Hi Family! I liked hearing your thoughts about the less active people we work with and what those other missionaries said. I absolutely know
that to be true but sometimes I just get frustrated/discouraged when I don't know if I'm making a difference. But do you know what? We had 4 less active friends in church
yesterday. :-) (FYI - There are great blessings that come from attending church meetings. Being able to renew your covenants with Heavenly Father when taking the sacrament and being surrounded by other people just trying their best to be their best. It's a wonderful time to make a "course correction" if you have gone off course. And even if you are feeling prideful and don't think YOU need to be at church that Sunday, someone else might just really need you to be there. Most of God's miracles occur through us, his children, listening to the promptings of the spirit and making a difference in someone's life. So, yes, Sister Kate's work with those who are less active can really lift someone and help them to see their place in God's kingdom. We just all really need each other.)
I can't believe you're having a missionary support
week! Maybe when you move you will know what it is like to be transferred. How
did the week at the cabin go? Family I'm so impressed with you. Most supportive
missionary family award goes to . . . MY FAMILY!!
I got the Kleine Tag and the speaker! Thank you!! I
love the Kleine Tag so much.(This was a German musical that her German companion Sister Siems introduced her too and she asked for a copy because she missed it now that she is no longer companions with Sister Siems. So I was able to order it from Amazon in Deutschland!)
Want to hear a miracle?! Of course you do. So a
while ago Sister Bognar and I were on the bus (wait, we're always on the bus)
and this lady kept looking at Sister Bognar's nametag and finally she asked her
if she was Hungarian. And then they started talking really fast in Hungarian
and hugged and it was adorable. She is the sweetest old lady. And then the lady
got off the bus after talking to Sister Bognar for a while and she said,
"I live really close to your church! I hope you will come and visit
me." The problem is, a lot of people live close to the church. But we also
have this member who has decided to refer all of her friends to us and she
gives us a poem to give to her friends and we go deliver the poem and see if
her friends are willing to hear our message. We have been asking and getting a
lot of referrals! I can't say that anyone has become an investigator but I can
say that people have come nearer to Jesus Christ, and that is what my work as a missionary is all about. Working with the members in
this way has been a blessing to our missionary work. So
the Sunday after that this member gave us another referral and Sister
Bognar recognized the name right away! It was the Hungarian woman! And that was
actually a few weeks ago but since then we have tried visiting the lady a few
times and no one was ever home. Well yesterday she was!! And we visited with
her and her husband and her son and taught them a lesson. And we talked in
German and Hungarian (yeah obviously I didn't speak in Hungarian but I did say
the one word I could remember) and now the lady has a Book of Mormon in
Hungarian. She's not a new investigator yet, but we will see her again.
Miracle!
Another cool thing. A lady in our ward who teaches
a primary class had her class draw little pictures and write notes for the
little girl who never comes because her family is less active. Then she gave us
the pictures and notes to deliver. So we went there this week and were able to
have a lesson with her. It was totally meant to be. We actually had a lesson
planned for that time that fell out and then the other investigator we went by
on wasn't home so we finally went there. And not only was the family home but
the father of the family (the one who is less excited about contact with the
church) was sick and upstairs. So she invited us in and we turned off the tv
and were able to have a good talk. I know from members that usually the dad is always
in front of that tv and I think if he had been there the tv would never have
been turned off and we would have never had a lesson. I’m so grateful it turned
out that way.
The service for the friend of that member went
well. He told us not to try and preach or anything but this family is very
religious so they brought up the topic themselves. We were able to have a good
discussion.
We went on a walk with Ivanka and Sara and had a
lesson in the mountains. That made me happy.
A quote from Elder
D. Todd Christofferson:
"Having
satisfied the demands of justice, Christ now steps into the place of justice;
or we might say He is justice, just as He is love. Likewise, besides being a
'perfect, just God,' He is a perfect, merciful God. Thus, the Savior makes all
things right. No injustice in mortality is permanent, even death, for He
restores life again. No injury, disability, betrayal, or abuse goes
uncompensated in the end because of His ultimate justice and mercy."
This is what I wish we all
understood. Yes, terrible things happen. I know that I myself have not suffered
very much, and that this probably sounds ridiculous coming from me, but I know
that through Jesus Christ everything will eventually be made right. He suffered
all things. No injustice in mortality is permanent!! Our loving Father in
Heaven made a plan for us. Our time on earth is only a part of this plan. And
then, if we endure it well, God will exalt us on high (D&C 121:8). We
can live with our Heavenly Father again.
Well, life is good. I'm a happy missionary. I'm
grateful to be here. I'm grateful for supportive members. Love you all.
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