Buenas Tardes todos! Como estan? You can answer that question by writing me letters ;) haha
Anywhoozle,
An
awesome thing that happened this week. We were getting out of the car
at the end of the day to head back into the apartment, and this tall
black man came towards us and said in an African accent, "are you
missionaries?" "yes, yes we are!" "for what church?" "The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!"
Long story short, Pa (that's his
name) took some lessons from missionaries a long time ago, but then
moved and never got in contact with them again. He told us that he
prayed and asked God if the Book of Mormon is the word of God and he
said he got his answer. He wants to be baptized by the end of this
month! Uhhhhhh, is this real life? hahaha he came to church yesterday
and loved it. He told us, "you guys are all great friends." So cute.
He's from West Africa. He's so cool. But, we found out he's 28 and we
have to refer him to the YSA (Young Single Adult) Elders... poo. But oh
well! Super exciting!
I'm going to tell you all about our day yesterday.
We went to church at 9am, (oh, and we teach a class during Sunday school
about how to be a better member missionary. It is AWESOME). Came back
home to each lunch and went back out. 80% of our job is to work with
less-actives and Part-member families. And former investigators. So we
made a huge, long list of names of people to visit and teach or make an
appointment with. We knocked, and knocked, and knocked and no one
answered. What in the world is going on... Then we tracted and went
door-to-door, and everyone that actually answered was sooo mean, to say
the least. I won't even say what was said to us. I literally felt like I
was "despised and rejected of men" like the Savior was. I never thought
that one of the hardest parts of my mission would be to be completely
rejected.
Don't they realize what they're missing?
When
Jesus Christ was on the earth, He taught His Gospel. He taught the
people the commandments of God, the way we can live the happiest. He
taught how everyone can return to live with God again. Our
purpose of our life on earth is to have happiness and to prepare and
learn how to live with God again after this life. The way we do that is
through having faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement (His suffering in
the Garden of Gethsemane, dying on the Cross, and being Resurrected)
repenting of our sins, being baptized, receiving the gift of the Holy
Ghost, and enduing to the end. That's how we can live with God, our
loving Heavenly Father again.
I want this more than anything, and I want this for others! Why
can't they see that the way back to Heavenly Father's presence is
through these principles? The Gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored
to its fullness, and it's right here in our hands.
People need to know about it. They need to have it in their lives! I
have SO much happiness because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who
doesn't need more happiness? The good part of it all though, is that
everyone will get a chance to learn about it, in this life or the next.
It's just really hard knowing all of this, and not having people even
think about listening to it.
God has a plan for everyone. Every single person on earth. I
just need to remember that whatever I'm going through is for a reason,
and that these people will find the truth eventually.
Now, on to hilarious matters. This is a picture of our new
investigators. hahaha! These goats sounded like giant crying babies. It
was hilarious. WHAT in the WORLD?! hahaha
Anywho, I have to go. I love you ALL!
:)
Hermana Gardner
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