This week we went to see our really keen investigator, Sam. When we got to the door, she opened it and said, "The Mormon isn't for me." We were so shocked, but just bore our testimonies, and she said she wanted a week to think about, and pray about it. And that she would call us, if she wanted to meet again. I felt prompted as we left to say, "We will hear from you soon, our friend" and she said "Yes, you will." It was the weirdest situation, as we walked away we felt somewhat sad for Sam, but mostly we just felt hope. We knew that it wasn't the end for Sam, for me it kind of helped me re-evaluate that Gods timing isn't my timing. I know that we will hear from her, I don't know when, I don't know how long until we do, but I do know that someday Sam will except the Gospel of Jesus Christ, because she has felt the spirit!!
The funniest thing happened this week, I went on exchanges with Sister Newton, and she passed out at the womans door we were visiting. It was so awkward, we were just standing there and she dropped and me and the lady were like staring at each other, we finally attended to her, and she felt quite sick, I took her home and I had a lovely day playing mum. I even cooked her lunch, and cookies! :) It was a great exchange though, Sister Newton is from the South Island of NZ, she was home-schooled, and quite unique, something I love about the gospel is though, we truly come from such different backgrounds, but we can and did have so much in common, I really genuinely felt like she was my sister and that we truly needed to be together that day. It's such an honor to serve these Sisters, I truly love this calling, and I can definitely feel the love the Savior has for them!
We had Stake Conference yesterday, and it was incredible. A man from the Temple Presidency stood up and gave one of the most powerful talks I have ever heard he said, "Brothers and Sisters; the Sealing power, and all other ordinances we need are on earth, we live in the fulness of times, there is NO reason that we should not have them." I truly loved that, it's so true, we really do live in the fulness of times. I heard this story and I wanted to share it with you, I hope it touches you how it touched me.
"A man was waiting in the waiting room of heaven, when the door opened and it was now his time to be judged, he walked into the room and across the room stood a man with a clipboard, and he said, "tell me everything you know about the Savior" the man began to quote scripture, began to share all the good things he had done, and the man with the clipboard said "Thank you". This man went back into the waiting room, and it was the next mans turn. The next man walked in and looked at the man with the clipboard, and feel to His knees, and said "My Master; and my Lord."
I love this story so much it truly helps us to see it's much more important that we KNOW the Lord rather than knowing things about the Lord. I know that the only way to come to know the Lord is to strive to become like Him. I know as we strive daily to become like him, we will know and see him as he is. One of my favorite scriptures my whole mission is found in Enos 1:27
" And I soon go to the place of my rest, which is with my Redeemer; for I know that in him I shall rest. And I rejoice in the day when my mortal shall put on immortality, and shall stand before him; then shall I see his face with pleasure, and he will say unto me: Come unto me, ye blessed, there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father. Amen."
I know that we can all rest in the Savior, and I know as we all come unto Him, we too can someday see him, fall to our knee's and say "My Master; and my Lord." Remember that it was foretold in the last days that men would draw near to him with their mouths, but their hearts would be far from him, I hope that we can continue to draw closer to the Savior with our Heart and our mouth, and he will someday look at us, and say "come unto me ye blessed; there is a place prepared for you in the mansion of my Father."
I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!
Arohanui,
Sister Maddie DeLoach
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