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
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