It has been another wonderful week filled with
tender mercies and growth. One of our investigators, Travis Lee, is
being baptized this Sunday. He is excited for it! He converted to
Christianity in 1998 and loves the gospel! Also, one of our other
investigators just found out he can finally be rebaptized! He is
THRILLED, and is surprising his family with the news as he travels home
for Thanksgiving. He hopes to come back a baptized member of the
church! How wonderful!
We have had a wonderful last few days
especially. We had several referrals to look up, which is always
exciting. We said a prayer right before we left to do so, asking for us
to run into those who we are going to see, or any others we are meant
to talk to along the way. We had two wonderful conversations with
people in just a few minutes time. One was a doorman named George. He
said he is from Queens and always sees well dressed men in suits with
tags walking around. He has wondered who they were. He saw a group of
them singing a few days ago and was touched. He had a lot of questions
and thought it a wonderful "run in" with us. We got his information and
made sure to pass it on to those missionaries in the South mission.
Then, just yesterday, we had NOTHING planned. I
have not had a day in MONTHS with absolutely nothing planned. I was so
surprised. So, we decided to go and do some less active lookups. As we
were doing so, we again ran into several doormen that had a lot of
questions. One doorman (named Hugh Jackman-lol) stopped us and said he
remembered us from several months ago. He said he read the pamphlet we
had left him and that we were angels. How kind. We gave him a family
history card and explained it to him. His face lit up as he expressed a
deep desire to learn more about his family ancestry! What a tender
mercy!
As we went to find another less active, we came
across a familiar street. I suggested we go and leave a "love note" for
one of our members who is becoming more active as of late. We left her
a note and were about to leave when I told the doorman I had a pass
along card I would like to give him. He smiled and said this was an
interesting coincidence. Just the day before, missionaries had stopped
by his home in Middletown (Elder Hall) and had a good chat about the
gospel. He said he was not a Christian, but his family was. He liked
the things the Elders had taught and they said they would come by again.
I was so excited to hear this! We grabbed some of his information
too, just in case. We testified of miracles and said this was not
simply a coincidence. He agreed and is excited to meet with those
Elders again.
Then, last night as we were coming home, we saw a
lady with a HUGE cart waiting to tackle the subway stairs. I offered to
help and she gladly accepted. With help from another two people, we
got the cart up the stairs. She thanked us profusely. She had heard
about the storm coming in and went out to prepare for it and
Thanksgiving. She saw our name tags and said "Oh! You are Sisters!
God bless you! I do not have the Book of Mormon, but I want one!"
WHAT?! I quickly pulled out my extra copy and gave it to her! She was
so excited to have it! She said she would start reading it that night.
As we walked together, she talked of trials and good things to come.
I immediately thought of the Mormon Message "Good things to come." I
realized this was a perfect way for me to introduce the gospel to her.
She readily gave me her info, and asked me to call her and see where
she was at in her Book of Mormon reading. Are you kidding me?! Of
course I will!
We have had such a wonderful week! The Lord has
answered our prayers and has given us multiple opportunities to open our
mouths and share the gospel with others. I am so grateful for the
chance to share what I love and hold dear with others! This gospel is
true, oh so true! I hope you all have a fabulous Thanksgiving and
remember what you are truly thankful for!
Love Always,
Sister Weyandt
Pictures of me and Sister Jensen :)
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