Hello family and friends:) All is well in Zion.
This week.. like every week was amazing. Goodness.. I just love being a
missionary! it truly is the best. Although we had some set backs this week it
ended with some amazing miracles! The 4 highlights of my week were as follows.
Highlight number 1
Well this is kind of a thorn and rose. Thorn is
that I haven't been feeling to well for the past while.. but the great part
about that was. When I went to the doctor I got to see one of my recent
converts from Caldwell (Luis) that works in that doctors office:) It was so
good to see him. He seems to be doing well.
Highlight number 2
This week our zone was asked to put on a stake
primary activity. We had skits, we had songs, make your own nametags, learn how
to tie a tie and also we had time for 'pictures with the missionaries'. It was
so fun to watch these little kids act out their favorite missionary stories in
the Book of Mormon. We learn a lot from little children and how willing they
are to share the gospel. We had one of the parents of a little girl who
attended the activity come up to us on Sunday and told us that her daughter
(with her missionary tag on) gave out 2 pass along cards at the store after the
activity.
Highlight number 3
Sunday's here are always a highlight. As we were
preparing to go into sacrament meeting we saw one of our investigators Mary
sitting on the couch in the foyer. She was talking to the Spanish missionaries
and she looked a little misty eyed. She saw us.. Gave us a look and told us to
sit down. As we sat down next to her one of the Spanish sisters whispered to me
"this is about to get awesome" so we sat down and Mary proceeded to
tell us she decided that she's going to be baptized. She started to cry as she
told us how she had been praying and praying to know if she should be baptized.
Then the other day she randomly opened up the scriptures to Mosiah 27.. as she
read it hit her like a lightning bolt. She said she just felt overwhelming
warmth as she read about baptism. As the week went on she thought of it again
and again but though it must have surly been her mind. So she decided to test
it again. She sat down closed her eyes. Opened her scriptures and just pointed
at a verse... the verse said, "repent and be baptized". Boom second
confirmation.
So excited for Mary! It was the neatest thing to
watch my companion and her just hug and sob together. Sister Allen has been
working with Mary and has been waiting for this moment for a long time. We are
so elated. Mary also went up to the bishop after church and asked him to
baptize her. You can imagine his excitement as well.
Highlight number 4
After church we went to go see our dear friend
Dave again (man pictured last week reading the book of Mormon) lo and behold
when we pulled up we found him reading his book of Mormon again:) we spoke with
him and he told us that he loves the book of Mormon. How he can just sit down
for hours and read. He has also gone onto Mormon.org and ordered some
tabernacle choir dad’s to watch in surround sound with his family. As we asked
him if he's prayed to know if the book of Mormon is true, he looked at us with
a questioning look and said. “How can something so amazing not be true.” It's
so hard to describe how amazingly prepared Dave is. But man... he is very
prepared.. he is just eating up everything we share with him. He is 'hungering
and thirsting after righteousness'. Just add some water and some priesthood and
he's good to go:)
Also that evening as we were preparing to head
home we decided to stop by a man who we had met the other day. He let us into
his home and brought his wife and his son in and we shared the restoration with
them. They are now 3 of our new investigators!
The power of the Holy Ghost is real. As
missionaries, as members, as Children of God, the words we say, or the things
we share with one another will not be remembered as much as the feelings we feel
from the Holy Ghost. I've been so blessed to be in situations when, sometimes I
have no idea what's coming out of my mouth but the spirit is there. And the
words are not my own. I'm grateful for this great testifier of truth. I love
being a missionary. This week I’ve really been able to reflect the things that
matter most to me in life; my relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus
Christ- The Gospel-My Family.
Anyways I hope you all have a wonderful week! Thank
you for the prayers. They are felt every day!
Love,
Sister Clark
P.S. A random quote from a black guy we met, "You know some people always tell me "god is good, I always say, No, chicken is good, God is GREAT!"
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