Our Peace of Heaven: November 2013

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Milagres Milagres Milagres!!

Oi todo o mundo! Tudo bem?

This last week has probably been the best of my mission so far. There have been so many ups and downs but the ups have been really up!! I can't help but say to myself every day "milagres milagres milagres!!!" Miracles are happening all around and every single day!

Sister S has been an incredible trainer and companion. She has taught me that exact obedience DOES bring forth miracles.

This week we gained 9 new investigators and 4 or 5 are progressing so well!! We have 3 who are so ready to be baptized!

Every day people are placed in our path or we are placed in theirs!

E and S:
Sister S and her companion before me met E and S while they were unloading the groceries from their car. They talked to them and found out E had been looking for a "home church" for she and her daughter. E asked questions like "Do you know where I can get a Book of Mormon?" "Where is the church located?" She had a friend who was Mormon and wanted to learn more.

We had our first lesson with her on Saturday. She had read a lot of the Book of Mormon already and had done lots of research on the internet from the right sources. She was so ready to learn. S, her 10 year old daughter was so excited about everything!

As we taught the restoration they accepted everything so easily. It was what they were looking for. As we targeted questions and explanations to S, E would say thing like "See S, this is the restored gospel with the Priesthood." She's incredible!!!

We gave S her own Book of Mormon since she's a great reader and they are going to keep reading together. They are going to pray together about getting baptized, but said they would see how church was the next day.

Yesterday church was so perfect! We had 4 investigators come! It was the primary program!! And it was so beautiful. The kids all sang and shared testimonies and simple truths of the restored gospel, like "I am a child of God." "My family can be together forever." And "The gospel was restored through Joseph Smith." S got to go to Primary (We visited the primary as well to introduce ourselves, read comments from the members about the primary program, and to share a missionary message). E came to gospel principles with us and then relief society. Sister R, a member we had contacted and asked to help, was their personal guide and made sure to take good care of them both throughout the meetings.

After church, we asked them how they liked it. E said that about half way through the first hour, S leaned over to her and said "This is it!" while we were all standing there talking, E asked S, "So do you think we found it? Is this our home?" Sarah said "YES!" and gave her a big hug. E said, "this isn't how I expected a LDS meeting to be..but there is something about it. It is so comfortable. It just feels comfortable, like home."

I know that church is so special and so important! This IS the Jesus Christ's church and it DOES feel like home!

Fe and J:

We received these referrals from the other sister missionaries. This is an incredible family! Fe is the mother. She has cancer and is going through treatments. She is so kind and loving and welcoming, even while going through a lot of pain. Fo is her husband and is Muslim but super super friendly and open to us teaching his family. Fu is their daughter and is in 8th grade and super nice. Mu is their son who is autistic. They also have two other daughters who are not living with them. J is Fe's brother who came to help them. They are all from Sierra Leon in West Africa. J came just a few months ago to help.

When we went to visit, it was planned to be just service. The other sisters had told us it wasn't really a good time to teach because of her treatments, but that they said we could come do service. When we knocked on their door, they welcomed us in and had us sit down. We kept asking what service we could do, but they just wanted us to pray and share a message with them. It was Fe and J. We shared the tree of life. We hadn't planned a message, and I just felt like they would like the story. We gave J a Book of Mormon and gave him 1 Nephi 8 to read to get the whole story. Fe's eyes are not very good, so we asked J to read to her.

The next time we went back, J had read the story and shared with Fe and he had loved it! He talked about how he had never read the book before and that he learned a lot and liked the focus on Jesus Christ. We taught the Plan of Salvation. It is one of the most amazing experiences to see someone seeing the Plan of Salvation for the first time! Fe has met with missionaries in the past, and she loves the messages as well and accepts them as true, but it isn't new for her. It is so incredible to see how J listens so carefully and soaks everything in, and then he asks very thoughtful questions! After we explained it, he asked us to explain the Spirit World again. We talked about it until he fully understood. And I could tell that really touched him. The first lesson he had agreed to pray about being baptized, and Fe had agreed to pray as well. This second lesson, J agreed to be baptized. He still needed to pray about the date we gave him though, because he thought it might be a bit soon. Dec. 7th. Fo, the father, listened while taking care of Mu. He said that the Plan of Salvation was so similar to the Muslim beliefs. The only difference is our belief in Christ as the Son of God.

