Another
beginning is the beginning of all my troubles when the transfer cycle
will start anew this next week. All of the issues with finances sprout
from 2 things: Things done before my time and things that happen during
changes week. We are about to see a new world of problems begin to erupt
and I´ll tell you how the week develops next Saturday.
I am glad to hear that the holiday spirit is growing in the house
and that St. Nicholas made his was to Utah once again. ;) I was able to
fill the shoes of Elder Hoover, Myself, and one Elder that was staying
the night with us with candy (and subsequently ants :P Ooops). I was
even able to get the ornaments that Sister Wilkinson gave to us and put
them in the shoes. :)
We actually have quite a few more
investigators progressing right now, one of which is Jorge and he is
coming out and teaching with us even though he´s not a member. He loves
the mission work and he should be getting baptized on the 14 of
December. :D We´re very excited for him.
We also had a small
miracle in our area this week and I would love to share it with you. We
were looking for new people to teach and we were walking down a street
that we don´t normally use, but we were given a reference and we were
searching for them. Out of nowhere Elder Hoover starts talking to a
family that looks like they are not interested (sometimes you can tell
by their reaction to us as we walk by, but this time he said that he
just felt like he should talk to them) and it was really really awkward.
It didn´t flow the normal way that they normally do but somehow, as we
showed that we were fun and "normal" they started opening up and right
when we were about to set a return date I felt the need to ask them if
we could share a small message right then and there! It was really
strange that they said yes and then I looked at Elder Hoover thinking
"What are we going to teach?" To be honest, I had no idea, but Elder
Hoover asked them if we could share a video, the He is the Gift
video and they said yes. :) I only had it in English, but most of the
family spoke Caribbean English and the only one who didn´t spent time in
the USA so he understood how to read it! If that wasn´t a miracle
enough, after the video, we asked them how they felt about the video and
what it´s message was and as the Father of the family was sharing he
almost started to cry and I could feel the Spirit so strong that I felt
like if I moved to fast it would pull it apart because it was so present
and so delicate. Everyone in the room could feel our sincerity and the
Spirit of the Lord. The atmosphere was completely changed from the
awkward beginning that we had and they actually told us to come by
whenever we want (we are going to visit them today). It was such an
amazing experience and I can´t describe how grateful I´ve been in the
last week for the blessings like this.
This last week my
breaks have been the time I´ve spent in the field because when I´m in
the office I´m stress and preparing for Changes week, but when I´m in
the field I can forget the office and focus on my real calling. It helps
me get rid of the stress that I have (at least for a time) and focus on
the work of the Lord. I´ve been loving every moment that I have to
teach, even though sometimes it´s hard to find someone to teach. We are
hoping, praying, and doing everything else that we can to have as many
people come to church tomorrow as possible. I hope to see the fruits of
our labor soon.
Love,
Elder VanderMeyden
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