11/23 This week we saw a ton of little miracles with unplanned things. The best one was when we were looking through the area book for some people we could pass by, we found a name and wrote it down. We went to pass by this man and rang his door. Someone let us up and when we got to their door, a man opened it and told us that the person we were looking for didn't live there. I started to share a little of our message with him, but he said he had to go. We set a return visit with him. His name is Amos. We only later found out that Amos and his family are friends with the Ansah family in the branch. As it turns out, Amos and his family were actually at the baptism of Juliana! That was so cool to find out! The Lord really does put people who are prepared in our paths. We are so excited to get to teach him.
Elder Peay has gotten a lot better at stopping people in the streets now. We did a lot of that this week, and he has started to stop people to talk with them without me having to urge him to do it. That was a huge step forward, and we saw a lot of miracles because of that. We found several new people that we hope we can visit with and teach. We are also a little ahead on the 12 week program. We are doing good here and continue to improve on teaching more in unity every day.
I'm not sure if I have mentioned here before, but we are teaching a woman from Cuba named Nely. She owns a little candy shop that we have been passing by a lot lately. We were actually able to set a fecha with her for the 19 of December, and she was really excited about that. We just recently taught the word of wisdom, and she promised us that she would stop smoking and drinking coffee from that day on. Today will be 4 days straight of obeying the word of wisdom for her! We are so excited for Nely! Ever since she has started to read the Book of Mormon consistently, her progress has skyrocketed. I can see that her understanding of all we have taught has grown a ton, and she is much happier now. The first time we invited her to come to church she told us that it was impossible. She works in the store every day, and doesn't have anyone to cover for her. When we passed by yesterday, she told us that she had planned to come to church and had everything ready, but her daughter got really sick and they had to take her to the hospital. I was so happy to hear that she fixed things up to be able to come to church though. She told us for sure next week!
My experiences this week with Nely have really grown my understanding of the important role the Book of Mormon holds in conversion. It really is our most powerful tool in conversion. We can teach principles of the gospel as clearly as possible, but if the student isn't consistently reading the Book of Mormon, they aren't going to understand what we teach, nor the importance of what we teach. I saw that with Nely. At first, she didn't really understand what relevance the restoration had to her in her life. She thought it was a good story, but didn't fully understand what it meant. Now that she is consistently reading the Book of Mormon, I can see a new light in her eyes. I can tell she understands why we are there and the importance the message we bring has. It is a marvel and a wonder to experience first hand the change the Book of Mormon brings to those that truly read it. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to invite people to make that change every day!
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