Stories from Ruth #21

Last Monday we went to family home evening with the Barons and Phablo. Sister Carol drove us there, but accidentally dropped us off on the wrong street. I insisted to Sister Bastien that it was the wrong street and that this was definitely not the Barons's flat, however she decided to knock anyway and if not she would talk about the gospel. Let's just say that Phablo saw one of the worst tracking experiences I have had as a missionary.

 

She knocked and a small, vicious looking woman answered the door. Sister Bastien introduced herself and the woman gave a curt reply. When Sister offered her a card she stepped forward slightly and the woman shrinking back yelled at her to get her foot off of her door. With a smile Sister Bastien apologized, backed up and asked if she could show her the website. The woman agreed but refused to take the card since she read what the website was. Getting a little more exasperated Sister asked what the card said and the woman slammed the door in her face. Phablo was embarrassed and Sister Bastien and I were just laughing. Actually we all started laughing about that.

I love Sister Bastien. She is really good and is like me about the gospel. On my first day with her, she turned to me with a serious face and said "I don't know what you usually do, but we are doing both hours of study no matter what." I was so happy! We laugh all the time! Maybe a little too much, because we do it as we walk! And we almost always go overtime studying. I love it! I love teaching Phablo, because he makes us laugh and he is serious to learn more. He just doesn't understand since he was baptized before, but he will. Sister Perlini is already planning on what she is going to be cooking for his baptism.His friend Fabricio even told him that he will be going on a mission. He Will. If not now, he will. I have never been so convinced that anyone will be baptized on my mission than I have felt that he will. I know he will although it may take a bit of time. He knows it's true, he just needs to read and pray and he will be baptized. 

Whatever God commands is right. We cannot be selectively obedient. I really like Mosiah 4:10 "And again, believe that ye must repent of your sins and forsake them, and humble yourselves before God; and ask in sincerity of heart that he would forgive you; and now, if you believe all these things see that ye do them." If you beleive these things, if you say that you believe these things, do them. Keep the commandments of God and then he will bless you and answer your prayers.