Hello Friends and Family!
Our hard work is paying off! This week was a little stressful regarding companionship but we have everything under control and I'm going to get a blessing just because it's the start of a new transfer and I would love a little Counsel from Heavenly Father to help us know how to help this area work and see miracles. Which leads me to my miracle!!!!!
So there is a young man who comes to church pretty regularly. He's dating a member and he is a non-member. The family wanted to let him explore and not push it on him because their daughter who is dating him has been burned before. So any and all contact made with the Church has been in his own interest and on his own time. Well, he's been attending church with her for the past 4-5 months and has been listening to the Book of Mormon on tape while driving to work! We finally felt prompted to approach the family and ask if he was ready to meet with the missionaries, especially after the Temple Open House and how strong the Spirit has been in the ward. He said yes! We have our first official meeting with him on Wednesday and we're so super excited!
Our members have been meeting with their friends and sharing the Gospel with them. A lot have come through the Temple Open House and are good friends with Several members of the Ward. They've been doing EXCELLENT member missionary work and with the feelings we've been getting of working with members the work is starting to pay off. We're so so happy to be able to build their trust in us and I am so thankful we have been listening to the voice of the Spirit to help our ward and have them in turn trust us with their friends and families. It's been a testimony builder of the trust they have in us and the strength of the relationships we share one with another as a congregation to missionaries and as companions. All of it plays together with the strength of our personal relationship to God and how we all work together to bring about His great work.
The stress has been building up but now that we have seen the miracles and have implemented changes that will better the work in our area, I feel very much accomplished. We've been doing little things like offering service to an animal shelter a couple of times a week for an hour to walk some of the dogs. It's a great way to contact people and to help out the community to get the name out so to speak. Plus we have wanted to play with dogs for a transfer and have found a way to do it! It was a blessing in disguise! We're really happy working here and I'm so so glad we have work to do and have finished a map of our area, have started going out and attempting to meet ALL of our members, and have been receiving referrals from them as we leave their home with a spiritual message. It's been so great. Like yesterday!
We shared the Restoration with our dinner appointment and the Spirit was so strong. We taught in unity and I have had a wonderful time getting to know and serve with Sister Anderson. We definitely know miracles are happening in Crawfordsville. :)
We also got a new-ish car at Transfers! It's a 2013 Cruze. :)
With a bike rack! Haha like we ever use those..... (Knock on Wood). But it's
nice so we can help elders. I feel bad. We take their cars and then make them
ride bikes. The least we can do is to use the bike rack and help them out at
transfers. Oh well. I'm doing really good this week! Things are getting moving
in Crawfordsville. :) It'll be a great transfer!Our hard work is paying off! This week was a little stressful regarding companionship but we have everything under control and I'm going to get a blessing just because it's the start of a new transfer and I would love a little Counsel from Heavenly Father to help us know how to help this area work and see miracles. Which leads me to my miracle!!!!!
So there is a young man who comes to church pretty regularly. He's dating a member and he is a non-member. The family wanted to let him explore and not push it on him because their daughter who is dating him has been burned before. So any and all contact made with the Church has been in his own interest and on his own time. Well, he's been attending church with her for the past 4-5 months and has been listening to the Book of Mormon on tape while driving to work! We finally felt prompted to approach the family and ask if he was ready to meet with the missionaries, especially after the Temple Open House and how strong the Spirit has been in the ward. He said yes! We have our first official meeting with him on Wednesday and we're so super excited!
Our members have been meeting with their friends and sharing the Gospel with them. A lot have come through the Temple Open House and are good friends with Several members of the Ward. They've been doing EXCELLENT member missionary work and with the feelings we've been getting of working with members the work is starting to pay off. We're so so happy to be able to build their trust in us and I am so thankful we have been listening to the voice of the Spirit to help our ward and have them in turn trust us with their friends and families. It's been a testimony builder of the trust they have in us and the strength of the relationships we share one with another as a congregation to missionaries and as companions. All of it plays together with the strength of our personal relationship to God and how we all work together to bring about His great work.
The stress has been building up but now that we have seen the miracles and have implemented changes that will better the work in our area, I feel very much accomplished. We've been doing little things like offering service to an animal shelter a couple of times a week for an hour to walk some of the dogs. It's a great way to contact people and to help out the community to get the name out so to speak. Plus we have wanted to play with dogs for a transfer and have found a way to do it! It was a blessing in disguise! We're really happy working here and I'm so so glad we have work to do and have finished a map of our area, have started going out and attempting to meet ALL of our members, and have been receiving referrals from them as we leave their home with a spiritual message. It's been so great. Like yesterday!
We shared the Restoration with our dinner appointment and the Spirit was so strong. We taught in unity and I have had a wonderful time getting to know and serve with Sister Anderson. We definitely know miracles are happening in Crawfordsville. :)
Love you!
Love,
Sister Halverson
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