2 - Sister Chaplin, another of the less actives we visit
3 - bonus points if you can see what is wrong with this picture
Hey y'all! November
18, 2013
So... miracle #1: Sister Morris and I are staying in Westlake for
another transfer!! We are both so happy, because we love each other so
much, and we love this ward too. This transfer is going to be awesome,
with Thanksgiving, and Christmas... I can feel the miracles coming. :)
Miracle #2: and this has to do with the subject line... are y'all
ready for an awesome story? Yes? Alright, here we go. So, Sister Morris
and I have been trying to figure out how to best work with members and get them
involved with missionary work. We decided this week during weekly
planning (Thursday) that we would try and set appointments with active members
to help them create a family mission plan, with action items that each member
of the family can do so they can all be involved and awesome member
missionaries. Sounds like an awesome plan, right? We thought so
too. :) So, Friday comes, and we're trying to set an appointment for that
evening, but no one answers their phone... and so after dinner, we didn't have
any set plans... So we decided to just start at the top of the Ward list
and go through all the active members, just stopping by their homes until
someone had the time to let us in to share a message with us. The first
name on the list: the Adames. We stopped by, and the couple welcomed us
in. Which was a miracle in and of itself - we got in on the first house
we tried for once! We started by asking them if they'd had any missionary
experiences recently, and both of them launched into several stories about
missionary work that they've done. Apparently, they've given 3 different sets
of missionaries someone to teach in the past week, unfortunately none of the
potential investigators lived in our area. But they assured us that
someday they'd find someone in the ward boundaries for us to teach. :)
Sister Morris and I weren't really sure what to do at this point – this
family is obviously heavily involved with missionary work already... I mean,
brother Adame carries pass-along cards in his pocket so he can give them out on
short notice! So we just continued to visit with them, and eventually the
real reason that we needed to be there came out: Sister Adame has been
struggling ever since her good friend died, a few weeks ago. She puts on
a face of cheerfulness, but she's still upset about it. And she and her
husband both expressed that us coming to visit them that evening had been an
answer to their prayers - Sister Adame said she needed to feel the peace that
we as missionaries bring. The spirit was so strong in that home - I LOVE
being an instrument in the Lord's hands! So nothing went according to our
plans, but everything went exactly how the Lord needed it to happen. Guys, this
church is true. I know it. And our Heavenly Father knows exactly
what he is doing. He even arranged the Alphabet so that we would visit
the Adames that night. :) I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY! Little experiences
like that - being an answer to a prayer, getting to lift others up - it's all a
part of missionary work. Our purpose is to HELP OTHERS and bring them to
Christ. I love it!
Anyway... that's my long awesome story for the week. :) In
other news - Tish came to Church yesterday! She only stayed for Sacrament
meeting, but we were so happy that she came for one of the three meetings
anyway. We're hoping that we'll be able to follow up and meet with her
sometime this week, but she likes to stay really busy with work and stuff, so
we'll see how that goes.
Oh, and one other adventure that I almost forgot to tell y'all
about: I was in a bike area for a day. :) But the sisters down in the
Katy 2nd ward, where I went on exchanges, don't really use their bikes because
they can get around on foot just fine. So I walked all day. My feet were
a little sore after, but I thought it was great. I think I would like to
be in an area without a car. Of course, I'm perfectly happy where I am.
:) I'm just saying for when I eventually get transferred out of Westlake.
I love y'all so much! Thanks so much for all the love and
support! Y'all are great. :) Have a great week!
Sister Ririe
Helaman 5:47
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