William through the window

Well what’s new, I was sick this week (as was my companion) we got to work a few of the days, but stayed in a lot. Feeling better now. 

One thing I’ve always stressed with my companions is to foster an environment that supports one another's spiritual promptings. After dinner yesterday, I wasn’t feeling very well and we were going to go home, but sis draney said she was sorry , but really felt like we should go see brother Allen. I said, than that's what we are going to do. as we drove to his house we missed the turn, so I turned into another neighborhood looking for a cul-de-sac . we turned up a street and I saw a man smoking next to his truck. I felt like we needed to talk to him. I kept driving knowing we’d turnaround and I could talk to him on the way back. "naw" I thought. that's just creepy. do I park and get out of the car an talk to him. I asked sis draney to hand me a mormon.org card.

we pulled up to him and I rolled down the window

"hey, we got something for you"

"yeah?"

"mormon.org card, we are missionaries"

"oh yeah, my parents are Mormon, they live right here," he pointed to the house

We got to talking. he said how he lived in Utah for a year in logan . right next to the temple. we said, "do you like the temple?"
 "well I’ve never been inside."
" you can, though, one day." 

"that's funny, I was just talking to my mom about that the other day, I said, yeah maybe I’ll get married in the temple.."

he dropped his cigarette and stomped in out.

we chatted he said that he graduated from seminary, but once he turned 18 he went and did his own thing,
 " you know, I went to try and find myself."

"did you find yourself?" I asked

 " No, I think I got more lost,"

" and we're here to bring you back."

I was shocked at how bold I was. but I knew god wanted us to talk to him, and everything just flowed naturally. His mother is in our ward. She plays the organ. I just kept thinking how this little conversation is no doubt an answer to a mother’s prayer. William is this man’s name, and we are going to go back and teach him. He mentioned how he doesn't even know where his book of mormon is so we gave him one. He is a very nice man. I am so glad my companion felt the spirit and was bold enough to tell us to go see someone even if I was sick, so we could run into William. I was so grateful that I followed the prompting and rolled down the window. We asked him what his favorite scripture story was, he said John the Baptist, and so we shared John 3:30 with him. we talked about how we must decrease to Christ can increase. When we humble our self and decrease our natural desire then we let Christ’s influence increase in our lives. He understood it quite well.

We saw Sara and her granddaughter Charlotte again. We have a lesson with them on Tuesday. 

we are trying to get the 8 year old granddaughter to activity days which is this Wednesday. We will also invite them to church.

We finally met an investigator named Allison. We haven't tried her because we've been visiting other people and sick, but the first time we try her, she was there, just goes to show how willing god to work with us, we just have to be willing as well.

Jessie (the elderly lady in the care center) can't come to church. he doctors won't allow it. she wants to be baptized. we will keep praying, but are not sure what to do there. It will all workout.

We have an investigator named Daniel that went to the first ward yesterday, he told the elders he wants to get baptized. we are trying to get a hold of him (he lives with brother Allen) so that is exciting!

I can write about all these different people I meet, and I am only one missionary in one mission in one part of the world. I am in awe at HOW WELL GOD AND CHRIST KNOW us. Although there are MANY of us, we are all the one. He cares about us, died for us, and wants us to come back to him. 

2 Nephi 9:21 

"And he cometh into the world that he save all men if they will harken unto his voice; for behold, he suffereth the pains of all men, yea, the pains of every living thing creature who belongs to the family of Adam." the next two verses talk about how we can harken to him and what will happen when we do. We will be resurrected and stand before god to be judged according to our hearts and works, "and he commandeth all men that they must repent, and be baptized in his name, having perfect faith in the Holy one of Israel, or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of god."

Christ's way is the best way. Try it and find the peace and joy that he has to offer.

Merry Christmas, 

Sister Kaitlin Snow