Testimony Meeting

This week ended on a great note. We are so excited for things to come. We should be having two baptisms in the next few weeks and we are so excited about it! 

Spiritual: This week ended in a miracle. We have been trying to teach Sam and Lori. Sam is 10 years old and Lori is his mom. Lori was being taught in Oregon before she came here. They both came to church during fast and testimony meeting. We took them up to the front and sat down. Testimonies started but they were pretty sparse. I went up and bore a quick testimony of the Savior then sat down. Sam was acting pretty figidity. All of the sudden he leaned over to his mom and asked her a question. She shrugged and pointed at me. He leaned over to me then and asked if he could bear his testimony! We said that he absolute could and so he took a quick breath of courage and stood up. What a kid! His testimony went something like this "Hi! My name is Sam. This is my second time walking through those church doors. I have been going through a lot of trials recently and I feel like I have been helped by the missionaries and by Jesus. I feel like this church is a good fit for me and my family. In the name of Jesus Christ Amen." Of course at the end of that his mother and just about the entire congregation was in tears. It was so powerful. Later Lori would tell us that during the sacrament she had prayed to know if this church was the right one. She had asked for a sign to tell her if this was the right path for her family. She said that when she saw Sam be so confident and so articulate then she knew that she had gotten her sign. Wow. 

Funny: We taught Fatima this week. An Iranian lady who a member referred to us. Great lady! We went in and started to teach. We got all the way through the lesson and asked her what she thought about it. She said that she believes it all! Yay! We probed a little more and she really just believes everything. Sigh. Belief and testimony are two different things. Might have to work on that. :) 

Where I am at: Things are going great. We are excited for Sam and Lori and several others that we are working with. Transfers are coming up so things are going to get a bit crazy. I am so excited for the next chapter on my mission. Things are going great and going better every day. I am so grateful for the Lord for sending me to this wonderful place. It’s exactly where I need to be. I love you all!