This week was awesome!! the lords timing is everything!
So we lost henry, he's not ready right now but he said he would keep
reading and praying and he said maybe later we can come back to teach
him, we also had to drop another one of our investiagors the one that
reads in arabic, he never has time for us. BUT even though we had to
drop two investigators we gained three!! let me tell you how.. so the
first one was given to us in a text we still haven't meet with her we
are working on it, shes just busy. The second one was a former
investigator and we knocked on her door a couple weeks ago to get to
know her and to try to teach her again, but she wouldn't let us in she
wasn't feeling great, so we called her a week later, and dropped by but
she didnt answer. This weekend we went to drop by her and she opened her
door, she wasnt feeling well again and said she was gonna need to go to
the doctors we explained to her what a priesthood blessing was and
asked her if she wanted one, and that got her questions rolling, point
of the story she wants to come teach her this week and after that if she
feels comfortable she will recieve a blessing at the end of the week!! i
am so excited, she seems like an amazing woman and we only got to talk
to her for 15 minutes! then while i was on exchanges this Friday
night we received what seemed to be a tender mercy. Durig nightly
planning with sister Degroot (that's the sister training leader i was
with) we were talking about something i cant remeber but we then moved
into how it has been very difficult lately with trying to find people to
teach and not seeing anyone progress, and how hard it has been to start
my mission that way because that's now how i pictured it and that not
what i wanted, how hard it has been to keep thoughts of wanting to go
home out of my head, and she started to speak to me, but as she was
speaking it wasnt her, it was heavenly father telling me that everything
is gonna be ok, telling me how proud he is that i am out here, just
inviting people to come to hear of his plan, and i started to cry silent
tears, as soon as i did i could feel so much being lifted off my
shoulders, i dont even know how to explain it correctly, but as she was
still talking my district leader called and i wasn't sure if i should
answer and a thought came into my mind, "answer it" so i did, and my
district leader said that he had a solid investigator for us. A man
named robert is moving from oshawa into our area he has been taught
everything except the commandments but is already living the
commandments, he has a baptismal date set for dec. 8.
i couldn't even respond to him because what was controlled crying
before became very uncontrolled. the lord heard me, he is always
watching over me and my companion but until that moment i hadn't felt
it. now i do and i know that whether or not this man is actually
baptized the lord does prepare people for certain times in their life to
receive the gospel. We may not understand what is happening and why we
have to go through so much turmoil but he does, and that's all that
matters, because in the end he knows that all our hard work will pay off
and the blessings will pour out abundantly, if we continue to do our
part. So much happened this week but i wanted to share this with all of
you to let you know, that yes the mission is hard dang it! But even
though i have thoughts of coming home, i really don't want to. I know i
am where i am suppose to be, these people need me! even if it is just to
hand them a card, that is a starting point all in its own. This work is
so amazing!! I just love to see it touch peoples lives. This one girl
on the bus as i was talking to her she asked me what i was doing here
and i said i am trying to share with people a message of happiness,
that i know is true because it was once shared with me! i told her that i
try to talk to as many people a day that i can because i want all
people to be happy, just like i am.she said thats awesome, and i said
yeah its pretty amazing would you like to learn more and she said yes!
but shes ysa age so we wont teach her but she will be able to learn more
all because i sat next to her and started talking! Spencer i am keeping
you in my prayers as well as everyone else. I hope everyone is doing
well. Good things will come to those that work diligently. mom that
scripture was perfect to how my week went, the lord definitely put me in
my place. I love You all!!
Sister Hadley
P.s. i got a bob and her is a picture of
it. the one is with the sister i went on exchanges with and the other is
with the roger family, she helps us teach and we have come really close
with their family but they are moving back to the states soon
Dear Mom,
I love you and that you shared
your favorite quote, i remember when you shared that with us the first
time, i just pictured you saying it all over again. I knew asking you
for advice would be better than jumping to the mission office. Say thank
you to amy for me! i honestly don't take a ton of ibuprofen but i wont
take any more, promise! its getting colder here, suppose to snow tomorrow
but rain and sun the rest of the week with lots of wind (that's what
makes it cold).christmas ideas: i could use another white undershirt
longsleeve or short sleeve, mine for some reason have these weird
stains( they are like yellow, but i didnt get anything on them) and they
are both like that and they are from seagull book, im telling you its
odd.. Lipgloss, im running out of that .. umm maybe a hymn book with my
name on it.. everyone keeps thinking my name is amanda.. or one with no
name on it.. but if not thats okay ill just cover it up with tape. but i
honeslty i dont need anything really just pictures of everyone in the
family and the clydes too, i want to see little cody and kenzie and cade
and boyd and nicole! a scripture i found this week studying was Luke 1:37
basically says nothing is impossible with God. That one little line
goes a very long way! i love you and pray for you, i hope you have been
able to have the experiences you wanted. i havent heard anything from
elder hadley, i hope he is doing well. tell patrick and sharia to write
and michelle!!
Love Sister Hadley
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