Oh my goodness Brian got
baptized yesterday! It was so awesome! He was so happy and the spirit
there was awesome! Seriously, Brian is going to make such an awesome
member! He's read the whole Book of Mormon, is reading D&C and is on
section 83, and he's starting his family history! He's so great and I'm
so happy for him!
Left to right: Sis. Craig, Brian, Bro. Young (ward mission leader), me
We
also got a new investigator this week! His name is Chris and his wife
Lucia (pronounced Loo-she-a) is an investigator. They're from Sudan and
they speak Arabic! But they're English is really good so we're able to
teach them haha. We taught the Restoration and it was sweet! We're going
to get them some Arabic Book of Mormons and share more about it
tomorrow and I'm super excited!
So
when we teach the Restoration we use Joseph Smith's account to describe
the first vision. It goes like this, "I saw a pillar of light exactly
over my head above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually
until it fell upon me. When the light rested upon me, I saw two
personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing
above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name, and
said, pointing to the other, 'This is my Beloved Son. Hear Him!'" We've
taught the Restoration a few times the past couple weeks and I've
noticed that there is a very special spirit that comes when we say his
words. It's such a testimony to me that Joseph Smith really is a
prophet, that he did restore the fullness of Christ's gospel to the
earth, and that he did translate the Book of Mormon by the gift and
power of God.
We
did a mini mission with this girl in our ward name Hattie. She's been a
member for almost a year and she wants to go on a mission! She came to
district meeting with us and then we saw a less active that she's
friends with and one of the Elder's investigators that lives with her
family. It was super awesome and we had a ton of fun with her!
We
saw Carmen and Lorena on Saturday and had a really great lesson with
them on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Neither or them have heard of the
Atonement before, so it was really cool to explain it to them and just
how amazing and powerful it is! And Lorena committed to baptism! She's
so awesome! She reads and prays everyday and she's come to church a lot!
She's so great!
So
this week I have been praying to know which Christlike attribute I need
to work on for the new transfer, and then answer that I got was
diligence! I've been reading in the book of Jacob this week and it talks
a lot about diligence! I love Jacob 5 and Jacob 7! Please read those
chapters sometime this week! They're so good!
Transfer
calls were on Saturday and Sis. Craig is getting transferred. :( But
she's not getting transferred until Thursday! Normally transfers happen
on Tuesdays, but they postponed transfer meeting until Thursday because
of this freak winter storm coming in. We're supposed to get like a foot
or two of snow. Yay snow shoveling all day! I'm really sad that Sis.
Craig's leaving, but I know that she's going where the Lord needs her
and that our new companions are the ones we need to be with. So stay
tuned til next week to find out who my new companion is!
Well I love you all and hope you have a super awesome week!
Love, Sister Harper
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