Last Monday night we found a new investigator who lives right next to a member in the ward that just moved in and is WAY pumped about missionary work! Woo! Perfect member fellowshipper!
When we got home we got a phone call from the Sisters who are now serving in Centreville 2nd. They told me that Jeff Wade is getting baptized!! He was my FAVORITE investigator to teach! (He was the one who loves cats so much that we had to help him learn how to pray to God rather than his dead cat and he loves Star Wars, Stargate, Star Trek...pretty much every movie that Dad likes) I am SOOOO HAPPYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday we dominated. We had so many teaching appointments that we didn't have time to breathe! It was awesome! There's a family in the ward that we helped move in about two months ago and they texted us asking if we could ocme over to meet with their nonmember sister in law who is visiting for the week. They were talking to her about the Book of Mormon and wanted us to give one to her! Her name is Amanda and she is origionally from Centralia WASHINGTON! Well, she actually lives south of Adna... I forgot the name of the town. But if I heard it, I'd be familiar with it. BUT GET THIS. She just moved to Olympia to go to school at ST MARTINS UNIVERSITY AHHHHHHHHH! I got so excited. That is where BELANA Is going to school! Do I think it's a coincidence that God sends me on a mission to Virginia where Amanda would visit her brother and sister in law and who is going to the same school that my sister is going to?!?! Um heck no! It was one of those moments where it was obvious to me that I am here in this exact spot for a reason. I told Amanda all about Belana and she's going to give her a hug for me. :) Also, I invited her to go to the singles ward!!! Belana can help be her fellowshipper!!! I am so beyond happy.
We taught Amanda again on Wednesday. She is so prepared for the gospel. She is really open minded. She kept saying how she really likes how simple the Restoration is. She loves the Joseph Smith story and said that she would be baptized if she knew with all her heart that it was true. I'm so excited for the missionaries who are serving in that singles ward! They are going to get a great investigator! I'm so grateful that I was able to teach her a couple of times while she was here on vacation.
We've been meeting with lots of members still and helping them to become better member missionaries! After we had dinner with one of our members, we were walking back to our car to go check on a few people to see if they were interested in learning more and her next door neighbor was outside trimming his bushes. So we talked to him and asked if we could come back the next day to give him a Book of Mormon. He said we could! So we told the member that is his neighbor and she came with us to the lesson!!! It's been really amazing to see how God is leading us to people who live right next to our members who are already missionary minded so that those people automatically have members that they can rely on. Every investigator NEEDS a best friend member that they can rely on and ask questions. It means a ton more coming from a friend than it does the missionaries.
We hit our goal of teaching 20 lessons this week! I'm pretty sure that's the first time my entire mission that I reached that goal!!! We taught 4 lessons to investigators with a member present, 2 lessons to investigators without a member, 8 lessons to recent converts or less active members, and 6 lessons to member families. :) It definitely feels great to be busy!
Friday we had zone conference! Sister Lamborn's mom sent her some music and the Zone Leaders needed someone to do a musical number so I volunteered. The only song that Sister Lamborn had that I knew was "I Heard Him Come". I asked my friends, Sisters Martindale and Billman, to sing with me. I thought it was okay. It was a last minute thing that we threw together, but it made me think of Belana (for the second time this week other than in my nightly prayers). Singing it with Belana at that fireside before my mission was a sacred experience for me. It was nice to be reminded of that moment. I love my sister so much.
I hope you have a great week!!! You'll never guess what I studied about this morning.....the Book of Mormon!!! :) I read chapter 5 in Preach My Gospel. One part that hit me really hard today was:
"The Book of Mormon, combined with the Spirit, is your most powerful resource in conversion. It is the most correct of any book on the earth (see introduction to the Book of Mormon). It teaches the doctrine of Christ plainly, especially in the lessons you teach investigators. Use it as your main source for teaching the restored gospel."
Want to be more converted to Jesus Christ and his restored gospel? Study, ponder, pray about and LIVE the Book of Mormon!!! I promise that book brings miracles. It changes lives! I have full confidence in the power and divinity of the Book of Mormon!
I love you all so much! Have a great week!
Sister Anderson
Sister Anderson
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