It was a great week this week. We saw a lot of cool experiences.
So...We were both feeling sick on Saturday, especially Sister DeVol. Se we called Sister Schofield, and she told us to go in and rest for an hour. It was 3:30 , and so we just decided to make that hour our dinner break as well so that we wouldn't waste time. This is important because it ended up being the perfect timing to take a break. If we had done it later, we wouldn't have seen the miracle!
We left and felt like we should visit a potential that we found last week. He wasn't home, and his dd couldn't talk in that moment. It was dinner time, so we know how that goes tracting sometimes...so we then went to the car and read off a list of names to see which one stuck out to visit. All of them were close except one. Guess which on stuck out? The 20 minute away one. That didn't feel effective, but we followed the prompting and went. Well...they weren't home and their neighbors weren't interested. Bummer. We didn't really understand why, but we drove back to Bothell. On the way, we missed a turn and that added some time onto our drive. At this point, it was feeling like we weren't going to get anything done that night. I remember wondering in my head why Heavenly Father would send us somewhere for no reason?
Lo and behold, there was a reason. We were driving on a road that we wouldn't have been on if we hadn't have left Bothell. And also important to note, if we hadn't taken an earlier dinner break, we would have been home eating dinner at this time. So I saw a van and I immediately knew that it was one of our investigator's van just driving along right in front of us. Miracle! We've been trying to contact him for a month, and it just never worked out, and I wasn't sure what to do with the situation. BAM God just places him right in our path, literally. So we followed him to the grocery store, waited a bit and then went inside and "ran into" him. I sounds small, but it was a huge miracle for us.
It makes me think of Jacob 5:22 which says: "And the Lord of the vineyard said unto him: Counsel me not; I knew that it was a poor spot of ground; wherefore, I said unto thee, I have nourished it this long time, and thou beholdest that it hath brought forth much fruit."
We aren't here to counsel the Lord. He literally knows everything. Why would we think that He doesn't know what He's doing? He sent us to a seemingly poor spot of ground ALL DAY LONG, but what happened? It was the perfect timing to find a miracle, later in the day. I testify of His timing. It is perfect, and it is right for everyone. EVERYONE. Trust in the Lord, and He will help you. I have no doubt in my mind.
We also had an investigator tell his friend about us and the Russian speaking group, and then he came to church! It was awesome. We have someone new to work with, and he is so open and ready for the gospel. I feel so many good things coming off of this week :)
We had zone conference with Elder Kopischke this week. It was incredible. He shared so many amazing insights that I would never be able to describe in an email. My favorite part was when he talked about studying the word of God.
He read D&C 88:43-45
43 And I now give unto you a commandment to beware concerning yourselves, to give diligent heed to the words of eternal life.
44 For you shall live by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God.
45 For the word of the Lord is truth, and whatsoever is truth is light, and whatsoever is light is Spirit, even the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
We can draw a few conclusions from these scriptures. First, we all know that if we want life, we keep breathing. It's an instinct; it keeps us from literally dying. If you want mortal life, you breathe. If you want eternal life, you heed. You have to give diligent heed to the words of eternal life because you shall live by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God. The word is truth. Truth is light. Oxygen is for the body like light is for the soul. It's not the actually act of reading the scriptures that brings eternal life, it's the light that fills our minds and hearts that prepares us to live with God again. This is because the word of God has actual power.
Another important point that he made was that revelation and answers come through movement. Sister DeVol and I experienced that this week as we were going throughout our day and suddenly found ourselves behind our investigator in the car, as I previously mentioned.
I testify of salvation that comes through the grace of Jesus Christ. When we allow Christ to heal us, we become more sensitive to the needs of those around us. To experience your life, you need to be vulnerable. Experience relationships with others. Experience heart break. Experience the joy of bringing the gospel light to someone. Experience personal change. And, most of all, experience the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, and I can promise you that... “Whoso receiveth you,
there will He be also, for He will go before your face. He will be on your right hand, and on your left, and His Spirit will be in your hearts, and His angels round about you to bear you up”... Because He is your Savior, and my Savior. He loves you, and He loves me.
I love you all!
Sister Jenne"
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