This week was a roller-coaster!
So at the
beginning of the week we had exchanges, and I was able to stay here in
Oxnard and work with one of the sister training leaders. It was like the
best most miraculous day ever! I asked one of our new investigators if
he would be baptized and he was super excited about our message, and
said he would be if he knew it was true! He told us we could come back
in two days, and that he would read the pamphlet we gave him. Then we
went and visited another lady that we've been teaching who is super
stubborn! When we went, she told us that she had been praying to know if
there really were prophets in these days. It was a miracle! The Lord
totally softened her heart. I have never felt so happy as I did that
day. I felt like Ammon in Alma 26 when he's just going on and on about
how amazing the Lord is, and how through His strength all things are
possible! When Hermana Huey came home that night I told her about all of
the miracles we had, and she almost fell over because she was so
excited! It was the best day of my mission so far.
However,
the next day was probably the worst day of my mission... We woke up and
found a text from the investigator that had accepted the baptismal
date, and he said, "Thank you for the lesson, but I'm perfect where I'm
at. No need for our next lesson." We tried to do everything we could to
convince him to let us come back, even mow his lawn! But he wouldn''t
let us. I have no idea what happened, but it was devastating. However, I
am so grateful for that day. I grew such a strong testimony of the love
that Jesus Christ has for each of us. I saw a little bit of how he
feels when we don't follow him. I realized that he had a lot of
disappointments too, and I can't come to know or understand Him without
experiencing a little bit of the same thing. I love my Savior, and I
know that he loves me. I also know that he loves everyone else, and that
is why I am here.
Overall, this week was great! I
can't remember hardly anything that happened...it went so fast! So this
email is probably shorter than normal...Sorry!!
I
hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day! Hermana Huey and I were
able to sing to a lot of people that day, and it reminded me of
Valagrams haha! Thanks for all you do, and for supporting me so much -
this is the best thing I've ever done!
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