Dear Family,
Well...Would you believe it if I told you it was another GREAT WEEK
in Flowood,MS? Believe it because it was. The only thing that could
have made it better would have been a little less heat, for it was a
very hot humid week. Other wise it was great. It never ceases to amaze
me that when we give more then our all and work just a little bit
harder, that is when the blessings come. This was made evident to me one
night this week.
It was late and almost time to call it a night, when my companion
suggested that we try to see this one man that we haven't been able to
contact and were pretty certain had moved. After flipping through our
planners and not knowing his exact address we just went to try a few
doors. (Couldn't hurt right)..So I ran up three flights of stairs and we
knocked on the first door we thought might could be his. And would you
believe it..it was him! Out of breathe we asked all about how he was
doing, how his reading of the book of Mormon was going..and just why his
phone wasn't working ( he dropped it in the pool..) He is very
interested in learning more, I hope not too open ( those are the ones
that are the most closed to the message and truth). Also..It is a bit
frustrating because he will not make any commitments. He did say he
would be baptized when he knows its true, but would not commit to a date
( he is kind of set for the 8th of September.) This man is 23 yrs old.
Its frustrating because I do not like teaching single men..but what can
we do when there is no having anyone teach outside their area. I will
pray he doesn't find either of us attractive. lol
hmm Story time..
We met a new friend at wal mart and she said she was interested in
learning more about the church..genuinely interested... or so we
thought. We drove to her house at the appointed time and she lived in a
gated community ( which she neglected to tell us the gate code) As we
were pulling up someone was leaving.. would you guess who was driving
away?..yes! our new friend who we were coming to see!..She looked over
and saw us and held her little puppy up to hide her face from us as she
drove away. pathetic. I was hoping it wasn't her that did that..so we
went to her house any way..knocked on the door. No answer. I have little
respect for people who waste our time, the lord's time..and do not tell
us straight up that they are not interested. We left her a sticky note
and told her we were sorry we missed her. haha lady! her names in the
area book now and one day someone will get in to teach her..lol ..but
yeah I thought it was really funny that she held her dog up to get away
from us. Gotta love the things people will do.
Do y'all remember that new family I was telling ya about? Well..we
saw them twice this week. Finally left them with the saviors peace and
blessing. They are interested and said they would come to church..but
have not made the steps to do so. It is sad because they are so
wishy washy and require a lot of attention. We felt a family home evening
with a family in the ward would help..but this week is a no go. We
should be seeing them on Tuesday and I will have more to report on their
progress next week. Great family, with great changes ahead that will
bring even greater blessings.
Next friend were teaching..Do y'all remember that one guy I told ya
about that we loaned him a copy of the Book of Mormon..went back and he
had read 15 or so chapters?..well were still teaching him and now
hopefully his son, who is back in town for school to start. He wasn't
able to make it to our appointment this week..so we stopped by and
discussed something with him. We had a great gospel of Jesus Christ
lesson and focused on faith and the holy ghost. He wants these things for
himself still before he gets his son too involved. Another concern of
ours with them is His son is going to their neighbors church, because
they are youth ministers there. Frustrating because it is hard to see
friends that you come to love going to a church that does not have the
full truth, the fullness of the gospel. He is continuing to read and
study things on his new app he put on his phone..the gospel
library.lol. A word of caution. If you ever suggest this app to a
friend..be ware that they could come into a lot of anti.
We visited again with our amazing investigator who has been coming
to church faithfully for 8 weeks in a row. This week she is taking law
exams and is very busy so we are going to see her on Friday after her
tests to celebrate with her..Then the following day she is going out of
town for 3 weeks to visit family..upon her return she is going to be
baptized on *drum roll please...* August 25th!! She felt good about this
date and it was actually very strange. As she was about to write the
date on her calendar her dog started barking like crazy. There is so
much opposition in regards to her baptism..I just know that great things
lie in store for her family and her with the gospel and Satan is so
opposed to her progressing. We both know she will make it for this date
though and are very excited for her!
Last thing.. Sunday, yesterday, we taught sharing time. It was so
much fun. I love being in primary and sadly we do not get to go into
primary very often as missionaries. We taught about choosing the right
and how we need to follow the savior's example. (1 Timothy 4:12) I will
send in another email a picture of our CTR shield we made. All the kids
sang "I'm trying to be like Jesus" after our sharing time. It went
really well and they asked us to do another one soon. ( Lots of people
are out of town. So we are filler for a lot of things..like playing the
piano in sacrament meeting! eek! Ive been practicing..)
Well That was this week.
I want y'all to know that I know with all my heart that we have a
loving Heavenly Father who is mindful of our needs and concerns. He is
just waiting for us to talk with him in prayer and ask for the things we
need. I know that as we have faith in our Savior Jesus Christ that
miracles will come as we are willing to change and do our part.
Everything works out for a reason and "all things have been done in the
wisdom of him who knoweth all things." (2ne 2:24)
Life is great..bring on another great week in Flowood, MS. ( Transfers next week so expect my email on Tuesday. :) )
Love ya,
Sister Urie.
Tracting Tips: uno penny. it was so hot tracting this week..and we've been getting speratic rain showers. Gotta love the south!
Southernism: Not really a southernism..but we were teaching sharing
time and we asked the little ones "what Jesus Christ did that made him a
good example.." and one of the little girls said.." Heavenly father
killed him."...(what do you say to that..?!) so I responded.." oh..yes
Jesus died for us. Good answer." lol.
Scripture: 2 Nephi 4:15-16 "My soul delighteth in the scriptures... and my heart pondereth them continually..."
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