This week was really good and I really feel rededicated to the work and the people. Especially with Easter this week I have been thinking about how Jesus Christ's apostales fell asleep while in the Garden of Gethsemane and how this work (or really anything in this life) can't be done passively. I have been praying and asking Heavenly Father for ways that I can do more for Him. It makes me think of that talk from General Conference about not just keeping our covenants superfically. It's about who we are so much more than about what we are doing, although what we are doing will always influence who we become. Some things that I have been focusing on are prayers of gratitude and more specific questions. It's so cool because Heavenly Father oviously wants to answer our questions we just need to ask them! I have had some really cool experiences with personal revelation which I have them been able to share with the people I have met every day.
Our amazing people have also been doing really well and have been finding answers for themselves!! Sora Meze and Ramona recieved the answer that this is the right path and that they, together with their families need to continue to follow it! Ramona even said that she wants to make a covenant with God at our church. And although we have talked about baptism we had never used that word or explained what it meant. It is so true that Heavenly Father speaks to His children. The Toth family is doing really well also! We have met up with them a few more times and every time the spirit is so strong. Fratele Toth has read a third of the Book of Mormon and has so many questions. He talks about the true path and says that he feels like everyone he knows is walking just to the side of the path but not quite on. He talks about the need for the Restoration! He and Izabela even read together. She has really been loving to read the Book of Mormon, she is underlining and understanding a lot more. We are so proud of her and all her progress! She came to church and loved it (her parents had work and weren't able to come with her). All of the members were sooo welcoming! As a part of weekly planning we have started choosing members who will call each of our friends to invite them to church. It has been making a difference for them. They are all so happy to have someone from the Church call them and invite them to come (even someone they have never met). Because of that Izabela had several friends already waiting for her at church.
We have been continuing to work with our returning members and have really been trying to do everything to find them. We tried to find one member recently only to find that the address and number were both mistaken. We sent her an email telling her that Christ is inviting her back and is always calling out to her and after a few days she answered and we are going to meet up this week. I imagine her as a lost sheep and I know that Jesus Christ would go through any effort to find her. This work is amazing!
This week we actually had a super spiritual experience at the Herghelegiu's house when we shared a message about missionary work. We watched Elder Uchtdorf's talk and talked about real life ways to apply what he taught us. The thought came to Sora Herghelegiu of a woman that she doesn't really know but she feels that she could share the gospel with. It was so cool to see how Heavenly Father spoke to her even while we were still there. The immediate goodness of God!
So the moral of the story is: miracles are happening, Heavenly Father answers prayers, and this is going to be the best tranfers ever!
Love, Sora James
(these pics arent from this week but theyre cute and Im gonna miss this friend)
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