Hi Everyone! So we didn't get to teach Luana this week...sad. Hopefully she'll be able to pick up her phone next week. She is moving this week so maybe that had something to do with it.
But here is the miracle story of the week. I might have told you about Nicole, who we met on the computer. She was the most sincere person I've ever met that way and she really wanted to change and become a better person. So we sent her information to the missionaries in her area -- she's from Texas -- and we got an email from her the other day. She told us that she has met with the missionaries three times and loves it, and she is getting baptized on July 2. I couldn't believe it. We didn't really do anything except for find her, but thank goodness the missionaries over there in Texas were able to get in contact with her and teach her. As far as I know, this is the first baptism that I have played any part in since being a missionary. Missionary work is the best, you get to help people learn how they can have happier and fuller lives.
This morning we had motor coach training. Seeing as we can have around 12 motor coaches come through a day, it was much needed. Sister Williams and I gave the training for the logistics at West Gate. We told the sisters that they need to be there 30 minutes early (because sometimes they actually come 30 minutes early), we told them that they should try to greet their tour on the bus so that they feel welcome at Temple Square, and a bunch of other things. Hopefully it helped at least a little bit. We really want people to feel welcome here, and most importantly, we want people to feel the Spirit here.
So tomorrow we're going to be getting some new sisters. It's the middle of the transfer, so it's unusual to get new sisters now, but they're much needed. We are quite desperate for Korean speaking sisters. Right now we have three. There was one time this week where we had all three of them on scheduled tours and then we had a surprise Korean motor coach show up with 46 people. Sister Willis (from the UK) and Sister Bateman (from Seattle) almost had to take their first Korean motor coach--it would have been a silent tour. but luckily the motor coach came late and we got a Korean sister to take them. It was a close call.
Yesterday we had a bit of an accident in the kitchen. Sister Williams was looking for her lunch meat in a hurry because we were late for the square. She managed to knock Sister Willis's gallon milk off of the shelf and somehow it got punctured. It was gushing milk all over the place. So we had to put her milk in a metal mixing bowl and put tinfoil over it. I wrote on the tinfoil "Sister Willis's milk, be VERY careful". The best part was that Sister Willis wasn't there. So she found her surprise when she got back in the evening. At first she thought it was Yorkshire puddings. I guess she can just pour her cereal right into the mixing bowl. Saves time...
This week I've been reading in Mark. I really love reading about Christ's life. In chapter 5, Christ heals three people quite miraculously. Preceding each time He healed someone, they had to come to Him. They had to exercise their faith first. Then I love verse 34 when he is talking to the woman that he healed:
"And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole"
How important it is to have faith in Jesus Christ! He is the great healer. No matter our affliction He can heal us.
This week Sister Williams had a really bad cold--she was quite miserable--so she decided to go get a blessing. By the end of the day she was feeling better. The Priesthood really works, and I believe it was because of her faith that she felt better so soon. Heavenly Father really is aware of each of His children.
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