Hi everyone,
We had a great week filled with many miracles.
Sometimes we have days without any confirmed plans. They can be really hard but sometimes they can lead to some really great experiences. Friday was one of those days. We only had a lunch with a member as a confirmed appointment and the rest was blank. We had a list of people we planned to see and the faith that the Lord would provide us with opportunities to teach if we did all we could. So we put forth our efforts and saw the blessings for it.
One blessing was this, after our lunch with the member we asked her if her friend that we had met the week before would be interested in hearing the gospel. The member then called her friend and told her she was bringing food over and then told us, let's go visit her right now. Quite the sneaky ploy to get us into her friend's house...haha :) Then we go over and visit with her friend D..... and ended up meeting her daughter P....... as well. We talked with them for a while and they are both really interested in the message of the gospel. And what was even better was that P......... mentioned how with our visit maybe it was time for the family to change and become more unified. They both have gone through many things in their lives that have really prepared them for Gospel. I can't wait to visit with them again this week.
We also had an experience on Sunday with a potential investigator, M......... We told the Lord that we would make every effort to visit the family but this was really the last chance because the last 4 weeks every time we would pass by the house they wouldn't answer the door or they were too busy or they weren't home. So we prayed, "if this is meant to be, help us get into the home." And we got into the home!!! It was so great. M........ was outside vacuuming her car and when we asked if she had a few minutes that we could visit with her, she said yes. We had such a great lesson on the plan of salvation with her. The spirit was so strong and she loved what we had to share with her. It was interesting to see how happy she was to hear that we are all children of God because previously other visitors from other churches had told her and husband that they weren't children of God because they weren't members of that particular church. I love that part of the message that we bring to people is that no matter what religion, what race, what age, we are all children of God. He knows us and loves us. That brought much joy to M......... Her family is also so important to her and you could tell that she is so happy to know that she can have her children with her for forever and not just this life. We're going back on Tuesday and I'm so excited!!
We've had so many other amazing lessons this week. It is amazing what happens when you and your companion teach together in unity. When you teach in unity the spirit will testify through you both of the message and then the miracles happen. When people feel the spirit they want to change.
One of those awesome lessons was with an inactive member, M...... He recently found out that he had cancer and when we invited him to church he said "oh maybe after this big work project is over and i have the surgery to remove the tumor." We then looked him in the eye and told him "hermano today is the day to go back to church. When you are sick you go to a hospital and when you are in need spiritually you go to church. You need the spiritual strength that the church can give you in this time of your life." And he came to church for the first time in over 3 years!!
I've felt really blessed by all the opportunities that the Lord had provided for us to teach and help others come unto Christ.
Have an absolutely terrific week.
Love you all!
Hermana Hansen
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