For the fifth week this week we are killing it, and hit standards again.
There are some awesome people we are teaching right now, and more just
keep coming up.
We had a man just randomly come to church last week. His name is
Edgar, and is interested in what we believe. We stopped by his house,
and had a pretty good lesson. He was raised Catholic, but has felt
that it's not the true church. After trying a few other religions he
came to the Jehovah Witnes' and has liked it there. He didn't say he
doesn't believe that it is not the true church, but for the fact that
he came looking for us may say something. He had some really good
questions, and knows the bible pretty well. We did run into a few
issues with his New world translation bible, but it's not a first and
won't be a last haha. He seemed to like everything we taught, but like
all still had some doubts. They were all good doubts and questions,
but just like everyone else, the only way he will get past a few
things is by knowing Joseph Smith was a prophet of God. It was very
interesting teaching him, because he has been one of the very few JWs
that didn't just try and bash with us, and get mad that we don't
believe Jehova is God. We have a lesson with him tomorrow, and I'm
excited to see where it goes with him.
We talked to Stephanie and Lupita, and showed them the Restoration
video. It always brings the spirit so strong, and has been the tilting
point for a lot of investigators of that I've taught who chose to be
baptized. Well once again, as we are talking Stephanie tells us that
she wants to learn more, that whe still has questions and what not,
but told us that we kept asking herself throughout the video, why she
was waiting to get baptized (she was supposed to get baptized the day
of this lesson, but told us she wasn't ready, and wanted to wait until
the new year, so she could start next year clean)
She kept going, and told us she wants to be baptized on the 10!! It was cool.
Her mom, Lupita, still isn't quite sure, but we feel it's because she
hasn't recognized that she keeps feeling the spirit and receiving
answers. Last week we asked them to start really reading the Book of
Mormon. Well before the lesson started, Lupita kept going on and on
about the book, and was excited about it, and actually gave us a
pretty detailed summary of the first 8 chapters it was really cool.
She likes the book, she likes church, she likes what we teach, but for
some reason still hesitant. After Stephanie had said she wanted to be
baptized she actually asked her mom if she wanted to as well. She says
she doesn't want to join and be baptized and then go inactive right
after. But right after Stephanie told her that she doesn't have to
know everything,she doesn't need to have a 100% assurance that this is
Gods church, she just needs to take a leap of faith and God will help
her and bless her for it!
It was awesome to see Stephanie want her mom to be baptized as well!
I had one of those really cool experiences with the sprit this week.
We were driving through this tiny little town in the middle of nowhere
to get to another town, when I had this feeling to stop at this
certain house. It looked very Hispanic, with wind chimes and what not,
but I sorta pushed the feeling aside. We went a few min down the road
and I still felt like we should, so after sorta battling it in my head
I told elder Clough we needed to go back. So we turned around, and
went back. We found it but as we got out, three massive dogs came out.
Luckily it was all fenced off, but there was no way we could walk in
there with those dogs. I didn't really know what to do. I was sorta
confused. Why had the spirit told me to come to this house. Well I
felt sorta dumb, and I double guessed the feelings, asking was that
just me? I knew it wasn't, I knew it was the spirit, so I wondered if
it was supposed to be an trial of faith, to see if I would listen.
Well I said might as well try someone around here then for the heck of
it. So we went across the street, and saw a old man sitting in his
back yard. We started talking and he actually was pretty interested in
talking with us. He was Catholic, but enjoys studying other religions,
and had already been reading the "Mormon Bible" haha. It was pretty
cool. We showed him the Gracias a El video, and set a return
appointment for the following week. It was really cool. I know the
sprit directed me there to talk to him. I don't know what will happen
in the future, but the spirit told me to stop at that house. Not to go
to that house, but so I could go to the neighbors. It always feels so
cool to be worthy of the spirit directing you like that. And then
having stuff really happen. Sometimes it is just to see if we will
follow, but especially when something comes out of it, it really helps
strengthen my testimony of the spirit and how he really is our guide
for our life.
Well I hope everything going good. It's been super nice over here, 80s
and lots a rain and awesome lightning storms.
Have an awesome week!
Elder Miller
The great escape.
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