Another of the most wonderful experiences is to pray with your investigators at the end of a lesson and to hear them pray! Fo asked me to pray, so I prayed first as we kneeled, and then we had J pray. It was awesome. The Spirit is so strong in their home. They are so humble and receptive to the Spirit.

Another miracle about this lesson: We had been trying so hard to find a member that could come. Before the lesson we had dinner with the So family. Sister So and her 18 year old son volunteered to come to the lesson with us! So they were there with us for the lesson and it was so great to have their input and friendship for Fe's family!

The third lesson, we taught the Restoration. Fu was home too this time! She joined us, and also J and Fe had told her about what we had learned last time, the Plan of Salvation. They all were very receptive to the message of the restoration and the priesthood. We asked Fe if she would like a priesthood blessing some time. She said yes and that we could come any time. I could tell this message truly touched them, especially J. He listened so intently as we shared the first vision.

By the end of the lesson, J said he wanted to be baptized on Dec. 7th. Fu is also praying about baptism. Fu said the closing prayer for us, with the whole family. Also, the Br family was there with their 3 month old daughter and they shared their testimonies of the restoration and the priesthood in their lives and the temple! It was so incredible to hear Fu pray so sincerely after the lesson. Fe also wants to be baptized and come to church, but isn't sure when she can be baptized and wants to wait til her husband can come to church with her so he can care for Mu while there.

J came to church! We had some members pick him up to give him a ride. And Ru (the 18 year old So) took him to gospel principles and priesthood meeting. We dropped by to talk to J that night and he liked church. And the primary program touched him. He's saving his questions for our next meeting on Wednesday!

I love this family!!!!

We contacted him from our potentials! We just knocked on his door, he was open and talked to us! He met with elders in the past and was open then, but he was more receptive this time to see that we were sisters! He didn't know that there were sister missionaries. We gave him a Book of Mormon and he said he would start reading and that he has wanted to come see our church but has to see when he will have a Sunday with work off.

Our first lesson with him:

His girlfriend was there with their son, so we could go inside. He had so many questions! He has thought so much about all sorts of religions. He grew up Christian, but now he thinks openly about everything. We were struggling to maintain control of the lesson. He was asking all sorts of far out questions. I felt impressed to ask him a question and bear testimony. We were teaching the restoration- at least were trying to, and we needed to get back on track. He had gone on a tangent about authority.

I stopped him and asked him how he knows that Jesus Christ is real. He thought about it and eventually stated that he didn't know for sure, but that he would like to believe. I bore testimony of the gift of the Holy Ghost. I told him that many people may claim to be teaching the truth, but that the only way to know the truth is through the power of the Holy Ghost. I promised him that God will always testify of what is true through the Holy Ghost, and that only God can give us peace, so we can know what is true by feeling peace. He became very quiet as I testified to him and he just listened so intently. I promised him that if he focused and prayed to know if Jesus Christ is his Savior and is real, that he WOULD get an answer and could know! His girlfriend was nodding her head and smiling. Haha:) I told him there is an answer to all of his questions but that we want to help him build a solid foundation on Jesus Christ, and that God teaches us line upon line, precept upon precept. He really took that to heart, and we were able to continue on and teach him about the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ through Joseph Smith and priesthood authority.

