So the last couple of weeks were ridiculously slow, but this
last week was really great! We found three new investigators and the Lord gave
us many miracles and blessings.
Two Fridays ago, we had zone meeting and we talked about
finding new investigators, extending more baptismal invitations, and prayer.
One of the sisters who just came out a few weeks ago shared 1 Nephi 3:7 and
talked about how the Lord has asked us to find one new investigator everyday
and because He has asked that of us, He will prepare a way for it to happen,
every. day. if we have faith, are obedient, and work hard. That really hit me.
That reminded me of a sign in one of my young women's leader's houses that said
something like "Faith is not knowing that God can. It is knowing that he
will." I realized that lately my faith had switched to "Well the Lord
CAN help us get a new investigator every day" more than "The Lord
WILL help us find a new investigator every day." So I started last week
determined to have faith that we would find a new investigator every day with
the Lord's help. We found more investigators than we have ever found before. We
got lots of referrals. We tracted into a lady who actually let us inside to
share a message with her right then (which had never happened to me before) and
a nonmember just walked into the singles ward on Sunday and said he wants to
learn more about our church. How awesome is all of that! II know that this was
not all just a coincidence. The Lord was telling me that I still needed to keep
increasing my faith (we always need to be doing that), but that I was doing
good and going in the right direction. The Lord is truly great and blesses us
tremendously if we have faith in Him! That is why faith is the very first
principle of the gospel. If we have faith in Him, anything is possible.
And Marcus, our recent convert, received the Aaronic
Priesthood yesterday and it was so awesome! We were very proud of him and all
that he is doing. It is so great to see people progress in the kingdom of
God.
So lots of people have been asking for more details about
the mission, so I thought that I would share those this week.
Sister Stepp and I live in a really nice apartment that is
the perfect size. We have a car, even though a lot of the times we wish we had
bikes. Don't get me wrong. We are very grateful for our car, but it is easier
to talk to more people when you are on a bike. Nobody in Houston is every
outside, at least not in the summer because it is so hot and humid. But on
those days when it is a little cooler, more people actually come out of there
houses. It is starting to cool down a little bit.
There are a lot of really nice cars in Houston. You do not
see very many old, beat up cars on the roads. There are also a LOT of Ford
Mustangs in Houston, which I love :)
All of the members in both of our wards are so awesome and
take very good care of us! There are so many members in the family ward who
keep telling us to come over whenever we don't have a dinner appointment or
just need to share a message with somebody, etc. They keep us very well fed. I
eat a ton of mexican food and it is delicious! I am realizing that I really
love Mexican food, and I always have. I crave burritos all of the time.
Anyway, I need to go. Have a good week! Remember that we are
all children of our Heavenly Father who loves us!
Love,
Sister Sylvester
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