Dreams

Tuesday night I had a dream about a wall, and someone shooting one part of the wall and it crumbling. I woke up and the image wouldn't leave me, I knew that the Lord was telling me to make a visual! I told Sister Turley and we came up with a visual for it. We made a wall of cups in a circle with the commandments on it, and blank cups for the testimonies you gain for each of those commandments. You are in the middle and the wall is what protects you from the adversary. When you choose to disobey even one commandment you are exposed; the wall crumbles in that part. You have a weakness and the adversary knows that. Commandments are there to keep us safe. They are there to protect us through our journey on earth. 

I think this dream came as a result of Sunday morning: one of our recent converts has a hard time waking up in the morning. When she gives us a ride to church, she gets up and comes. She picks us up with coffee in her mug. We scheduled a lesson with her on Tuesday to meet ASAP. We taught her the wall, and commit her to work on a commandment she wants to strengthen. We shared our concerns with her. The spirit was with us and guided the entire discussion. 

I guess she came home after church and dumped the majority of the coffee out. She is so sincere and LOVES the Gospel, I hate to see her guard down.

Kalisa wants to read the ENTIRE Book of Mormon. He is committed. We have a hard time getting him to come to church. He's so fun to teach! 

I pray for the people we see to understand the BIG picture of things. This IS the Restored Gospel, we can tell them all day what that means, but until they feel it our words are like wind - it just goes right by them.

The snow is finally melting, cigarettes litter the sidewalks like fertilizer - the grass is completely dead. I can't wait for the spring and the summer. I can't wait for GREEN TREES EVERYWHERE!! Can't wait for people walking around the city!

We commit ourselves to hand out five church resources every day. It makes us talk to EVERYONE!!! It also forces us to walk around more, trying to talk to more people! One man started walking towards us: covered in piercings, rocking an extreme hair-doo, black leather jacket. He comes towards us and we offer a photo of Christ after He's resurrected. He takes it. He asks us if we're missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. His WHOLE FAMILY IS MORMON and he's the only one who isn't. With much excitement we ask him if we can come teach him. He's moving to Manchester in a month! We have a POTENTIAL INVESTIGATOR!

Our investigators are proven to be pretty stubborn. If John was baptized, I have faith that ALL these people can be baptized. I know that the Lord works mighty miracles when we ask in faith!

Sister Young wants us to meet her friend who's tip-toeing with curiosity towards the church. She thinks we're the right missionaries for him. The young women wants us to teach their friends. One of the girls who came to class last week is getting baptized ALONG WITH HER TWO SISTERS AND PARENTS. The elders were teaching them and asked "if you come to know these things are true will you be baptized?" They reply "We know that it's true, we feel it in our hearts, when can we be baptized?" They will be a GREAT strength to the ward. The members are sharing the Gospel. No effort is wasted. 

I love y'all so much and pray that each of you will experience the joys of missionary work. Don't be afraid. With the Lord, all things are possible.

Without Christ, nothing is possible. I wouldn't have the ability to act on my own opinions, I don't even know if I could have my mind. I am just sp grateful that the Lord has given me a mind to think, to question.

I am reading the New Testament and with I had time to write the valuable insights I have gained through it. WRITE ME and I'll write more ha!

JoAnne is amazing, heading straight towards the House of the Lord. She is BEST friends with the other single ladies in the ward, they play cards together all the time. She comes to EVERYTHING without us even asking. She has found herself in the Gospel and it is a MIRACLE. Tonight we teach her about justice and mercy using THIS TALK. I suggest you all read it!Remember that in the end, it's the merciful that will obtain mercy. 

Sorry, no pictures again... One of these days I'll find a computer that lets me upload them and have more email time!