This
week, like all others, has been hectic and crazy. Lots of finding, not a
lot of results. But there have been some, so things are getting a
little better. It's very interesting. We are seeing a lot of really cool
miracles, and I have had the opportunity to be involved in quite a few,
but they aren't for Sister Foley and I. We just happen to be a little
part passing them along.
For instance, yesterday. A few
minutes after sacrament meeting started, our elders quorum president,
Brother B, came over and pointed out a woman and her two kids who
are not members who had just come in, because they wanted to see what
our services are like. So, after sacrament, we went over and introduced
ourselves. Her name is G, and she is from Romania. She has never
met the missionaries before, and her only contact with the church is
nothing short of a miracle. It's a bit of a long story, that starts a
while ago, so hang in there. So, a while ago, the Kelowna YSA sisters
were teaching this young man named M. He has had a lot of trouble,
and he has smoked weed for the longest time. But through a series of
miracles, M was able to get clean and be baptized. Fast forward to a
couple weeks ago. M works as a server at a restaurant in Kelowna,
that G and her kids are eating at, and he is their server. She
overhears him talking to a friend about the church, and what we believe,
and our values. G told us that she absolutely loved what she
overheard him saying, so she asked M about the church. He told her
about it, and told her that there was a ward (acutally two!) in Kamloops
that she should visit when she got home. So she did. Yesterday, she
called a cab and paid $20 to come to church, without knowing anyone or
anything else about us, beyond what M had told her. And she wants to
be baptized. It's crazy! She lives in the 1st ward boundaries, so either
the senior couple (who work with that ward and just got here on
Thursday) or the other sisters will teach her. They'll have to work that
out. But she is absolutely amazing! Usually we have to work really hard
to get people to come to church, even when they are actively
investigating, and she came and asked about baptism, before we said
anything! The actual question was "So do you do baptisms here?" What a
question to ask missionaries!
The Lord loves us! That was
such a pick-me-up, and I really desperately needed it. Even though I
won't get to teach her, having G in church really made all the
difference. It would have been 4 weeks without an investigator in church
without her, and I was so tired. But having G there really
re-energized me. The Lord knew that I needed something small, and so He
allowed me to be part of that miracle, and I am so grateful! Is it still
hard? Yes. Do I still have trouble keeping up my spirits sometimes?
Definitely. But have I had a day yet in Kamloops where I haven't had
something good happen, even if it was just having a member glad to see
us? No, every single day, the Lord has given us something. I have just
have to look for it. There are so many things to be grateful for!
Love,
Sister Peterson
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