From One Washington to the Other: March 31, 2014

This week was the best week I've had in a while! It was so great! I just decided to be happy! Haha. And Sister Udall and I work hard! :) We set a goal to talk to 20 people every single day. We haven't reached our goal yet, but because we are making the effort, the Lord is placing prepared people in our path.

Here are just some of the miracles:

1. We had a lesson with a less active couple that we've been trying to get ahold of since I was transfered into the ward! We taught them the Restoration and reminded them of their testimonies. We invited them to church, but I didn't see them. (That's okay though. They'll come next week!)

2. We felt strongly about tracting down a street of townhouses and found a guy who has already read the book of mormon! He said that he wasn't raised with religion, and so he's always been fascinated by it. He's explored many different churches. His girlfriend saw us talking to him outside and came out to talk with us too! We gave both of them their own copies of the Book of Mormon. The girlfriend asked about life after death because she recently lost a loved one. We were able to teach them the Plan of Happiness :) and set up a return appointment for this Wednesday!

3. After church we had planned to stop by a potential investigator that we met in the street in our appartment complex. We knocked on the door, and they let us right in! The lady that we talked to on the street went and hid in the kitchen, but her husband and son listened to us! It was really awkward at first, but it turned out really well. This family is Muslim so we talked about prophets and how we have a living prophet on the earth today. They said they would come to church with us this Sunday to watch general conference. They said if there was a living prophet today, they would definitely want to know!

4. Last night around 8:30, we were walking around to check on a few people that we had met, and the Lord lead us to a man who was on his front porch for a smoke break. Haha. We started talking to him - he's from Guatemala and is confused about why there are so many churches on the earth today. We taught him the Restoration and he said we could come back again!

We have been so blessed. These are just a few of the miracles we've had this week. God is so good. :)

Oh hey! I've been having success with online proselyting too! I have a few skype lessons set up for this week! :) Can't wait!!!

I have been watching Mormon Messages during lunch time and when I get ready in the mornings...oh my. Those videos are so inspired! It's been great to just pull up a video in conversation on the street and share it with people. It just adds so much! This morning I watched one of the Mormon Messages for youth about the priesthood responsibility to serve a mission. And Marie Bates is in it! I've seen this video before, but it was just so great to see her with a missionary name tag on. She's such a great example to me. Ya know, the first time I thought about serving a mission was after a young womens night at the Bates' home where she did a slide show presentation on her trip to Jerusalem. Grandma K was there with us and on the way out she said something like, "She would make an AWESOME sister missionary!" Haha. That got my wheels turning! And now here I am in Centreville, Virginia!!! It's really cool to see how my life has played out so far. :)

Keep reading the Book of Mormon! It's the greatest book in the world! Oh my. We had a member lesson with a family in the ward and we taught them about the Book of Mormon. The spirit was so strong! Theyr'e a newer family in the ward and they have three girls in middle school/high school. Their mom emailed us and told us that we have been helping them a ton. Their girls haven't been wanting to do Family Home Evening, and they're really struggling because they're still getting used to their new schools and the new ward... but it was the sweetest thing ever. It just makes me feel so good that I feel like I'm making a difference :) It's such a blessing.

I'm growing a TON, and I love it! I can't wait to apply everything I've learned on my mission to the rest of my life!

I love you all so much! I hope you are all seeing just as many miracles as I am :)

Love,

Sister Anderson

Annie and Dan Palmer--YOU ARE THE BEST!!! THANK YOU!!