He had already read about 10 pages of the Book of Mormon, starting in 3 Nephi 11 where we asked him to read, and now is going to go back to the beginning to read. He's a big researcher and reader so he is really delving into the Book of Mormon. We challenged him to focus on how he feels as he reads and to pray to know that Jesus Christ is real and that the Book of Mormon testifies of him. He accepted our challenge and the lesson ended really well. He prayed at the end as we all kneeled, and his girlfriend was so happy and surprised that he did! She told us we didn't know how hard it is to get him to pray and go to church, since he considers himself spiritual but doesn't see a need to go to church or do some other things.

I later found out in the car, that while Q had been going on his big question tangent, Sister S had prayed that I would know the right thing to say, since we both didn't know what to do. That's when I had the impression to testify of what I did. Isn't Sister S amazing??? She's the best! She has taught me so much!!

Well, I'm running out of time! But I LOVE being a missionary! I can truly feel the Lord guiding us and doing his work through us! I just want to be a better instrument for him and the Spirit.

I love you all and hope you are doing well!

-Sister Greenall

November 4 Email: A Missionary Halloween

Oi Family and Friends!

We were supposed to be back in our apartments by 6 on Halloween, unless we had an appointment or dinner with a ward member. So the day before 6 was a normal day. We have weekly planning on Thursdays also, and that takes up to 3 hours! ...Sometimes more. So that was our Halloween! Lots of planning and then appointments! And at 6 we had a dinner with an investigator at a member’s house! We ate curry and rice. YUM! With fruit smoothies afterwards. The members name is D and the investigator is dear ol M. He’s an “oldie” since he's been investigating for almost a year! Or maybe 6 or 7 months since there was a break in between there. It was a lot of fun! And later when we were home we celebrated by drinking eggnog. We also wore our Halloween costumes that day... meaning I wore a purple shirt, Sister M wore a green shirt, and Sister C wore an orange shirt... to try to be halloweeny with our colors. We also listened to Handel’s Messiah early that day during our lunch break... So our Halloween was kind of Christmassy! Handel...egg nog... Haha! We got it all mixed up! ...But we did buy a bag of reeses cups just in case we had some kiddos come. But we didn't! And then the elders (who live in our same apartment complex) ended up door bell ditching and delivering a ton of candy and chips over the next couple of days!!! Ay!!! Haha! The elders are so funny! They are a trio and are the district leaders. They are literally just a side walk down from us. So we door bell ditch them a lot. Or deliver random things to them, like a packet of powder crystal light mix. Sister C likes to blast her recorder playing at their door and then run for her life. (All of these visits take place after we all are all home for the night of course. during our personal/free time).

One funny event that happened this last week was that we got a call from the Elders when we were in for the night and they asked if we wanted some chips. I said "Sure!..." Elder B: "What kind?" ..."What kinds are there???" "We'll just come over and let you choose..." "Ok!" A couple minutes later, I hear a knock at the door. I open it up and there are the elders...with a HUGE box!!! It probably went up to my belly button and I'm not a short person! And it was half way filled up with little bags of chips!! Hahaha! Earlier in the week, Elder B had given us some twizzlers and a box of chocolate covered peanuts (from Canada he said!) and so it turns out that his grandma/relatives in Canada has sent him that whole box of like 30 lbs of food!!! Hahahaha! Actually, when he gave us those chocolate covered peanuts (the packaging was in French) he had said they were chocolate covered raisins. Later in the car we were eating them and we realized "...these are peanuts..." then we get a text from the Elders that says "Oh! Those are chocolate covered peanuts, not raisins!! Sorry!" we reply "Sister M is allergic to peanuts. We've already eaten some." "...I am so sorry. You can throw them away!! Is she ok???" "Were you trying to kill us?" Sister C is such a trouble maker. Finally I get the phone! "Sister C is naughty! Sister M isn't allergic! These are delicious!" Poor Elder B almost had a heart attack!

