On September 1, 2014 Hermana VanWie shared this:
Querida
Familia y amigos --
Esta semana ha sido buenismo!! We saw wonderful miracles this week! One
was through working with members. We are getting really excited by all
the progress that is going on in the ward. This past Sunday was had a meeting
for a mentoring program that the ward is going to be doing with recent
converts. It is amazing! As we went through the packet we all felt that this is
what is going to help our recent converts stay active in the church. I am so
excited to see how this program helps them progress!
We are trying to have more team-ups with the members and for the past few
weeks we have been doing pretty well with getting sisters to come out with us.
This past week, after having a really good experience on the previous time she
came out with us and Sister F took us to go see two of her friends. The first
one wasn't really interested, but Sister F had the opportunity to have more of
a gospel centered discussion with her which was wonderful! And then we had an
even larger miracle! We went and saw her friend named A. She immediately
invited us in when we knocked on her door. We got to know her and she told us
that she had actually been thinking about Sister F that morning even though she
hadn't seen her in months. As we talked, we learned that her son had gone to
Cub Scouts at church a few years back. Then Sister F explained who we were and
that we talked about the church. A then surprised us all by saying, "I
always wanted to go to church there!" When Sister F asked why she hadn't,
she simply replied, "Because you never invited me." All that was
needed was an invitation. I know that there are people that are prepared
by the Lord for us--for missionaries and for members.
Later in the week we had a lesson with A and her husband and her
sister-in-law. At first we were a little worried because her husband and her
sister-in-law kept on trying to take over the lesson, but as we began teaching
we no longer felt worried and for the first time in my mission I think I
finally understood what the scripture my bishop gave me when I left home meant:
1 Peter 3:14-15 "But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are
ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; But sanctify the
Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man
that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and
fear." This is what it meant to me: If you do this work, (and although
what I am asking you to do it not easy), you will be happy and will not need to
fear or be troubled. But sanctify yourself--be clean, pure, committed,
obedient, worthy, and focused, and give your whole heart to the Lord and be
ready to open your mouth to give an answer. When you have sanctified yourself,
you will not need to fear what to say, it will be given to you as you are
humble and willing and ready to answer the questions people have.
This is what happened during the lesson, we were given exactly what we
needed to say and A was touched and changed by the Spirit. As we said the First
Vision, a sweet Spirit came into the room and she recognized it. As we asked
her what she felt she said that she felt peace and that she felt good because
she has found something different that she cannot find in her church. She is
very prepared! We are so excited to keep working with her!
Hermana Jimenez gave a talk in the English Ward on Sunday! She did great! I
am so proud of her! Her English is getting better every day. We also got to be
in Primary on Sunday for singing and sharing time. (I was playing the piano) It
was such a special experience! There is such a sweet spirit in Primary.
The basic truths that are taught there in songs and activities are true!
We could feel of that as we listened to the children sing and as we taught a
lesson the day before and used "I Feel My Savior's Love" to teach of
the love that our Savior, Jesus Christ, has for us and what we can do to return
to live with Him and our Heavenly Father again.
I know that our Heavenly Father and our Savior love us! I know that They
live! They want us to return to live with Them again. I know that we are the
Lord's hands here on this earth and that as we open our mouths, they will be
filled with what we need to say to touch the hearts of the people the Lord has
prepared.
Gracias por todo lo que hacen para mi y los misioneros! Que disfruten su
dia de Labor Day! Los quiero muchismo!
Con amor,
Hermana VanWie
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