Family! January
21, 2014
It's been another tough week of finding but we are hanging in
there! At the beginning of the week we knocked on a less active's door and the
moment she opened it, she started crying. She said that her best friend had
died just the night before and she had prayed that the missionaries would come
see her... she didn't have anyway of getting in contact with her so she was
desperate. It truly was an answer to prayers that we would show up at her door
the very next morning! It's always so neat to recognize the Lord guiding us as
missionaries to where we most need to be. :)
Another cool miracle that happened this week is that we an
appointment set up with a member to talk about missionary work. Every other
time that we have gone over, the member's non-member husband would always be
put off and keep his distance from us missionaries... but as we were getting
ready to start the lesson I invited him to join us. He protested a little and
asked what we were going to talk about...and to my surprise the word
"faith" came out of my mouth... which is not at all what we had been
planning... hahaha We had to immediately change our lesson from missionary work
to something that would help this man.... we definitely had a prayer in our
heart as we began the lesson! We talked about faith in Jesus Christ and it was
a very powerful lesson! This wife and husband hadn't prayed or read the
scriptures together in years but their hearts were softened and they agreed to
begin doing so. The husband made a comment that joining with us made him miss
coming closer to the Lord... it was really sweet to see the Spirit working on
him and softening His heart to the message and to us missionaries. Although
there was no sign of accepting the restored gospel, I truly felt in my heart
that it was a big step that needed to happen for this man to accept it later on
:)
We had dinner with Ed and Michele this past week. After dinner,
Ed really wanted to show us his testimony/conversion story that he had written
up on the computer. It was still a rough draft and no one else had read it yet
but him. We all gathered around the computer and Michele read it out loud to
us... Ed was crying through most of it. It was the sweetest testimony that I
have ever heard. It touched me so deeply to hear how the restored gospel has
changed his life... He started out by talking about how his marriage with
Michele was practically over... but as they felt the power of the Atonement in
their lives, they came to love each other more than ever. At the very end of
it, he pretty much proposed to Michele again by asking if he could take her to
be sealed in the temple next year.....! ahhhhh..... I feel like I talk about
this every time I write home.... but I just can't explain the joy that I feel
from knowing Ed and Michele. They have touched my life forever and I will never
be able to forget them. I am so happy for them and the life that they are
leading! That same night they showed me that they have hung up that First
Vision picture right next to their front door :) They love it!! They are both
doing so well!! Michele is planning on giving a lesson in Relief Society next
week! woo! (she's pretty nervous) and Ed has been sharing the gospel with
people in the gym, waiting for a car oil change, etc. They are both so awesome
and so excited. :)
Well, I better get going... but I love you guys!!! MUAH!
xoxo,
Sister Kirkham
P.S. the mission is having a training by Elder Nelson this
Saturday on online work! woo! It will pretty awesome :)
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