Dear Friends and Family!
Another Great week In Slidell, LA! Not too much to report this week. We are still working hard to find new people or a family to teach. Which, Success, we think we found a family!
We were out trying to visit a less active member, but they weren't home. When this happens we normally knock some doors around their house. (we call it '5-5-5'..more effective then just tracting) As we were walking there were two men in a drive way and it looked like one was washing his car. When we got closer you could see that He was gutting fish! Cat Fish! He showed us his fish and then we told him who we were and about the message we share. We asked if we could come over sometime and have a family night with him and his family. He said yes! We are going back Tomorrow to teach him, his wife and his 5 kids! Hopefully they will be receptive to the message.
Also on that street we tracted into a house, a man answered the door and said it wasn't really a good time because he was just eating dinner with his family. So we told him a little about the message of the restoration..he asked if there was something we could leave for him to read..yeah of course there is! So we "Loaned" him a copy of the book of Mormon and told him if he wasn't interested we could come and pick it up and give it to someone else. We are going to go visit with him again soon. It was great to see someone who was really interested in finding out if it was true or not before shutting the door. (He also has a big family!)
(Mom..dad.. Do you remember the man I told you about that we found tracting who was playing hotel California on his guitar?..well..
Sister hills and I tried to find him one day..went and knocked on his door.. not home. his car was there though. so we called and left him a message. later that day we get a text from him asking if it was the sisters. we said yes. he replied.."whatsss happenning!!??" we texted back.."not to much we just wanted to come talk with you about the book of Mormon some time." He replied again 3 hours later.. " maybe not tonight..I just finished a quiet dinner alone. were you wanting to go out for drinks and dancing?"
So we figured he was either drunk texting us or just crazy.. So sister hills was going to text the elders and ask if they would go over and meet our potential investigator because he was hitting on us.. but instead of sending that text to the elders she accidentally sent it to Brian!... we about died.. oops! one day we pray he will read and come to church..until then we have saved his number as a do not answer. lol)
Other things that happened this week...
So we were tracting..and we saw a thermometer by someones door..It was about 97 deg.s with 70% humidity. Arizona..You don't know how good you have it!
Two stories..
First...yesterday was fast and testimony meeting at church. Where people get up and bear their testimonies.
A little boy got up ..about 4 years old and gave his testimony..it went just like this..
" I love Jesus.. I love Jesus and Jesus loves me.
I love everyone... and everyone loves me! Name of Jesus Christ Amen!"
It had to be the cutest testimony i have ever heard. Too funny. :)
Second. We went to visit one of our part member families last night. We are teaching two of the daughters. The younger daughters friend was there ( they're 19/20yrs old.) We were reading the first two chapters from the Book of Mormon with them and talked about how we have a living prophet on the earth today and about the Holy Ghost. The Girls friend was shocked! She said.." Wait..there is a prophet on the earth today..? Why isn't this on the news? Shouldn't people know about this?!" We were able to testify to her about the why we were there and how true the message really is. God loves us Just like he has in every dispensation, so he blessed us with a modern prophet! He's not just going to leave us in the dark. It was a great testimony builder to me about the reality of a modern, living prophet on the earth today who does talk with God and gains revelation for the whole world.
Well that is pretty much it for the week. Thank you for all the letters! I love the support..Thank you! Time sure is flying!
(I go to training this Wednesday to be a trainer. Cant wait to tell you how it goes!)
Hope all is going well at home,
Love You,
Sister Urie!
Southernism: A news broadcaster was interviewing a lady after hurricane Katrina and asked her how she felt about all the churches being destroyed. The lady told the News person.." Grrl, I dunt know bout you, but we gets our chicken from Popeye's" :)
Tracting tips: so..Still haven't counted. but we got two penny's this week. Sorry! Pretty sure were really close to getting happy hour cupcakes!
Scripture: Mosiah 2:16-19
So i Forgot to tell you!
I got to play a baby violin. We went to the boyacks for dinner ( a family in the ward) and their son has a little 1/2 size violin that i somehow got tunned up and played. It was so great to finally play again. Also I was finally able to talk with the Ward music director and told her I play the violin. She is going to get new strings for her full size violin and I am going to restring it for her. Prayers have been answered! :)
Thought you would find that interesting.
Love you both and i Hope you have a wonderful week!
Love Sister Urie!
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