Here is a story from two different missionaries about a new investigator. Thanks for sharing elders!
Hi,
On Saturday when our 10:00 appointment fell through, we went to our "10:00 backup" slot and it was a 14 year old girl who had come to church in the Sisters' ward and wanted to get baptized. So we knocked, and the girl opened the door and said come in. I hesitated, and waited for her mom on the side to say "come in." We had no idea who her mom was but she invited us in. Sure, why not? So we go in, and without saying anything, the 14 year old, Ashley, says to her mom, "Mom, you know I've been wanting to get baptized for a long time now. That's why they're here." !!! Wow! So we taught her the first lesson right there, and it turns out her mom is a totally inactive member who still believes in the gospel but has an anti-Mormon husband. So that's our obstacle now, but what a miracle! People really are being prepared to hear the gospel, even kids and teenagers.
Thanks for your remarks on Friday! Have a great week!
Elder Silski
Dear Sister Bassett,
We saw an incredible miracle this week. A couple of weeks ago we heard that there was a 14 year old girl in our area who has been attending church for a while. We heard that she had said that she wanted to be baptized right after Christmas, but we couldn't get her information. Finally, last week, we got her information and we went by on Saturday morning. We knocked and she answered the door. Her name is Ashley. She said we could come in, and as soon as we walked in, she walked over to her mother who was sitting at the kitchen table, and said "Mom, you know that I have wanted to get baptized for a while now. That is why the Missionaries are here." We were in shock. We couldn't believe how bold she was. It turns out that Ashley is the daughter of a less-active woman who married a man who doesn't like the church. So now we are just awaiting Ashley's Dad's approval to move forward with the Baptism. It was a miracle! I have been writing down every miracle I see in my planner, and I can't even begin to tell you what a difference it has made. I am starting to recognize so many miracles every single day! We are so blessed here in Payson!
Sincerely,
Elder Christensen
"Commitment is doing the thing you said you would do, long after the mood you said it in has left you." George R. Zalucki
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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When I was 14 or 15, I had a teacher that prided himself on being a thinker. We had some enlightening discussions in his classroom. He helped me ask some great questions that led to tremendous answers that still guide me today. We agreed on many things, but were at odds on a few. One of them was religion. I had a lot of respect for this man, but it amazed me that someone who claimed to be open minded was blind to just how closed minded he was when it came to God. He was always challenging my faith. He considered my beliefs to be a sign of my weakness. His claim was that unless it could be acknowledged by the 5 senses, there was no proof that God existed. I struggled as a young person to help him understand that he was limiting his understanding to what he had personally experienced, cutting himself off from other possibilities. The best that I could do was to try and help him understand how I knew; that things of the spirit could only be understood and perceived by the spirit. Years later, I still don't have a better answer to this one fundamental question, but I face the same dilemma. This blog is dedicated to preserving stories and experiences of missionaries in the Arizona Mesa Mission both during and after their formal missions. Some stories are fun and light hearted, but others are of a spiritual nature. The blog forum is so convenient, yet the format is limiting. There is more to these words than letters on a page. To truly understand the messages requires not only an open mind, but a soft heart.
After all, "A man's reach should exceed his grasp, else what's a Heaven for?- Robert Browning"
After all, "A man's reach should exceed his grasp, else what's a Heaven for?- Robert Browning"
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