Hey family!!
We had a couple of incredible moments this
week! Not to say the others weren't great too but these were just better!
First, we had interviews with our Mission
President! He is the most amazing man on this island. He is so guided by the Spirit
that it is unbelievable! He told us exactly what we needed to hear to not only
make it though the week but to finish out the month. He challenged me to finish
my mission with a baptism and a reactivation. I sincerely accepted and we hit
the streets to accomplish the goal! One of the most amazing things is that we
had a reactivation already this Sunday! Micdalia came to church for the third
week in a row! Part of his reactivation included her forming/helping us with a
musical number for sacrament. She is remarkably, musically talented. It was so
amazing to see her face so joyous as we played and sang “Silent Night” Sunday.
A shocker for everyone, in this musical number I played an instrument! It was
kind of my fault getting stuck doing this because I didn't understand exactly
what she was saying to me at one point. She had asked me if I knew how to play
el flota dulce or sweet flute. I thought that maybe that meant the piccolo.
Yeah no… the sweet flute is a fancy name for the recorder! So I got to play “Silent
Night” on the recorder Sunday. In doing so, I discovered a talent I haven't
practice since like third grade when we learned the recorder in music class. Hahaha!
But I'm a missionary and we put are whole heart and soul into our less-actives!
So I played that recorder and I played it proudly!
Next incredible thing is our investigator
named Madeline. On Saturday, I just had a feeling that we needed to visit her.
I honestly love her to death but she is to the point that if she doesn't start
progressing she will just become a forever investigator that knows everything but
is not a member. Anyways, we went to her house Saturday and talked to her. It
was seriously the most powerful lesson I have ever had with her. We shared the
message from 1 Nephi 11 about Christ and the birth of Christ. It was amazing! We
testified of Christ and everything that He does for us. She agreed with us and
told us about her faith in Him. We ended the lesson by inviting her to be
baptized. She agreed then as we went to say the closing prayer, I asked her if there
was anything in specific that she would like us to pray for. This was when she
turned to us and her face dropped. She began to explain that she had been
talking this morning to her Heavenly Father about all thing hard things that
she has been going through. She felt that prayer didn't seem to be making any
difference. Then my companion turns to Madeline and asks, “why do you think
that we are here? Sister Harris told me today that she just had a feeling we
needed to visit you. Madeline, Heavenly Father answered your prayer. He sent us
here to help you.” We go on to tell her that we are here to truly get her out
of her hard times. That we truly had a message that would change her life and
help her. It was so amazing and the Spirit so strong. We left her with the
solid knowledge that her Heavenly Father really loves her and is watching over
her.
It truly is incredible how just in the little
things can be a prompting of the Spirit. It’s honestly something I love about
being a missionary because those little thoughts and promptings aren't for me
but others. They aren't for my benefit at all. It is someone else's life that
Heavenly Father is trying to help. I fully agreed this week with a quote by
President Boyd K. Packer that says, “It is important for a … missionary …
to know that the Holy Ghost can work through the Light of Christ. A teacher of
gospel truths is not planting something foreign or even new into an adult or a
child. Rather, the missionary or teacher is making contact with the Spirit of
Christ already there. The gospel will have a familiar ‘ring’ to them.”
Everyday we are working harder to reach that
Spirit of Christ in everyone. I know that it is true, because time and time again
my mission has shown me the truth of this statement. I love you all so much and
can't wait to see you guys for Christmas!!
Ponderize scripture is Proverbs 4:2 “Keep thy
heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. I am going to
hit this last transfer with all I got!
Con Amor Siempre
Hermana Harris
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