Monday, was a great day! All of our appointments fell through so we spent a couple hours knocking doors in a ghetto trailer park! Haha good experiences found in trailer hoods.
Tuesday, we started off with district meeting! I gave a training on being an extraordinary missionary by helping our investigators over come barriers and resolve their concerns. We did exchanges right after and Elder Kelly came to Canandaigua with me for the day! We had a lesson with a new investigator, Charles. Not too sure about him and his progression. We will give him a chance! Haha We did some finding and the first door we knocked on it was a guy named Rudy and he invited us in and we shared the Restoration with him! It was great!
Wednesday, we exchanged back in the morning and Elder Churchill and I went out to the country part of our area and did some country road tracting! As we were knocking a New York State trooper pulled up the drive. Someone called the cops on us at 11am! Haha!! We got a call from a former, Deongela! She wanted us to come say hi and teach her! That was super cool! We had interviews with President, I’ll talk more about that at the end of this letter. We ended the night teaching Christine Pasquarrel. She had some really bad things happen to her this past weekend, she basically told us how god isn’t real and how prayer is dreaming and all these things... it was really sad. We committed her to pray to know if god is there for her during this trial.
Thursday, started off with weekly planning! And then every appointment canceled and we found for the rest of the day. Haha Brother Simpson was with us when our appointment fell through so he drove us all around the city contacting less actives. We finished the night tracting from 8-9. Those are the miracle hours!
Friday, I got invited to attend Missionary Leader Council! It was good to see all my best friends again and President! At MLC we talked a lot about being a Nephi Leader and developing the attributes Nephi has. We also were trained on giving loving correction, something I am horrible at... but now I know and will apply! Friday night as Elder Churchill and I rejoined each other, we went tracting and really put effort in praying and seeing where God wanted us to be. We felt a certain pull towards an inactive family. They ended up not answering so we did some door knocking on their street. Nothing was happening and the things that went through my mind is what am i doing wrong?!? I knocked on this door and as we were waiting for it to answer I told Elder Churchill “what do we need to be more obedient in so we can see more miracles?” Then the door opened and Sarah said hello. Sarah meet with missionaries 4 years ago and wasn't ready for the gospel then. She is now on date for December 30th! :)
Saturday, we had lots finding during the day. Found a nice lady who just had a baby and is looking for a church! Her name is Grace! Saturday night we had a lesson with a less active. We applied help and she will be coming to church this coming week! :) We also got to see Christine, we followed up with prayer and she said she has felt someone is there for her as she has done so! Gave us an opportunity to testify to her of God's love and support for her. We had a wonderful lesson on faith and repentance and she accepted baptism!
Sunday, we had stake conference and we had 3 of our investigators there! The talks were all centered on families and the power of Christ! It was great! We did some finding afterwards until dinner and after until our lesson with Colleen. Today was one of the first days that I really felt an over whelming feeling of power and authority with my calling. It’s all worth the sacrifice. I LOVE being a MISSIONARY!
D&C 84:88
“88 And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up.”
In the past 15 months never have I felt more fully this scripture than I have in the past month. Since I really have given it my all I really feel the spirit of Christ in my heart and I feel my angels bearing me up. I shared this scripture with president in my interview, it was a powerful experience and we both wept. I’m so grateful for my guardian angel that pushes me each and every day. Thankful for this Christmas season and the opportunity I have to remember her and her life.
Love,
Elder Judy
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