Hey Y'all!
This past week has been absolutely crazy! To start off, Tuesday was zone training and interviews with President and Sister Foote. That was so spiritually uplifting! We started the training off with testimonies of our favorite talks in conference. The spirit was so strong in the room by the time the whole zone finished. We were all so prepared for the training that we received. In the interview, I told president that I didn't want to leave my companion next transfer, apparently she said the same thing. Haha! He told me, however, that he couldn't make any promises, but that he doesn't like to move missionaries when the work is going well. Transfers are in three weeks! Cross your fingers!
We really didn't get to see Miss C*, J*, or S* this past week. They were all gone, or didn't answer their phones, but the Lord blessed us in other ways. We had lots of lessons with members. And we even had an opportunity to go tracting. We almost never get to anymore, so it was really nice. :D One of our usual old less-active couples that we meet kind of dropped out on us for a meeting with them, so we had some time to spend between them and our next appointment. So what did we do? We knocked on doors! :D And what a miracle that was! We met THREE people who prayed with us. The first was a young single adult named J*e. He is catholic, but accepted missionaries over to take some discussions. We referred him over to the YSA missionaries. The next was J*l. WOW! J*l is probably in his 30's if I had to guess. He had an adorable daughter that came to the door with him. We introduced ourselves, prayed with him, and talked about the Book of Mormon. He was very interested, and after a little while, he asked "So how do you know that Joseph Smith really saw God and Jesus Christ?" SCORE! :D That lead perfectly into a short Resto lesson and a powerful testimony from us about Moroni's promise! He was really interested, took a BOM, and said that he may not get to it for a month or so, but that when he does, he is going to really study it and pray about it. WHAT. A. MIRACLE!!!! Who said tracting wasn't cool?! ;D
The last miracle person, or i guess people, who prayed with us was the White family. They are a cute African American family. The dad opened the door and was super interested. His son came out and was so cute! We prayed with them, shared a short resto lesson, and talked about the Book of Mormon. He was so interested! He wanted to learn more, but his family was going out to dinner just then, so we set up a return appointment for this week to come back and start teaching them the discussions! Woooh! :D
To top off the end of the week, on Sunday we had our first "Why I believe" fireside. We had invited several investigators to come, but none did. This fireside featured three converts who shared their conversion stories. It was such a good pep-talk for the missionaries! Along with the talks, there were also a few musical numbers. One of which literally half of my district performed. A member of each companionship in our distinct came up and sang, then the zone leader played the piano for them. We had practiced all week! I didn't sing in it, but it was so much fun to watch them practice. The rest of us just sat in the pews during practice and got to know each other. Everyone was nervous about the song, even though it sounded great. But when they got up there, they sounded amazing! :D What a blessing it is to have such a gifted district!
This week has been filled with miracles and blessings! I am so grateful to be out here, serving the Lord. I know that my service will change SOMEONE'S life, even if it is just my own. Like it says in D&C 4: "If ye have desires to serve God, ye are called to the work." I promise that is true. Whether we are serving full-time missions, or at home being missionaries, we are all called to the work if we have a desire. I promise that this field is white, ready to harvest! All we need to do is get out there and harvest it. the Lord will guide the way, and bring those to us that are ready and willing to hear of His gospel. What a blessing it is that we have been given the privilege to bring them this glorious message!
Y'all's Southern Bell,
Sister Welch
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