This week on Tuesday we had a HUGE MIRacle. It started our week off on a HUGE HIGH!!! We were going to teach a inactive member named Alex, He is an awesome Afrcan from guana. So we went to his apartment-and we had planned to go through the first lesson, which we thought was kinda interesting... but we both felt good about it, so we just went with it.- and we had a joint teach with another Lady in our ward who came with us. So we went in and started talking to Him and giving him our lesson. Well, while we were doing that (we were teaching him in a communal kitchen...bahaha) two guys came in and began smoking. Sister cluff and I were like awesome. haha. Well yea it WAS awesome. As we told Alex the first vision and bore our testimonies of Joseph Smith and this gospel, the two men starting asking us questions. One of the Guys was asking about how we were the "True church" he said, wow. I have tried so many different churches and I dont like any of them... can I learn more. I have so many questions, do you think you could answer them?
OKAY WHAT! Can you say perfect sinario for a missionary! We told him YES and that we would do our best with answering his questions. Each of the men took a Book of mormon and were pumped! We have another appointment with Them on Wednesday of this week. And Alex said that he was going to make African FUFU for us!! Oh yes. More African food! Bring it on!!! We are so excited for this lesson!!! So in one lesson we had a joint-teach with an inactive member and got two new investigators :) BRilliant! PERFECT!
We also did District Finding this week in our area. Sister Cluff said she knew a good area we could go, so we all met there and broke up and started finding people. We were so pumped ready to go... However the people we talked to were not...bahaha. We had no success. People would not even take our pass-a-long cards we had. they would see us coming and before we even said anything they were telling us to get away or that they had no time to talk. haha. It was really awesome!!!! And I am being totally serious it was awesome! Here is what I have learned with finding... When finding you just open your mouth ALWAYS. Then whatever happens happens. But you know that at least you opened your mouth. It shows the Lord that you are willing to do anything and everything to find his prepared people. And even though we did not run into any of his prepared children, we did our best. We talked to EVERYONE or at least tried to. That is one commitment that I made to myself-that I would always talk to everyone. And that is what we have been doing. So we can know that the lord is proud and that evenually we will run into that person that is preapared and ready for this brilliant gospel!
Another Miracle we had this week was with a Familie that has been having the Disscussions for over a year. Die Familie Boston Mahr. They are really sweet. They are a family from Iraq and were progressing really well and then just stopped. So we are trying to see if we can light the fire again. The mom is interested and their 7 year old daughter. The little girl is named Yalda and she is heaven sent. Whenever her mom says that she has misplaced the Book of Mormon or anything like that somehow Yalda knows. She just will run and find it and give it to her mom. She LOVES this gospel so much. Yesterday Sister Cluff was talking to the Mom and I was with Yalda flipping through our picture book we have. She was just looking at all the pictures and then she flipped to a picture of a little girl getting baptized. She stopped and looked at it for a minute. Then she asked what is this. I told that it was a picture of a little girl getting baptized and how when you are 8 you can get baptized (she is 7). She had more questions about it and I did my best to answer them (Okay it is the worst when you are talking to little kids, because they can speak better german than I can... It is a great and humbling experience BEST DAY!). She just looked at teh picture and then ran to her mom and said MOM we have to GO to CHURCH!!! Please Please Please! It was soo cute. That little girl is incredible. And will be the key to opening the hearts of this family. We have our own little angel working on the inside!! yay!
Sister Cluff got really sick on Saturday with a stomach Flu-she was throwing up all night and we could not even go to church on sunday. So I got a lot of studying in and Had to call a lot of people and talk to the in German and tell them that we were not going to be there. The SCARIEST thing I have ever done! I just tried not to let the other person speak cause I knew if they did, I would not understand... good plan right! haha. it worked out.
So although many appointments fell out this week and finding was not ideal-the Good out weighted the bad. Isnt that how it always is in life. That even when we have hard times, maybe things are not perfect, but they always get better. The good times always come. They are always right around the corner and when we look back, we remember the good. God loved us so much. He never gives us hard times or challenges, Just blessings. He ALWAYS is blessing us. Whether we have to learn something from that blessing or can just enjoy it, they are still all Blessings. God loves us and knows us each individually so welll. He is aware of us. He knows us. And WE KNOW HIM. We can see him guide our lives to make them the best that they can be. All we got to do is follow him. Ah. Just lovely. I loved something that grandma wrote me in a letter she said,
DOn't quIT - Dont quit and Do it. Get it done. I loved that. We can do anything with gods help.
I love you all so much and am so thankful for all your prayers and Support. Have so much fun picking Elder Seth Webster up from the airport!!! Tell him I love him more than anything!!! Make a sign from me okay! And scream and be super excited for me!!! You guys better take lots of pictures. Like jenny and I have talked about before, the name Cousin, does not mean enough. He is not my cousin, he's my brother. so give him a big hug for me and tell him how much I love him and that I am so gratr ful for his example he has been for me. :) LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Keep livin the Dream. Play a game of Ultimate Frisbee for me! Take pictures! haha.
LOVE YOU all. I love being a missionary. It is pretty great, not goin gto lie. Everyone should be a missionary!!
Oh and I am serisous... you need to go listen to those songs in order... they rock. Sister cluff and I even made up a nice modern dance to go along with the Rafiki Mourns song... It is beautiful. I will see if I can send it to you... although it might be too big to send... oh well. you all will just have to wait 17 months till it goes Viral on YouTube.
BAM!
Rock it this week. Serve someone. Live the Dream. Tell seth I love him. I love you All. You guys are Hands down the Best. Write me real letters... YES YOU!! Reading this... Write me! :) I love you all!!! You guys are teh best at writing!!!
LOVE YOU!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Sister Josie Nilson...............
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