Hello,
Well this week was pretty good. It was the last week of the transfer,
which is crazy to think that it has already gone by. Sister Murphy is
getting moved which I am pretty sad about, but it's ok she's been in Lecanto for
a long time so she needs a change. I wonder who I will be with next! So 2
huge miracles happened this week. Basically this whole transfer Sister
Murphy and I have been trying to meet with these 2 less active guys in the
ward, and they have been super impossible to get a hold of. We really have only
met with the both of them maybe once or twice. But anyways the one (Paul) we
were able to meet with this last Friday and his daughter was actually one of
our investigators for a while, but we were able to meet with him and he was
telling us about how he was a little upset that his daughter Sylvia. She wants to
stay with the Lutheran Faith for right now because that is where she goes to
school and all her friends are there so that only makes sense. But we were able
to have a really spiritual lesson with him and we were also very bold with him
and told him that if his daughter has chosen to go with another choice at this time
then that’s ok, but as a member he has made covenants with God
and so he has an obligation to come to church and partake of the
blessings. Paul understood what we were saying and told us that he knows
that he needs to come back to church. We encouraged him to work it out
with his daughter on Sundays so that he can come. He told us that he was
going to work it out and see what he could do. Paul knows that he needs to come
back after 40 years of inactivity, he has forgotten so much but when we are
able to meet with him he really feels the spirit and knows what he needs to
do. We also tried to meet with a less active of about 18 years named
Peter who completely fell away, became a biker, tattooed up and has a lovely tongue
piercing. He really is a great person though, well anyways we weren't
able to meet with him but he showed up to church on Sunday! He remembers many of
the members that have been in that ward for ages which made him not so timid to
be there, Paul also came to church and sat with us in the front which he hates
to do. I was so shocked to see the both of them there, but so excited
that they actually came! It was a great Sunday too, it was stake
conference for us and Elder Rasband came and spoke to us. He focused his talk
on the family and how important teaching the gospel in the family is. He
talked about the quote by President McKay that goes " No success can
compensate for failure in the home" and how failure only occurs when we
stop trying. It was nice because you were able to really understand that even
if you teach your children and they choose otherwise, that you only fail when
you stop trying with them. We cannot of course choose for our children and it is not the fault of a parent who has tried to teach the gospel to unresponsive
children who choose different paths, but if we fail or "stop" at
what we can do to bring them closer to their Savior through the gospel of Jesus
Christ, then we have failed. It was a very good talk to say the least.
The biggest thing I think I have been learning lately is how much the gospel
impacts the family life. I cannot imagine not having it and I don't know how families
get along without it??? The gospel helps to shield the family in so many
ways. Every single day without fail I see different dynamics of family
life and the issues that come and in my mind I relate everything to the gospel.
Whatever situation it is I can always without fail think of an aspect of the
gospel that could have easily prevented that problem or hardship, or could now
fix it. The gospel is the ultimate life insurance. Once again I am so
grateful that I grew up in gospel-centered home, what a world of
difference that makes.
Well I love you all and I got to get off now! Talk to you later!
Sister
Jamison
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