Things here have been so great! I love the missionary work! Guess what?? We got a call from President Slaughter last night! I was so surprised when he said "Is Sister Greenall there?" "..Yes!" "Are you on speaker phone?" "...Yes!" "Firstly, you aren't going to Brazil yet." Hahaha! I let out a huge breath. "This isn't about your visa, but you are being emergency transferred to the Merrilltown ward tomorrow to be companions with Sister S." Wow! None of us expected that! So today I am being transferred! Actually, I was just there in Merrilltown on Tuesday on an exchange!! It is a family ward area within our singles ward area (since singles ward areas are huge). It was a really great day and I loved the area and people I met!

Stories from last Tuesday exchanges...

I was companions for the day with Sister L and Sister S. They are awesome! Sister L has been out for about 9 months, but has struggled with her health for a long time and is going home. That's why I am going to be companions with Sister S. I learned so much from both of them while there! And interestingly, ever since Tuesday I've been thinking I'd love to be companions with Sister S and be trained by her sometime. And today I will be! I'm excited because Sister S is a super hard worker! She schedules a ton in with backups and everything, sets high goals, focuses on exact obedience, and works so hard to reach those goals! She has a lot of qualities I want to set for a foundation for the rest of my mission, so I know I will learn a lot from her! Also she is a Spanish speaking missionary so we can speak in Spanish and Portuguese together and do language study together which will be great!

We visited a family that night when I got to Merrilltown on Monday night. Their names are S and C. They are the neatest couple! S is a recent convert and C is investigating the church. They are an older couple, with grandkids. They fed us an amazing dinner! And she made a giant pizzookie for dessert. She's quite a cook. I've been doing good with eating no gluten…. until that pizzookie! She served me up a piece and I hadn't given any forewarning that I was gluten free since I just got to the area that night, and I ate the piece and it was incredible! Hahaha! But I haven't been eating gluten, so that one piece didn't cause any problems. But oh boy!

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I got your package!!! Mom, that was so sweet!!!! All those gluten free goodies! I am so excited!!!! Pancakes, cornbread, and brownies! Some of my favorite things!! Along with my other favorite things!! Trail mix, mangos, and craisins are lovely too!!!!!! Thanks so much! And the face washes are greatly appreciated!
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Anywho, S used to be a drama ...what's the name… she was a teacher for the classes in high school that build the drama sets...the set for the plays. Does that make sense? So her house and backyard are incredible!!!! Her house is decorated so uniquely inside! She just creates all sorts of amazing things! But the backyard is the really unique part. On either side of the backyard is a pirate ship!!! It's hard to explain...I'll be sending pictures when I can!! The next day we actually went back to her house to do service. We helped fix up the boats because she was going to have a Halloween party for all the kiddos on Halloween! How fun!

That day in Merrilltown I also knocked lots of doors! Which was great because we never do that in the singles ward and I need to learn! We also ate dinner with the relief society president's family that night. They were such a cute nice family! They feed us very well in the Merrilltown ward!

Oh, but also, in the apartment where I am moving to tonight (where I was on Tuesday) there are four sisters per apartment. So their apartment is a bit different and bigger than ours here. Theirs has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a big living room and big kitchen. All the sisters there are Spanish speaking. So it was really cool to be able to practice Portuguese and have them understand! I'm looking forward to that part of moving there with them! Also, we went running for our gym time while I was there, which was so nice! We usually go to the gym here with my companions which is good, but it was nice to go outside and run.

A lot has been happening this week! It's been so great! We see miracles each day, little ones and bigger ones! There was another baptism on Saturday! Her name is T! She was one of our investigators but decided to get baptized into the family ward, the Shoal Creek ward (because her mom and aunt- recent converts- are in that ward). The Elders that live by us work in the Shoal Creek ward.

On Monday night, we went to the Sq’s for fhe! They are the sweetest little missionary couple! They work with the African refugees here. T’s mom is actually from Africa I believe. They invite us and the Shoal Creek elders on Monday nights. Last Monday they served us waffles with ice cream and strawberries! (I ate ice cream and strawberries! haha! And then I went and had dinner in the Merrilltown ward with S and C and Sisters S and L! And dessert! Oh boy! So much food!! Hahahaha!

