Miracle #1- On September 4th,
2012... I met this small Japanese woman .. it was the 2nd
transfer of my mission in the City... We had just finished finding and
were heading back to the Teaching Center and we were like 10feet from
going in when I saw one last lady walking past... So something told me
to go and talk to her (obviously it was the Spirit).. So I stopped her
to talk, she didn't have much english so I gave her a free english flyer
and got her contact information.... over the course of her coming it
was just for activities... But after a long time she finally started
learning about the gospel... but had no progression whatsoever....I
taught her for a little bit and shame on me... I didn't see much hope to
be honest. And then I was transferred so I never knew what happened to
her.... But let me ask... do miracles cease?....I just received a
call just this past weekend to let me know... June 15, 2013... she was
baptized as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!
No effort is wasted! I never would've thought she would be baptized, let
alone progress in the gospel learning.... I add my voice to Ammon's in
which he says-"Now my brethren, we see that God is mindful of every
people whatsoever land they may be in; yea, he numbereth his people, and
his bowels of mercy are over all the earth. Now this is my joy, and my
great thanksgiving; yea, and I will give thanks unto my God forever.
Amen."
It was such a crazy miracle...
That strengthened my testimony... That all the people we've ever
invited... all the ones we never thought would've joined the church...
could indeed be members at this very moment... I would not know she is a
member if it wasn't for the mission being so small and all the
missionaries knowing each other somewhat... So my message is to never
lose faith in anyone! There is always hope! :D
Miracle #2. This last week I
had an experience which is very unlike me... we approached the door of
this Less Active and immediately you could see she was not impressed by
seeing us at her doorstep... she politely declined and tried to shut the
door... but for some reason... which I don't usually do... I stopped
her and kept being persistent asking her questions like how long she had
been a member... when she had last seen missionaries?? Why she isn't
interested anymore?... she then opened up and shared her dad passed away
6 months ago and she was meeting with Jehovah witnesses.... I shared
her a scripture of where her dad is and taught her right there on her
doorstep... Right there on her front door it seemed like time just stood
still and you could see the spirit working on her.... After much
silence she said she was busy now but we could come back and share a
message!... In my mind I was like.... (WOOOOOOO! SPIRITUAL
UPPERCUT!).... And the next time we went round she even said to us she
told the Jehovah witnesses to stop coming around! Relying on the Spirit
works wonders!!
Miracle #3. We went and taught
this Part-Member family... The wife is inactive... and the rest of
the family is non-members... So we had a super good visit with them and
then we asked to share a message just before we left... So we read this
scripture to them and instantly.... waterworks.... The mum started
crying hard out... We were kinda taken back by surprise but... hey... It
does hurt when the spirit punches people so many times so you cant help
but cry hahaha. They then agreed for us to come back as well! And from
both of those experience this week... it reminded me of the power of
teaching from the scriptures! Just as it says in Alma 31:5- "therefore
Alma thought it was expedient that they should try the virtue of the
word of God."
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