This week went by super super fast! I can't believe it. Sister Beck is still sick, but she did get a blessing today and she says she already feels better. Power of the priesthood folks. Anyway, we had that lesson with that less active guy and it was really good! He doesn't feel like he has a testimony, but you can tell he really really wants one. He wants to know that this is all true. The only thing holding him back is self worth. He doesn't believe that he is worthy of forgiveness.
For goodness sakes, God loves everyone! And He wants everyone to be forgiven of their sins, just go unto Him and he will relieve you. Matthew 11:18-20, definitely one of my favorites.
We had a really good experience tracting. There was not anyone in particular that seemed elect, but the spirit was with us the entire time and we were certainly lead to specific people to plant a seed if nothing else. It's funny that something like tracting can create a more spiritual environment. I love it though. It has been getting pretty cold. Those sweaters and jacket were amazing! Thank you mom! I love packages, they truly are the best. And I'm wearing that grey one right now :).
Oh a cool story, this one girl came up to us at tables and said she had a Book of Mormon. So I approached her and asked her what she thought of it. She said she loved all of the values taught in it, but she didn't really know the historical background. So I took that opportunity to ask her if she would want to meet with us the next day and we could teach it to her. She said yes. We arrive at her apartment and she said she made us food! She is so cute! She made us hot chocolate, or herbal tea, and raviolis. We have never had an investigator do that. But she said she loves missionaries and she wants to feed them. She typically has Christian missionaries over I guess. And we taught her the first lesson. It was really good and we committed her to read the testimony of Joseph Smith and Moroni 10:3-5. She was really touched by Joseph Smith and the First Vision. We are meeting with her this Friday. Wish us luck!
Yesterday an investigator we hadn't actually met with came to church! Here's her story: She was running and the elders were on their bikes and she ran past them and then she turned around and ran up to them and stopped them. She said she wanted to go to one of our churches and they gave her our number. Well, she called us last week and told us she could go to church, she was busy with work all week so we couldn't actually meet up with her. So we meet her and she is elect! She's super cute and Colombian and she said we are the only church that seems to practice its values and principles. She does work over in Salt Lake and she dated a Mormon a few years ago, so she's been surrounded by them for a while. She has definitely been prepared. We are meeting with her on tomorrow. I know that she will be baptized someday. I can feel it.
Anyway, sorry this email is dry. I'm trying to remember all that went on last week and it's all slipping my mind. Oh but the best thing was last night. Hahah!
So Sister Madsen hates Christmas anything before Thanksgiving. Well, there are these old Christmas decorations in our apartment and Sister Madsen went to bed last night at like 9:45. So Sister Beck and I get out the decorations and decorate the apartment. There's even a fake Christmas tree and a bajillion strings of lights and Christmas stockings, the whole bit. And at 10:28 we wake up sister Madsen and tell her we want to show her something. She comes out and we say "Santa's here!" And she just groans, "I woke up for this?" And we just busted up laughing! I loved it. Now our apartment looks so cheery. I'm glad we did it :)
Can't remember what else I wanted to say....
Love y'all ;)
Jocelyn
p.s. I tried so hard not to be a poser and say "y'all," I broke last week. It's so easy to say and like the white handbook says, I am supposed to use the culture's form of "you" properly. Hahah :P
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