Well friends, It's that time again. I don't have barely any time to write, so this will probably all be fairly jumbled. I will try my best! :)
Last Monday for P-Day we were able to go up hiking about a mile away from the Canadian border.. SO... of course, on the way home, as a District, we drove up to the Border Visitor's Center and took pictures. Then we found out that you can actually step into Canada (like the continents are split on the mountain - the tree line and stuff) without actually having to cross the border (like the border patrol and stuff).. SO!!! We got to step into Canada for a few minutes and take some pictures... it was phenomenal!!! Milestone. Fulfilled!!! :)
Also, this week was full of finding new people to teach - what a blessing!!! :) We had some really neat experiences finding new investigators. It was wonderful! We found Missy a couple of weeks ago tracting and she was actually the first house that we knocked on, so that was really neat! She didn't let us in then, but we came back this week and she was home and let us come inside. She had just gotten home from work, and we were able to teach her the Restoration. It was so powerful! The Spirit was strong, and we were able to use the pamphlet and teach with the pictures. It was so incredible. Another tender mercy is that we were at a home for a dinner appointment with a couple in our ward who are preparing to be the Mission President and wife in the Philippines and they wanted us to teach them with the pamphlet how to use the pictures so they can teach their missionaries there, and so we had just gone through the whole thing.. super awesome how amazing the Lord's timing is! She said she had been to a women's conference for a different church, and that during that she felt like she needed to be open to other churches and the ministry.. so, that was neat! We were able to help her identify that it wasn't a coincidence that we came by! She is so cool! Then, right after going to Missy's, we went to see a Part Member Family, and the wife wasn't home so we couldn't stop by, but the kids had just gotten home from school and were outside playing with a neighbor kid. That neighbor kid's mom was there too, so we were able to talk to her. Her name is Savannah and she said that she has been looking for a church to get her son started going to so she can raise him right, and she has a lot of family who are LDS as well!! Super neat. Then, another night this week we had the most amazing tender mercy of all.
We had on one of our Former Investigator records someone's name and next to it there was a note saying that they had moved. Well, Sister Rogers and I both felt prompted to go there even though she had moved, and a woman named Megan answered the door. She has a son named Avery, and she is a 1st grade teacher up here in Bonners Ferry. Well, that was a few weeks ago when we met her and she said that we could come by again. We have been trying to stop by, but each time we do she always says that she's really busy and maybe another time. Well, this week we stopped by again and sure enough, she answered the door, and per the usual said, "I'm so sorry I'm always so busy when you come by. Maybe another time." We asked her if there was anything we could do to help her, she shook her head, and then (this is the miracle part!!!!!!!) she says, "You know what.. would you like a drink of water? Come on in for a minute." (WHAT!!?!?!?!?!??!!? Heavenly Father is so good to us). Anyway, so she lets us in her house and then we start to talk to her. She opens up about some things that have been going on in her life and then we were able to testify to her of God's Love, the Atonement of Jesus Christ, and how much they both love and care about her and know exactly what she's going through right now. She said to us, "You know, I wasn't going to let you girls in tonight, but then once I said no, I felt like I needed to. I'm really glad I did." We gave her the Restoration pamphlet to read for our next visit and she said, "Wow. I used to have a picture exactly like this (the one of Christ holding a lamb) up in my home, and I lost it and really wanted to see it again. I haven't seen something like this again until today. Wow." It was so amazing. The Spirit was so strong in her home, and we have another appointment scheduled with her this Saturday. We had just barely met her, but leaving, we felt closer to her than almost anyone else that we have been teaching. It's amazing what the pure love of Christ can do.
Well, I know that the Lord places people in our path when they are ready to hear the message that will change their life - that of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
This week we have the opportunity to celebrate a remarkable thing - EASTER! I am so grateful for the blessing and knowledge it is that He did rise again - and because He did, you and I and everyone will too. He overcame, and because He overcame, we can overcome and become who He needs us to be and who He knows we have the power to become! I hope that you all have a wonderful week and know how much you are loved! He is aware of you. He knows you perfectly, and if you allow Him, He will take away every sorrow and heartache and unfair thing that you may experience in this mortal journey. Come, Follow Him! He will show us the way to the most supreme happiness, if we let Him. I hope that this week is absolutely beautifully spiritual for all of you as we give more thought to Him who gave His all for us.
I hope that any of this made sense! Have a glorious Easter week! He is Risen!!! Hallelujah! (Praise Ye, Jehovah)
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