This week we have met some really awesome people, including J and K who are prepared and I think we will continue to meet with a lot! (Except I'm leaving the area!)

I'm running out of time!

I love you so much! Hopefully I'll have more time to write later today in email or letter...my companions aren't big letter writers, so I haven't been finding much time to write letters! Hopefully I’ll have more in my next area!

I'm kind of combining your email with the everybody email I guess!:) But I love you so much Mom and Dad!!! And my sister, D! I love you dearly!!!!! I hope BYU has been awesome!!!

Love all y'all!

Oh! On Sunday I bore my testimony, and I said y'all without even meaning too! I didn't even realize I said it! I still don't remember saying it! But when I sat down, my companions looked at me and smiled and said "you said y'all"!! ...The gift of tongues, Texan style. :)

I love this work! I love being in Texas! I love the gospel of Jesus Christ!! This church is true!!!! God leads the missionaries to those who are prepared and He leads them to us! We've had several of those people this last week!! Including another really incredible gal named R, who I sadly don't have time to write about.

LOVE Y'ALL!!!

Com amor,
Sister Greenall

October 28 Part 2: Oi oi oi and HOWDY!

Hi Family! I have a little bit more time to email now!

Some more neat people and experiences....

H!! H is a cool guy! He's very easy going and funny. He's tall and black and is always wearing scrubs! He works night shifts and when we asked where he works...he said he does surgeries all night. We were all taken aback...and then we found out he does surgeries on computer boards and stuff. Haha! He does some of the assembly line for a new apple project or something like that. Last time we met with him we read with him from the Book of Mormon. He likes it! We would talk about the verses he liked and he talked about all sorts of stuff and was able to relate the Book of Mormon to his life. He came to church on Sunday! We had a total of 6 investigators at church on Sunday, isn't that incredible??? How awesome!! :D And at church, Huey kept joking about leaving early...but luckily a member had given him a ride. Hehe. So every time we saw him, he's say loudly "Hey D, how about we just stay for 30 minutes of class and then go home!!!" Hahaha!

Ty. She is a referral from her mom. Her mom is a recent convert and wanted us to go visit her. She opened the door the first time we went to visit and looked at us with a crazy look. She is a shorter black girl with long hair, big eye lashes, gold color contacts, piercing, and a hilarious attitude. I was thinking "uh oh..." we started introducing ourselves and as soon as we mentioned her mom sent us, she let out a big breath and laughed, like she was relieved. "oohh! ok! You actually came!! You actually came??" she had a few friends over watching a movie, so we just had a quick visit and said a prayer with them, we all held hands. It was fun! She said we could come by again. We had a lesson with her last week. Her grandma was there cleaning, and her grandma is hilarious! More sassy than her!! Her grandma called over, "so what church are you from??" We said "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."

"Ya'll aren't Mormons, are you?" Hahaha! The grandma said that! And we all got quiet, and then said, "Actually we are!!" Ty's eyes got so big!! She started looking at us wierd and cleared her throat. Haha, after talking with her, we found out her friend had told her some pretty crazy things about us!! We told her she could ask us questions. "Are ya'll cannibals?" Hahahaha! We soon cleared up her strange ideas about Mormons, and by the end of our visit she said that her perspective had totally changed! And that she went from thinking all sorts of crazy things about us to respecting us, so that was cool! During our little lesson, her mom actually arrived! Her mom is quite a contrast from Ty and her grandma! Hahaha! Her mom is more reserved, but still with a great laugh and very sweet and kind. She was so grateful we were there. She had been planning on taking Ty to church with her but when Ty found out her Mom’s ward was at 10am and ours is at 3pm, she instantly decided to come to church with us instead! She actually came! She stayed for the first two hours. Back when we were still at her house with her grandma and mom and little brothers, her mom had given us hugs goodbye and whispered to us, "Don't give up on her. Pray for her. Keep visiting her! Thanks you sisters so much." Sweet family. :) They are fun.

