Hello Friends and Family,
Not going to
lie this week has been very hard and it would appear that this week is going to
start out rough!!!
There
have been some very spiritual moments happen as well as many hard difficult
times.
For this whole transfer I
have been cleaning up Clovis from missionaries that have been a little less
than obedient. When I got here we had almost 10+ investigators and NOBODY was
progressing toward baptism, so we have been weeding out the
"eternigators". Well, we had been through everyone except one lady
and her son. missionaries had been seeing them for about 1 1/2 years pretty consistently.
So, in our first lesson I had total intentions of dropping her. However, the
spirit WOULDN'T LET ME! So, we set a return apt. and I committed her to read
the Book of Mormon every day. She said she would. Well, she canceled that apt.
and told us she would be busy the next week so this week we just randomly
stopped by (with the intent of dropping her). She let us in. We talked and STILL
I COULDN'T DROP HER! So, we set up a church tour (she hadn't ever been). So
yesterday she comes to the church. We have a member there. We go to different
rooms, talk about different pictures, share some scriptures. It was wonderful!
Then stand in the foyer to tell her a little about what she is going to feel
and what not. So, we walk in the chapel and have a moment of silence (AND I
DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING AND USUALLY I DO!!!) So I was stressing out thinking,
"Oh my goodness, the Spirit isn't here! What is wrong?" Then she
starts talking and she shares about a time when she felt the Spirit so strong
and that same feeling came back and she has never felt it like that again. So
we walk up to the sacrament tables and we talk about how it is like a mini
baptism. Then we read to her from Mosiah 18 and when we got to the part,
"Then what have you against being baptized?" She just sat down on the
bench and just said she just isn't ready yet, and she needed time alone to
study.
FINALLY! The Lord truly does work though wonderful ways! Although
now isn't her time, and I am not her missionary, the time will come when she
will take time to read the Book of Mormon and remember what she felt in that
chapel. She will accept the gospel one day!
Another great thing! We have not started teaching a part member
family! Jeff in not a member. Jennie is his wife… she is a member. Apparently,
in ‘08 Jeff took the lessons but was soooo hard-hearted and hateful, so it just
didn't work out. But he started coming to church, so we set an apt. (He is skeptical
of Joseph smith) So when we got to The First Vision, before I said it, I said,
"Jeff, I want you to put yourself in Joseph Smith’s shoes. You're pretty
much there, you’re seeking for the truth, you’re exhausted of going to one
church then another church. Imagine this as you." And I started…. AND HE
STARTED TO CRY!!!!!!!!!!!! It was soooo amazing! HE HAS A BAP DATE FOR THE 12TH!!
We are also teaching a hulking black guy, and oh my goodness ,sooooo
ready!!!! Sooo ready!!!!! He also has a bap date for the 12th!!
I am soo happy for general conference! I need some time to be
just spiritually “tidal waved” after all this craziness that has happened! The
Women’s Broadcast was so great! The only thing was IT WASN'T LONG ENOUGH!!! We
had a less- active pick up one of our investigators and THEY ARE NOW THE BEST
OF FRIENDS!! IT IS SOOOO GREAT!!!!!!
As for rough things... last night we got a text at 8:40, or so,
from a less active we are working with and it was a "goodbye suicide text”.
So we rush over there and she is not doing well so we get members over there...
Then we leave... Then this morning.... we found out we got robbed... They took
my wallet and GPS and Cd's..... so great......... it is a rough life in the Clovis,
New Mexico area....
Anyway, chuggin’ along and it will be a great night... :) Pretty
sure I just need to sleep for a few days, but that is apostate so I won't :)
Anyway, pray that we will get some information about my drivers license.
I don't care if I don't get anything else back, but that is going to be the
hardest thing to replace... :/
Love y’all!
Have
a great week and great conference!
Sister
Dawes
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