Ok, the title was kind of a joke to
make fun of Justin's old letters. But seriously, there really have been so many
miracles, this week really has been super amazing, I am really starting to feel
like a missionary, and I love it! Here are some of the miracles of the week...
We had a zone conference and I
learned so much! I learned about planning day by day, half hour by half hour.
It really works. We have started setting daily and hourly and minutely goals
and seen so much success. They gave the analogy of basketball- you bet I
understood and let it sink deep into my heart :). They said that if you would
set comp goals and a personal goal everyday, that you were fully in charge of,
and then accomplish it that you would win. So I have been putting little W's in
my planner for the days we have won and the days I have won. It feels so good
to finally get a W!!!!! I really love it and it motivates me to achieve my
personal goals and set good goals as a companionship. They also challenged us
to not only have a Book of Mormon with us at all times, but to hold it in our
hands when we are working with non-members. The power of the book is amazing,
even just holding it in your hand. It keeps me focused and ready to preach the
gospel at all times and to everyone!!!
Thea is so amazing and is really
going through a lot, but these things are helping her gain a testimony for
herself. It is a very critical time in her testimony but we are excited to see
her keep progressing! I will let you know next week when she will be
baptized!!!
When we went out knocking one day we
parked our bikes by this house and because we didn’t want to annoy the person
who lived there we skipped that house and went knocking on apartments for like
two hours. We found a lot of potentials, it was amazing! Smiling and holding
the Book of Mormon really helped; also the Lord preparing their hearts may have
helped some too! When we came back we decided to knock on that door. A man
answered very confused. We told him who we were. He told us that he was
searching for the truth. We were able to give him a Book of Mormon and testify
of its truthfulness! Then he said that it was weird that we had stopped by at
that time because he was NEVER home at that time because he was at work. But
today he had to run home for a few minutes and grab some phone numbers. The
Lord works miracles, and you bet we added his phone numbers and gave him ours.
He committed to read the Book of Mormon, and I can’t wait to see where things
go with this guy!!! The Lord works miracles!!!
Another day we had planned to see a
less active lady. We never got to her, so we planned for her the next day. Then
the next morning another ward member asked us if we could help her move her
visiting teachee- the less active lady. When we were over there we got to help
her remember how she felt when she was converted and share a powerful message
with her less active son! It was a miracle!!!! The Lord provides a way, and the
members are so amazing!!!
Again, I don’t know why I am always
so surprised but the Lord provided another miracle. We have an investigator
named Jim. He is a little bit hard to get through and hard to get a hold of. He
is very science minded and said he has never felt the spirit. Many missionaries
have worked with him before and gone nowhere. We have already made some
progress, which is a miracle. But this week we called him and he actually
answered! So we went by his house and got him talking, which is not hard. He
then described his past trips to Poland where he has been doing family history
work!!! That is right, family history work, this guy is amazing! He told us
amazing experiences of meeting people and being in the right places at exactly
the right times. We testified that this was the Lord leading him by the spirit
to these people and places. It was amazing!!! Then we invited him to bring the
Book of Mormon on his trip. He leaves for Poland today. He said no, so Sister
Walter invited him to just bring one page. He was a little bit surprised, but
agreed. We testified that that page would bring power to his life and that even
that one page would help him immensely on his trip! We then also invited him to
look for missionaries like us, because we both have sister missionary friends
in Poland, Go Soistra Allen!!!! We are putting great faith in the Lord to help
him get a good page of the Book of Mormon… easy, they are all good, and
also hoping that he can run into some missionaries over there. I can’t wait for
him to get back and talk about his sure to be amazing experiences this trip,
this guy is amazing and I can’t wait to see a great change in his heart! What a
miracle!!!!
Ok then yesterday, we didn’t have a
dinner appointment and we decided to trust in the Lord like the pioneers. Take
no thought what you are going to say, eat or sleep. I think that is a scripture
:). So we did, and we stopped by a members home to what we thought was
going to be blessing to her because it was a hard Fathers Day with no family
around. But it turned out that she blessed us! She was just finishing dinner,
and made us stay to eat. We then had an amazing gospel discussion like we
always do with her. We were able to help and edify each other. She is amazing!!!
And she helped me come up with my spiritual thought for the week. But anyway
dinner was a miracle!!!!
Ok here is my spiritual wisdom/
thought/ invitation of the week...
With Father’s Day being this week
(Happy Father’s Day Dad, hope you got my letters and package :)), I didn’t
really have a physical dad there, so I decided to focus on my Heavenly Father.
I am so glad that even though He has turned most things over to His Son that he
reserved prayer for himself. Also Fathers Day with Heavenly Father is a little backwards,
he gives us the greatest gift we could ever imagine and desperately need. That
is His Son and the love that His son brings. I read the Living Christ and love
it! I am so glad I got to recite that to my dad as a present many years ago. I
don’t have it memorized all the way any more, but it is so amazing and I
understand so much more now! So read it! Anyway one of my new favorite
scriptures is Moroni's challenge, but this challenge is found a few chapters
before his. It is in Moroni 7:48. Ok I got to go so you will have to
figure out my invitation and Moroni's by your self. Here is a scripture chain
to help.
Moroni 7:48
1 John 4:18
D&C 68:6
D&C 28:16
I am working on being bold and not
fearing. I have been praying to be filled with charity. Read these scriptures
and I invite you to do the same. The Atonement is so real and I love
my Savior more and more each day. I love you all so much!!!! Have a
great week!
Love, Sister Barnes
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