5/25/15

Well guys! How did handing out your Book of Mormon go this week???? I want you to know that I've done it EVERYDAY! I have some really interesting stories that go along with how and who I handed them out with which are in my journal haha but I'll share some miracle stories with you from this week. :) So! I already told Kent about this...in fact I just copied and pasted part of his email on here haha I'm too tired of typing buy yes passing out the Book of Mormon has been great! I've given out a Book of Mormon with my testimony in it to someone new every day. One of the most hilarious ones was to a lady I started talking to at a garage sale. She calls herself "Alabama Gamma" :) Haha she was hilarious! She's very religious as most people are around here and she was talking about how she knows God works through her to help others and I started agreeing with her and telling her of Helaman 5 and how Nephi and Lehi were just everyday people who gave up everything to serve the Lord and she accepted the Book of Mormon and was so grateful! She also said she wanted to look up our church when she gets home! Then! Another one that I gave out was to a father and a son. So, I don't know how much you remember me talking about our 3rd ward Bishop, Bishop Hansen, but his 13 year old son was just killed in a 4wheeling accident just over a month ago...it's been hard on the family but it's also given them SO many missionary opportunities. It's been amazing to see the influence this little boy is having on the whole town. He had a study journal and one of the last things he wrote in it was that he was going to try every day to be like Nephi and he was going to serve. Well, we ended up being given his best friend as a referral. We went over there to meet him and his dad this week and boy, let me tell you. I was crying. The dad has just gone through a divorce and Cody (his son) has been having a really hard time losing his best friend, but Cody just responded to us while his dad cried. We told them of the things Burk (the boy who died) believed and we read with them his favorite scripture and Cody, only 13 himself told us that he wants to be like Burk and that if The Book of Mormon was something important to him, than it must be pretty important. He took it and promised to read of Nephi's story. It's just so powerful to give away the Book of Mormon. There's a special spirit that comes with it that's unlike anything else. I know that as you pray for those opportunities and take them to pass out the Book of Mormon, your testimony of its power will be strengthened and you will see it shape and bless others’ lives. ALSO! Another miracle story! We have been working super hard this week to try to get new investigators! Our mission's goal this week was to get 3 new investigators so all week long we've been contacting all the referrals we've been given and we just barely missed the cut! We got 2 new investigators because we were short one prayer with like 7 different people. HOWEVER! It's not about numbers :) One day this week we had been working super hard all day and jut had 30 minutes left before 9pm so we were trying to figure out what we could do. While were driving by Walmart I just got this feeling to go look at sunglasses and at first I was like "Oh sister Moreno, come on now, you can stay focused" but then it just came back like "Go look at sunglasses!" So haha I told sister Petersen at the very last second just as we were about to pass the entrance "Turn here sister! Let's go look at sunglasses!" and sure enough not 3 seconds after we got to the jewelry section a lady comes up to us and starts asking us about who we are and telling us of all the Mormons she works with at Philips. In fact she even said herself that she's sure God sent us to her. Long story short! She gave us her name and phone number and we have a return appointment with her to teach her! :) The Lord works in mysterious ways. I know he's SO mindful of each of us and he uses our personalities to bless others’ lives. Be aware of those around you. Heavenly Father is so proud of every effort you make to do his will. I love you all! Have a great week! And give out your Book of Mormon! :)

 

Love

Sister Moreno

 

PS. The Vendels came up to spend the day with us and to say goodbye. They drove 3 hours and spent the night in a hotel just for us! :') They're the BEST...all I could do was sob my eyes out when they got in the car to leave. :'( I ran after them just to say goodbye again. I'm keeping them forever. It's so crazy. Heavenly Father knew I would need them for my whole mission and really for my whole life! If for nothing else! I would come on my mission and do it all over again just to have the Vendels as my other parents. I LOVE THEM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!