In my last email I told about our experience praying to know what
streets to knock and about finding Oscar and his mother, Bertha.
We went back to visit them last week and found Oscar's Dad (Bertha's
husband), Ramon Peralta, at home. We were halfway through the lesson
with him when his wife came home and wanted to listen as well. They
soak everything up and are a wonderfully sweet family. We are eager to
see their continued progress in the gospel.
Saturday we had a really neat experience. We had planned to bring a
member with us to a lesson with Lionel at 1:00, but I had a feeling
Lionel wouldn't be home. In my morning prayers I was praying about the
lessons we planned to have that day and I thought of Allan, a man that
we had taught some weeks back but hadn't found at home since. We had
tried him soo many times. We had prayed countless times that he would
be home and that didn't work. We prayed that he would be home AND
answer his door and that didn't seem to make much difference. I
figured I had to be a little more specific--a little more creative. In
my morning prayer, I told God that we would probably get to Allan at
about 1:15 and asked him if, at that time, Allan could be in his car,
having just come home or about to head out. That way, at least, we
could talk to him. I also prayed that we could extend to him an
invitation to be baptized.
At 1:15 we drove up and found Allan out sitting in his car! He asked
us where we had been and we told him we had tried his house several
times. He apologized for not being home and pulled up some lawn
chairs. We had a wonderful lesson with him and he accepted a baptismal
date for February 18th! He is meeting with us twice a week now and
wants his wife to start meeting with us too!
We have had an incredible number of members willing to come with us to
lessons and they make a HUGE difference. The spirit of missionary work
is taking over the ward--I love how when our lessons fall through some
members will suggest people for us to go visit!!
Speaking of miracles and awesome members, we brought Sister Chaffey
with us one night and after our planned appointment fell through I
felt like we should go back and visit a lady we had knocked into
earlier in the week, Annie. She, at the time, had been watching her 10
grandkids but told us we could try her later.
Now let me back up. Earlier this week we were looking for a former
investigator, Tearsa, who had moved. Annie, it turns out, is Tearsa's
mother!
As soon as we pulled up, Annie came out to talk to us. She quickly
opened up to us about some struggles she's been facing and the death
of one of her daughters and asked us if we could tell her about where
her daughter is. Sister Chaffey testified to her about the Plan of
Salvation and how her daughter has returned to be with God and with
her family that has passed on and that she is resting and happy, free
from the cancer that dominated her last years on earth.
Annie seemed to glow hearing this and you could see a visible peace
wash over her. She asked us to return and teach her more and I cannot
wait.
Transfers are next week and both Hermana Farias and I are praying that
we stay in the promised land of Willcox :). Till next week,
Hermana Anderson
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