To start off, we saw Yvonne twice this week and on Wednesday we talked to her about how she needs to come to know for herself if what we are saying is true and about the sacrament since she has been raised to never partake of the sacrament. Then later in the week when we came back, we asked her if she has received an answer and she said she prayed about it, got an answer that it was all true, but then she doubted her answer because it was too easy and too quick! I was so amazed about that God blessed her so soon and that she felt so good about it. Even the next morning she said the feeling lingered and she didn't want to get upset or anything, it just felt peaceful! So she is planning on coming to church this next week and we are so excited for her. She keeps telling us that we don't need to ask her anymore about whether or not she wants to get baptized, she said she knows she needs to after she asks again to make sure!
We also had exchanges this past week and we were able to do so much! Sister Redfearn was awesome and I saw how much I have improved from last trade-offs. We had a crazy experience that day, typical Toxey. One of our investigators wasn't home so we decided to go to the trailer next door and when we knocked, a lady told us to come in. First impression: this lady has facial hair. As we continue to talk to her, she tells us her husband just died two days ago, not even phased it seems to us. And as we continue teaching the Plan of Salvation, she proceeds to tell us she has been incarcerated and went to prison for first degree murder, that it was self-defense and she just killed him before he killed her. I look at Sister Redfearn, wondering if it was time to run. We stay and finish the lesson and then say a prayer holding hands. As I was saying the prayer, I heard "Um-hum, praise the Lord, Thank you Jesus, thank you Jesus, Hallelujah" after everything I say. I don't know where the strength came from for me to finish that prayer. Awesome lesson.
This week was finding week in our District so we tried really hard to pass out BOM's and pass along cards and go up and talk to people and I am really learning to enjoy myself. I saw this young boy walking down the road and felt like just walking up and talking to him as we were getting in the car and I did and we ended up giving him a BOM and I came away from it thinking that we really don't always see or know where those kinds of things end up, if we are just throwing seeds all over one of them is bound to land on fertile soil.
Love y'all! Thanks so much for all that you have done for me and all that you continue to do now!
Sister Baker
Picture Explanations:
This is what the windows look like every morning, all fogged up because of the humidity.
Clever church sign
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