Dear Family and friends!
Elder Rice and I was on the bus this week and the bus driver asked us about the genealogy in our church and how it is done in our church. So we explain it to him for a bit and before we knew it, we were shoved to the back of the bus with so many people getting on the bus. We were hip to hip with people and every time we would go over a bump the bus would bottom out! We just kept talking with people about the church and the gospel and got a few new potential investigators. We didn’t get to give the bus driver our information because of all the people and we couldn’t get to him. The next day we got on the bus and it happened to be just him so this time we had a good 25 minute lesson with him on the bus we asked if we could come visit him and his family sometime, but he said he didn’t like people just showing up and he didn’t like to give his number out so we told him we could meet him at the family history center sometime and gave him the info for it so hopefully something will happen there.
We were able to go out with Bishop May this week also and see some investigators and recent converts. It went really well. He is a very great man! One of the missionary’s had to go home to take care of some medical stuff we were sad to see him leave.. We haven’t heard anything about transfers yet president told us the Lord wasn’t done yet.. so we will find out tonight around 9pm. We are receiving 17 Spanish sisters! Crazy!!!!
The weather has been pretty crazy. Lots of rain and hard wind.
We got a referral this week that said I’m engaged to a member and want to be baptized.. haha it was great! We went and saw her and she came to church on Sunday and loved it. We will be having a lesson with her tonight! Then I have a baptism interviewstonight and tomorrow to give! I was very excited and humbled as I read the talk in the new Ensign by President Uchtdorf. I loved this part and wanted to share.
Sometimes we take upon ourselves too much credit or too much blame when it comes to others accepting the gospel. It’s important to remember that the Lord doesn’t expect us to do the converting. Conversion comes not through our words but through the heavenly ministrations of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes all it takes is one single phrase of our testimony or about an experience to set in motion the softening of a heart or the opening of a door that can lead others to experience sublime truths through the promptings of the Spirit.
I have been able to witness this. I have told you this story before, but I would like to share it again. Elder Larsen and I were headed to a investigators home and we biked passed this lady and her little daughter. We felt the need to turn around and go back and as we did we were able to set up an appointment to meet with her, but when we went over she wasn’t home, but her husband was and he said he spoke Spanish. We looked down the street and there were two Spanish missionary’s. They have been teaching Fabiana and Ramon for 3 months. He received his answer and they are being baptized next Sunday. I know that Heavenly Father loves his children so much and I’m so thankful for the Holy Ghost and the guidance he gave us that day and every day. Have a great week!
Love elder anderson
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