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Hello dear lovely people!
Man! This week just flew by! We had a lot of random things happen which made it super exciting and fun. I am beginning to recognize more and more the hand of the Lord in His work. Some examples:
-Monday night we had some time, so we decided to stop by some less active families in the ward. We picked this one part member family that we have tried and tried to meet with before with no luck. What helped me to actually stop by them again? No clue. So we knock on the door and at first she doesn't hear us--we could see her watching TV. Then after our second attempt she yells and asks who it is. We tried to reply by still she couldn't hear us--the covered porches that people have here are sometimes very annoying. So then the light goes off and we thought we'd lost our chance. BUT she actually come to the door again and opened it! She let us in and we had a nice long chat with her. It didn't really avail to much, but we had contact. And she mentioned that she had seen the sisters in Appleton that day--the first time in a while. God works through small and simple ways.
-Another little miracle: We have been trying to make contact with another part member family in Oshkosh for a while now. Thursdays is her day off, so we have been trying to meet with her every Thursday with no avail. But we decided to try to stop by again and we were finally able to have a lesson with her! She is a wonderful lady who is going through some rough family issues. As we got to know her we expressed some questions regarding the Plan of Salvation. She wondered if she would be able to see her family again after death if she didn't make it to the temple. This was the first time I have been asked something like this face to face. As we struggled to sufficiently and kindly answer her question it struck me how important temple covenants are. We can be with our families forever if we make those sacred covenants with God in the temple. I am so very thankful that I was blessed to be born into a family where my parents have made and honored their temple covenants!
Other adventures from this week:
-So I can't remember if I already related this or not...but we met a Lutheran Pastor at the Farmer's Market last Saturday. He texted us a couple days later (we gave him a card) and said that he would love to meet. We were both so surprised! We set up an appointment and it happened to be the same day we were exchanging with our sister training leaders. Thank goodness for that! I was with sister Jaeger and she is amazing. He was well versed in the scriptures and had learned quite a bit about our beliefs--he had even met with missionaries and gone through the discussions before. He had several questions that we were able to answer for the most part. We also asked him a lot of questions about his beliefs. He was very kind about his inquiries, but stood by his own beliefs. It was a very stressful and unique encounter! It has inspired me to study more thoroughly the doctrine we teach as missionaries.
Random things that missionaries laugh at: Cat decorations that hint (as with the smell protruding from the door) that we have just disturbed a crazy cat lady. General Conference (when we listen to our church leaders speak) was absolutely wonderful! There is truly a treasure trove full of things to study and ponder for the next 6 months. One thing the Spirit testified to me as I listened to the church leaders was how God, our Heavenly Father, asks us to trust in Him and His Son, Jesus Christ. Proverbs 3:5-6
5 ¶ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
If we fully trust in our Heavenly Father then He will direct our paths. I know that is true. Hope you all listen and give place for their words in your heart. If you experiment on their words you can know for yourself that they are true.
Anyways, have a lovely week!
Sister Brianna Johns
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