February 14, 2012

Hello Family!

 

Happy Valentine's Day!  This week was a good one. We saw a lot of miracles.

 

We had an investigator with a baptism date that we weren't able to see for awhile and we had suspicions that his Baptist preacher neighbor who had given us a hard time had warned him not to talk to us. We dropped in on him and had a good lesson and in the middle his best friend, who had just gotten out of prison the day before, drove up. He went out and told her we were there and she joined us. She said the closing prayer and said she felt God prompted her to see him that morning, and had helped her come in when she found out we were there.

 

We also had a great lesson with a guy whose girlfriend is an inactive member. They've met with missionaries for years and haven't had any progress. We've never been able to meet with them because they've kind of avoided it. We made the appointment, though, and went over. The girlfriend wasn't there and we wouldn't have been able to go in, accept that his relative got there just before us to pick up her son who was getting babysat. We sat down and shared a scripture and both of them really opened up to us about their relationships with God and struggles they've had. The Spirit was there and it was wonderful.

 

We also saw some great miracles tracting this week. Down one road we found an inactive family, a man whose uncle is a Mormon and he wants to learn more, and a girl who went to our church for three years in California but didn't know where it was here. Right after that we got a great member referral that we're excited about.

 

Winter came yesterday!  We woke up to snow and it was the first time it's been cold enough for that. We tried to go up a mountain on a dirt road and didn't make it. That was an adventure.  Apparently my tire tracks were an inch away from the drop-off, so guardian angels were holding me up :). The snow is already pretty much gone.

 

Other adventures this week: Sister Williams was proposed to over the phone by one of our investigators when he found out she was leaving, and we were fed big meals by members 8 times in 3 days.

 

I love you all so much!  I'm so grateful for my wonderful family! 

 

Love,

Sister Monson