We had a beautiful lesson with our Investigator Andre, on Easter Sunday. Andre has been Christian his whole life, but his partner is Mormon, and they have a son, and now are at the stage where they want to know what religion they will raise him as. He has been quite Anti-Mormon his whole life and he has SOFTENED SO MUCH!!! It was crazy, yesterday he told us how he is really reading the Book of Mormon, he said he told his friends when they bashed mormons that we really aren't as weird or bad as they make us to be. He said yesterday as he prayed. (screaming) You have RISEN LORD JESUS, and we praise thee every single day. It was hilarious, but it made me smile from ear to ear, HOW TRULY GRATEFUL WE ARE THAT HE HAS RISEN!!! It's such a blessing, and I hope we don't bypass the true meaning of all of that. I really really encourage you to go to Mormon.org and watch the Prince of Peace video, it changes LIVES!!! It has changed mine!!
This week we had the tender mercy of every single day when we got caught in the rain or in a huge storm that that Less Active member I talked about helping us with our bikes last week, saw us again. He helped us every single time, and he and his wife had us for dinner 2 times. They seriously are examples of being Christlike. It's amazing too because they have this man from Virginia living with them, and he is hilarious, he is 61. He isn't a member, but he is quite impressed with the things we share, and he is always so intrigued with why we are so happy, anywho we showed him the prince of peace video, and he was in awe, he got the link and sent it to his whole NON-member family, he said this video has the power to change lives. :) He then kept talking about how impressed he was with the church, we invited him to church but unfortunately he was out of town.
This week was Easter Week and it was beautiful regardless of all the chaos. It was such a privilege I was asked to speak in Sacrament meeting on the Savior's Death and Resurrection, we had 3 investigators come, so it was such a beautiful Sunday. I felt so grateful to have Easter Sunday to truly think during the sacrament of how I can fully give myself over to the Lord, and to truly heal. It's been such a blessing being here realizing how much room we truly each have to heal. I love that this is a gospel of healing, it's a gospel of growing, and giving everything over to the Lord. I loved a line in general conference which says, "No one has sinned tomorrow." HOW TRUE. We each have the potential today to become the person that we want to be tomorrow. I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father, a loving Savior Jesus Christ.
I really feel grateful this week, I feel grateful for parents, and siblings who have encouraged me to push through hard times. This week was rather challenging yet as we rode up big heals in the pouring rain, I somehow felt the peace of the Lord, I somehow had enough strength to always make it to the top, and I somehow had enough courage to ride through dark areas at night. Truly the Lord is my light; so why should I fear!!! I am so grateful for His continual guidance, I feel his love, and I hope you do too. Something else that stood out from conference was this, "Come as you are; but don't plan to say as you are". Truly this has been the lesson of my mission, I have come and he has changed me, once he has changed me, he strives to do so again, this is a gospel of change and we can all change daily. I love you so much, wherever you are right now, remember he can calm troubled seas, troubled souls, and he can heal you. I love you so much, I am grateful for a family like you, I often think of funny memories, and long to make more, but until then I will continue to give my best. I LOVE YOU!!!!
p.s Still love me if I come back a leper, the fleas are eating my flesh.. hahah
AROHANUI,
Sister Maddie DeLoach
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