Elder Jake said, "The Greatest Crew of Missionaries to Ever Walk the Earth!"
So this August is what we call Walk and Talk August. It means that the clicks that we are given on our car are reduced by 75% and we are asked to start walking everywhere. And talk to everyone. So that's what we've been doing this month. And this past week we had a pretty cool miracle happen.
We were walking (obviously) and saw a lady who looked to be in her 20's pushing a stroller and walking with her son who seemed to be about 2. So we talked with her (obviously). As we were talking with her we got to know her a bit. She brought up how she had moved to Med Hat 15 days prior. So we asked her what brought her here. Then the story came out. So one day the cops showed up to her house and arrested her husband. He had been charged with bigamy. He was married to to women. And had two families. And lived two lives. Well this lady we were talking with had no idea. Her "husband" was taken to jail, and all of their stuff was confiscated by the police. After getting her side of the story figured out, she packed two suitcases and flew to Calgary. Unable to find a place to stay there, she took the bus down to Med Hat where her brother lived and found a little apartment here. Her brother stopped by once to drop off a couch for her place and that's it. She has no friends here, virtually no family, and no possessions other than some clothes. Her life one day got flipped upside down and she was left with nothing. She then asks us if we knew of a Christian church in the city. We didn't so we just said bye and walked away... hahahaha jokes! We told her about her church and invited her to come. Then we set up a time we could come by and share a message with her. She agreed and we got her info and told her we would give her a call to remind her. Then we said bye and left.
Well we went by and taught the restoration. It went well. However we found out that she was very involved in her church in Manitoba. As we talked, we realized that it was almost like trying to convert someone like us to another religion. She was super nice and agreed with a lot of what we had to say, but seemed a little unwilling to accept it. Well when we finished, we left her with the Book of Mormon and asked her if she believed in the prophets in the Bible. She said yes. Then Elder Gonzales asked her to think about the question, "If God called prophets then, do you think he would call them today?" That really got her thinking. I think something clicked when she thought about that. We told her that we would be in touch and check in on her if she needed anything. Then we set up a return appointment and left. We told her that if nothing else, we just wanted to be her friend. So she had someone to turn to if she needed anything. Especially since she didn't really have anyone she knew in Med Hat. When we left, I felt like we left it on a great note. The lesson was a little difficult and she seemed doubtful, but I think in the end, she felt more open and trusting in us.
I have never really had a lesson like this. But I think it was sweet. I am pumped to follow up and see what happens next time. She should also be coming to church next week as well. Sometimes things don't go as well as you would hope them to, but when we put it in the Lord's hands, then you can be rest assured that things will work out. And that is how I feel right now.
I hope you have a great week and that you feel God's love for you!
Elder Anderson
Jake's 21st birthday in the mish...he is one very spoiled missionary!
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