Well this week was really slow. I was recovering from a cold
and Sis. Hassell got sick this weekend, and pretty much all of our appointments
fell through. But that's okay. This week will be better. We spent most of this
week trying to get to know the area and the members better. So we cleaned up
the area book because it was a mess and organized the area. And we visited lots
of members trying to get to know people -- since neither of us really know
anybody -- so we can start building relationships with them.
Wednesday morning, after studies we walked to our car to go
visit a less-active, and one of our tires was flat. I was kind of excited to
change the tire. I was just glad that I knew how to change a tire, since my dad
taught me how about a year ago when we got a flat tire on the way home from
BYU. So we started changing it and then a guy named Mario came over and offered
to help. He's a mechanic so he did it a lot faster than we could have. And then
we spent the rest of our morning at the car shop getting our tire fixed. A nail
had popped the tire. And we gave Mario a Book of Mormon.
That is pretty much it. Not much to say.
Something I have been thinking a lot about this week is how
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are always by our side and God's hand is
always guiding our life. He has a perfect and personal plan for each one of us.
All we have to do is let Heavenly Father into our life and let Him guide and
help us. He loves us so much and everything He does is to bless us, even though
we might not be able to see how in the moment. 2 Nephi 26:24 says "He
doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for He loveth the
world, even that He layeth down his own life that He may draw all men unto Him.
Wherefore, He commandeth none that they shall not partake of His
salvation." The littlest things that might not seem to make a difference,
matter. Things that happen to us and decisions we make everyday. For example,
Megan, the lady who got baptized a few weeks ago in my last area. We started
teaching her in December. February hit, and we stopped meeting with her because
she was so busy. We were still texting her trying to meet with her, but it
wasn't really working. We were thinking that she was done with everything and
that we would probably be dropping her sooner than later. But then, we
accidentally pocket dialed her. That pocket dial changed everything. She called
us back, not knowing we hadn't meant to call her. So we talked for awhile. She
brought up church and how she needed to start going again. She told us that she
was still reading the Book of Mormon. And all of a sudden we knew that we
couldn't give up on her because she was ready, even though she was busy. So we
kept trying until we finally met with her and a few weeks later she got baptized
and she is doing great. If we hadn't have pocket dialed her, there is a good
chance she still wouldn't be baptized. Little things like that can make a big
difference. God is always guiding us.
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love us so much. They will
always be there for us. Their arms are always outstretched toward us. We just
have to reach out to them. They will never give up on any of us. We are never
alone.
Love,
Sister Sylvester
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