We went to Sleepy Hollow today. I took a selfie on the sleepy hollow bridge.
Area
is doing well. We had a miracle lesson with Mamale, with Sister
Anderson fellowshipping. She asked/ addressed all of Mamale's concerns
(by the spirit, we didn't even tell her beforehand). It was lovely, and
Mamale told our senior missionary Sister Young that everything is
actually coming together now. She is so prepared! She will be an amazing
addition to this ward. We love her so much, and want to help her to
have an eternal family!
There was also a
miracle where we felt prompted to knock on Chong's door even though we
knew she wouldn't be able to come to church, and when we went to her
floor we found a Chinese woman standing in the hallway. We knew
immediately that it was Chong's mother, and she had such a glow about
her! We got to know her and loved her and she was so excited to see us.
She told us to call her "A-Yih" or Auntie, and that she would be so
happy for us to stop by anytime to share about Christ! I know Heavenly
Father really does love this family so much, and we have witnessed so
many miracles with them.
We also are teaching
the Tun family from Asia. We discovered in their lesson that they
happened to have a niece who just finished serving in Temple Square a
couple days ago and is back in Asia. We had no idea they had family
connections to the LDS church, and the simple invitation to church and
been the answer to Sister Tun's prayers. She had been asking Heavenly
Father if she could be baptized again in the right church. Now their
family is super excited to learn about the Gospel, and has accepted the
invitation to be baptized.
We always happen
to see people around after they've become investigators. Heavenly Father
helps us to have literal daily contact.
We
also finally had contact again with our Christmas miracle, Sister Joan.
She had had some negative feelings about the church after talking with
family members, and we really wanted a chance to see her to just one her
and help her to have a positive feeling again, without pushing her. The
other day, we were in the area and kept wondering the whole day if we
should try to meet her or not. The hand of the Lord really guided us and
helped us. Right when we pulled in front of her door, she walked out to
get her mail. We ran to her with such excitement and hugged her and she
truly felt love and joy. We know Heavenly Father wanted her to have a
positive feeling about the gospel as well, and he really loves her so
much.
My companion is so sweet. We have some
similarities I guess. We are both kind of quiet and sweet some times I
guess. We are good listeners (and yes- our investigators appreciate the
time to talk)! But we are also able to teach effectively and teach
principles with analogy for understanding. I love that we always involve
the scriptures though, because the Spirit is true teacher. We always
lift each other and and continue to learn patience and love. I'm so
thankful for her; she is the perfect trainee for me. I know it was the
hand of the Lord to have us serving together at this moment. I'm
thankful for how we've learned from each other.
I
love reading of Christ and reading those scriptures of His mercy and
forgiveness. He is so humble and selfless and I am so thankful He really
bridged the gap so that we could be saved. It would be so sad and
hopeless if all of us were lost without an eternal plan. I am thankful
that we can become, and grow, and be with our families/ loving, fun,
support systems forever! They are what truly brings joy. Thankful for
Christ and His sacrifice for us.
2 Nephi 8 stands out to me.
Awake, put on thy Strength. We have God's power (priesthood) on the
earth. What a blessing. God has reached out to us again in love, just as
he has time and time again. Loose thy self from the bands that keep you
captive. Commandments and the Gospel of Jesus Christ are true freedom. I
am not sure the meant interpretation, but in this way, it meant a lot
to me. I also thought Matthew 4:1-11 was really awe inspiring.
Especially with the Joseph Smith translations. I can't describe it.
Jesus Christ is perfect, though . The way he handled everything. And
then selflessly turned outwards (like in Elder Bednar's talk) to send
angels to minister to John in prison, after all that he had been
through, not even stopping to think of himself. He is the perfect
example and is so strong. I wrote, "Boss Jesus" in my scriptures,
because I really do respect Him, and in a more reverent manner, I really
am so thankful for all that we have on Earth to help us to follow Him
and know of His Gospel. With healing in His wings.
Sister Wilcox
韋姐妹You all know the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Follow me to see if we can relive the adventure. Of course we'll have to stop to refresh ourselves if we survive!!
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