This week was all about faith. How important it is. Our president came to our district meeting this week-- which was nerve racking haha, but he came and taught us about how we need to have more faith in the goals we set and the things we do. We should always have the faith to baptize one every week. There are people prepared and we need to go and find them. We need to have faith in our investigators and plan ways to help them increase in faith too! It really impacted my week. My new companion has a strong testimony of not giving up and increasing in faith because of her past area and the challenges she faced. So this week she was so motivating and we really tried to keep our faith up as we went finding and taught our investigators even when things got hard.
There was even one day when our appointments were falling through and because my new comps and I don’t know the area, I had to be the one coming up with people to call. And at the end of the day, we looked back and found that we had taught so many people and had seen even some that we hadn’t seen in over a month but that somehow were available. I know Heavenly Father provided a way that day cause we didn’t lose our faith that we could find those people to teach. He always provides a way. It reminds me of a scripture in 1 Nephi 3 :7 "And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them." SO TRUE. If he really called me on a mission he will provide a way for me to do the work. It just takes my faith in him.
Funny finding story. . . so our area got changed again and now we are asked to focus on the more self reliant areas in what’s called IBEX and Kablonga. SO on Saturday we had exchanges again and we needed to find so we go and we knock on gates. Not a lot of people like to answer their gate haha. These gates are big --by the way. The whole house is hidden so they have to walk far to open it. There was this one gate that had a table with avocados on it for sale. We knew that if we knocked on the gate they would answer thinking we wanted avocados. (Fun fact-- its avocado season here and WOAH I’ve never seen such big avocados!) So we knock and they answer. They let us in to share a message and it turns out to be this older lady. She used tor rent the house behind hers to missionaries so she knew who we were. She wasn’t really interested in hearing our message, just wanted to talk haha but we had a nice discussion about the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ! Then at the end she said we could take a free avocado! AYE! So even though she told us she wasn’t really interested, at least we got an avocado.
Oh. p.s. I LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE STICK THIS WEEK! My president told me to have the other sister teach me because eventually when I get transferred the other cars in the mission are manual. So today I went driving with Sister Heaton and BAM I only stalled a couple times and even drove home. Not a pro yet but I’m still so happy! Anyways I admire those of you that drive stick-- it takes a lot of brain power haha.
Anyways this week was good. We were able to see many people and this next week we have some good plans in place. Hope you all have a good week!
with lots and lots of love,
Sister Moulton
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