It's really fun going out to dinner with the members. Some of the members sign up to feed us! Since we are in a young adult ward, not all of the members have resources to cook, so they take us out to eat. We've had dinners at members’ homes and out at restaurants. Both are so fun! This last week, W, a member from the ward, took us out to eat at a place called Kerbey Ln. It's an original restaurant in Austin, and it's on Kerbey Ln. W is a really cool guy. He's a tall and fun guy. Guess what Kerbey Ln had? A gluten free menu! Which included gingerbread pancakes and apple cinnamon pancakes. Wow, they were delicious! I got a breakfast plate with scrambled eggs, fruit, one gingerbread pancake, and one apple cinnamon pancake. Afterwards, W got some things from his car that his mom made for us! She made us a plate of cookies and a plate of cornbread! I couldn't eat any, but it was so sweet of her!! Just the fact that she made them made me feel so loved. We actually ended up door bell ditching the treats on the Elders' doorstep. They gave us some goodies the other day.

Last week we also went over to a member named D's house! He served a mission in Brazil! So we went over so I could teach him one of the lessons in Portuguese. He also fed us a breakfast lunch! Which was fun! Turns out he went to culinary school, so that's really neat. It was great to practice Portuguese with him and to teach a lesson in Portuguese. I miss it! I do get an hour of language study everyday though which is really nice!

We met with B again last week. We met at Panera and he actually bought dinner for us. He also brought a friend of his from church, named M. D, a member of our ward also came! B is very set on having evidence and logical back up for his beliefs. He used to just walk by faith, but has recently realized he wants to find evidence for his beliefs. He believes whole heartedly in the Bible and Jesus Christ...there is history to the Bible. But he's having a harder time believing the Book of Mormon could be real. He's super friendly. He said "Not to be rude...but there isn't really a lot of evidence or history about the Nephites. I mean I haven't found anything!" But turns out he hadn't actually had time to read any of the Book of Mormon! B!! Just read it!! Hopefully he reads some this week! He's a really awesome awesome guy and I like him a lot. I just want him to actually read some of the Book of Mormon, because that is the ONLY way to know if it is true! To read it and pray about it! :D M kept turning the conversation to only the Bible. Haha:) He's a really neat guy. He travels and does bible study with people and I think does teaching and works with people in a Christian way. He actually gave his phone number to D and gave his wife’s number to us and told us to call them if we ever wanted to do a Bible study! Super nice and good people and he was being the missionary! Hahaha! Which was awesome, but we won't be able to meet wtih them again unless we are able to share our message as well and learn together. We left his wife a message and said we'd love to meet her! It's just that we are here to teach, so we need to keep that as our focus.

Lots and lots of great experiences everyday! And so many little miracles and big ones too!

Oh! I forgot to write about Big Mama! We went to visit a potential investigator named A. The first time we stopped by his grandma answered and A was at work, but she told us to call him and come back because she'd really like him to be around people like us. That was really nice.:) This time, no one was home, but there was a garage sale happening next door, and a lady was sitting in a chair smoking. We started talking to her and found out she had been baptized like 20 years ago! She was really nice! She told us to call her Big Mama. Hahahaha! We asked her if she knew where her Book of Mormon was and if she wanted a new one. She did, so we gave her one, and she was very happy. She reflected on when she first read it when the missionaries taught her long ago and how she would get chills when she read it and she knew it was true. That was neat. She didn't want missionaries to visit her because she's very busy, but she was grateful for the Book of Mormon and visit and said she would call us on the number we left her if she needed something. That was neat to meet her.

Well, I'm going to go for now. That email was super long, so if yall don't make it through the entire novel, I totally understand.

