talk.. yes 3 min.. I know that is hard to believe... There were 5 members who each spoke for 3-5min about missionary experiences that they have had! Each was unique. But SO powerful! Then Sister Berger spoke for 3 min about a new thing we are starting in the ward! It is a MEMBER MISSION PLAN! Each ward has a mission plan, and each family should.. But since this is YSA we started a member plan! Where they can set goals and make plans to share the gospel!!! It is great!!!!!! Then Justin, our ward mission leader spoke! It was powerful!

We had about 5 new less actives come to church, along with the ones that have already been reactive. Two of them who never stay for all three hours.. stayed this week! It was so great!!!!! 

Okay last awesome miracle!

Last night we met a guy named Nate! We told him that we had an important message to share and that it would only take 15min. He invited us in and we shared the message of the Restoration! We explained to him that we have a living  Prophet today, Thomas S. Monson. He is just like Noah and Moses, we told him. Nate wanted to see Thomas S.Monson so we told him to visit LDS.org and watch a talk. He was so interested to learn and to read The Book of Mormon. The Lord just provided the way for us last night!

I know that this Gospel is SO real and can help every single person we come in contact with! I also know with all my heart... That this isn't just "another" thing to do, it is the ONLY thing to do! Sharing the Gospel is the ultimate way to live the promises and covenants we make at baptism!

I love this Gospel! I love the Book of Mormon and Bible! I love my Savior!

I love and miss y'all! Please write!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

XOXO!

Love,

Sister Davis