Stories From Ruth #5

My district is the best! We do everything together which is fun! I had the best hot chocolate this week. It was like a shot, but it was pure melted chocolate with some cream, a little whipped cream an honeycomb on top! It was heaven! They also let us taste chocolate and the sweet worker made chocolate caramel truffles and gave us some! It was wonderful! They also made chocolate in the shape of donuts, pie, and cupcakes!

I really think the thing I really learned about this week was acting on the promptings of the spirit. There was this one time where we were biking and I felt prompted to just turn around and talk to this girl. I decided to slow down to see what Sister Cook would do and she didn't didn't do anything. So I stopped and I said can we talk to this girl, and she said if I want. That didn't help, but after being very indecisive and backing off a lot, I went for it, prepared to be shut down. She was very sweet, her name was Lydia from Bulgaria, and she didn't know much English. The spirit was there and we talked to her and set up a return appointment. I was surprised and I knew it was the Lord. We tried to get a hold of her, but we forgot to tell her our names so I hope that's the only reason, but I know that no amount of missionary work is ever wasted. I know God wanted us to talk to her even if she had denied us. 

We had a day where we taught two amazing lessons, but found no one. Everyone we talked to or felt like we should shut us down and I know that even that they rejected us we needed to give them that choice to hear it and then reject it. 

We taught Chris and his family. They missed church, but we met a girl at church who knew Chris from university and her and her husband came teaching with us. When we got there we asked Chris if he had read the Book of Mormon expecting him to say no as he had before. However, he had! He had read to 1 Nephi 4 and started discussing it with us. Then his wife came in and she said that she would only stay five minutes, but we taught the plan of salvation and she stayed the whole time! We are even invited back! I am so excited for this miracle. I know there is nothing I did, but it is all the Lord. 

We taught this girl named An who has a friend named Sammi in the church. She is super sweet and does art, so I was excited. She has looked at other christian churches but never felt right. We taught her the plan of salvation and about prayer and she has been praying. This Sunday at church she said she felt strength and calm. We are teaching her again and I am so excited! 

We are also teaching Dan. He is super sweet and has given up all his alcohol and tobacco. Now he just needs to give up his tea and coffee which he said he will. He was introduced to the church by his friend Gary who was baptized invited him to it and he has been excited to learn and be baptized ever since. He knew it was true, because the spirit had witnessed that to him. 

Heavenly Father is definitely teaching me humility, because everyone we are teaching was not found by our own efforts. They were all introduced by other missionaries or had friends in the church. They are prepared and I am so happy that the Lord is trusting me to be a part of teaching them.