Hope y'all have a wonderful day, and I love you!

-Sister Greenall

October 28 Part 1: Oi oi oi and HOWDY!

Oi, minha familia e meus amigos!

Tudo bem aqui no estado grande de Texas.

The work is working! It's amazing to see it actually happening!! Every day I meet incredible people and have opportunities to teach and testify, and I've seen God's hand already in this work!

It's been awesome to actually be meeting the names we've been praying for! Haha! We have lists of names of people we've been working with, and at first they were just names to me, but now they are so much more! As I meet each of these individuals, I can't help but love them! They are each so awesome.

Here's a cool experience…

We kept trying to visit a gal named T. We hadn't been able to contact her by phone or anything. The first day we put her on our schedule and drop by her house to see if she is there, she is home! We didn't have an appointment or anything. But she saw us, opened the door, brought us inside, and went to her room to get her Book of Mormon! She put it on the table, and was all ready for us! As if she had been waiting for us!!! Later we found out that just the day before-I believe- she had been reading her Book of Mormon and praying for some kind of sign or guidance to know more. She had also been praying for a "small group"- like someone to go to church with and study with. When she told us she had been praying for that, she said "yall are my small group!"

We had a lesson with her about the Restoration. She full heartedly believes it all! She just nods and accepts and says she believes it! She believes in Joseph Smith and knows the Book of Mormon is true! She also wants to be baptized! Sister M had visited her a week or two prior with her past companion and they had set a baptismal date for T for Nov. 16th. Sister M said that that time they visited her she was the same as this time- had no idea they were coming but opened the door as if she was just waiting for them. Anywho, by the end of our lesson, Sister C asked T if she would be baptized. T. said "Yeah, November 16th, right?" Sister C and I were so surprised! Sister M realized she had forgotten to tell us...Haha! But T is truly amazing! It turns out that two months ago she had made some major changes in her life. She's incredible. She wants so much to change, and she already has! She reads the Bible and the Book of Mormon each day and prays! She thanks Jesus Christ each day for his strength, help, and mercy that she can be how she is today. She has a sweet little three year old son, N, and lives with her mom and three siblings. Her mom is very kind. She told T "You know I will support you with whatever decision you make." T has a few other younger siblings. They are such a fun family! They were all dressed up/getting ready for their school barnyard Halloween party that night and were so cute. Every time we've given T a chapter of the Book of Mormon to read, she reads it! And then she tells us what she liked about it!

On Sunday, she came to church! And at the end, she showed me her Book of Mormon and the chapter she had read that we had asked her to read, 3 Nephi 11. It was marked and highlighted, and she had even put a sticky note in it with her thoughts written on it. She said "Can you give me another one?" and she handed me her pass-along card (we had written the chapters for her to read on the back). Sister C started fumbling to find a pass along card...and it took us a moment to realize she was asking for another chapter to read!! How awesome is that???!

On Friday, we went to meet with a recent convert, S. When we got there, her sister M opened the door. M hasn't been opened to the gospel. Last lesson, S had told us about how it was difficult with M and her other sister. They weren't very supportive and weren't open to the message. Well, miracles happen. We sat down with M and talked with her, and she was so friendly and sweet! S was in the shower. When she finished and came in, M stayed for the lesson!!! We talked about the Plan of Salvation, the Temple, and eternal families. And of course, at the center of everything, Jesus Christ. The whole lesson, M was nodding her head and smiling. S too of course :) ...Both of their parents have passed away. And as we talked with them about what they liked about the Plan of Salvation, they told us their favorite parts and told us about their parents. They love the Spirit World, Temples, and the Celestial Kingdom. At the end of the lesson, the Spirit was so strong. Sister M asked M if she would follow Jesus Christ and be baptized. She said yes. Wow, the Spirit was incredible. That was a complete miracle. The Lord is directing this work! It's all in his hands! I'm out of time for now!

Love yall!!!

-Sister Greenall