Dear Family and Friends,
Our hard work paid off this week! By diligently striving to meet our goals, we were able to witness miracles!! Teaching opportunities skyrocketed this week! The potentials we've been working on (Rhonda, Jeff and Nicholas) have finally become investigators! :) We stopped by their house Tuesday but only Nicholas was home. Afterwards, however, we realized we were there for him that night. We talked with him on his porch for nearly a half and hour about the gospel! I don't know many twelve year olds who would enjoy that. Sometimes it's even hard for the young people in the ward to make conversation with us. Anyway, he asked for his own copy of the Book of Mormon!! He wants to read it but hasn't really had a chance because his parents are usually reading it! :) Later in the week on Friday night, we stopped by again and were able to have a lesson about the Plan of Salvation with the whole family! Unfortunately Rhonda's mother passed away on Thursday night. We were able to offer hope and peace through the spirit. It was a wonderful lesson. They are definitely an elect family. They are also excited to come to the upcoming stake Family History Fair! Rhonda started crying when we explained that families can be together forever. The spirit was so strong when we talked about being sealed for time and all eternity. We're going back tomorrow to teach the first lesson. We still haven't had an opportunity to give them a church tour since they've been busy taking care of her mom, but we hope to do it this week for sure. That way, they'll most likely come to church on Sunday :)
We also have another new investigator! His name is Dennis; he lives with a family in our ward. He's a single man in his late forties, early fifties. His mother passed away last year and he recently recovered from a motorcycle accident. We briefly explained the Plan of Salvation and faith. We invited him to read Alma 32. Towards the end he asked one of the common questions: "How do you know which church is true when they all claim to have the fullness?" We didn't want to overload him, we have a habit of doing that :P So we told him we'd answer his question next time as long as he's read that chapter with an open mind. We'll teach him the first lesson some time this week.
We're also trying to contact all of the part-member families in the ward. We're excited to work more closely with the ward after our phenomenal sacrament meeting on missionary work with President Doty (Stake President). We're going to put our best efforts into 'rescuing' (his topic for the meeting). Elder Risenmay from the quorum of the seventy also spoke. His talk was about reaching out to the one. One by one as Christ would.
Today is transfers. Two members of our district as well as one of our Zone leaders are being moved. It'll be interesting to see who joins our district.
I try not to think about how my time with Sister Porter is winding down. We're really starting to be one in thought, teaching, and action. Each day we try to be all the places we've said we would be, all the while heeding the promptings of the spirit. We've discovered that we're complete opposites in nearly everything :) Though together, we balance each other out.
My prayers are becoming longer and longer each day as I reach Heavenward for help, pray for the people in my area, and express gratitude for the miracles I'm witnessing. I am so grateful for my Savior, Jesus Christ, who makes it possible for me to be perfected in Him. I've recently learned more about grace. Just as it says in 2 Nephi 25:23, "it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do". Because Christ suffered for us, the grace is already there so we're doing all we can do to become like Him. It's not the opposite: after all we can do, we are saved by grace. We need the grace daily as we beg for forgiveness. I hope that made sense. I find that the more I feel the spirit, the harder it is to articulate my thoughts; it's hard to put feelings into words. It's something I'll keep working at so I can convey my testimony and the feelings of my heart. I know that this is the true church; it's reaffirmed to me every day. I am so grateful to be a missionary. I love you all :) Thank you for your letters and support!
Love,
Sister King
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