August 18, 2014
Area: Broadway- Central
Companions: Spencer and Petersen
It sounds like you all had some family fun and fun with friends!
This week went by a little differently than we
expected it to, but it was still good. We had the opportunity to teach
and bless some people according to their needs, especially our
less-actives. One of our less-actives has a friend that has been going
through hard times, yet this less-active she feels like she can't really help him and encourage him because her own testimony is weak or suffering from a long time of inactivity.
We were able to focus on her and help her find ways to strengthen her
testimony. We were also able to give
another less-active comfort needed to continue forward
in her difficulties. She has a baby that has a syndrome that is similar
to down's syndrome, so she has been struggling in her faith. She has, to her credit, continues to see the little tender mercies that God sends. We gave her a blessing of comfort and peace to help her get
through this trial.
We had the wonderful opportunity to talk to
our investigators, Ricardo and Griselda. We called them on Wednesday to
confirm an appointment we had set up with them, and Griselda answered
the phone sounding really sad and upset. She said that we
wouldn't be able to come that day because they weren't going to be home for the appointment time. She asked us if we could come Thursday and she asked for us to pray
for her over the phone. We said the prayer and asked her if she would
want a blessing of peace and comfort, she said yes. We went over on
Thursday and she was feeling better, then we gave her and Ricardo
blessings of comfort and guidance. I had the opportunity to pronounce that blessing for
Ricardo, and I had no idea of what to say. I just went to do it and as I
was speaking, the spirit literally put the words into my mouth--they
just came out and thoughts just came to mind when needed. I have no doubt that the
promise of the Lord is true about Him putting the words in your mouth in
the very moment needed. I experienced it! I never understood it before,
but it is so true. I am so grateful for this experience.
I don't know what else to say, other than I got
about 20 awesome ties from a member this week! We did service for him, and he
pulled out a box of about 200 ties. He said that we could just grab as many as we
wanted. He told us that he felt that he wanted to change ties for every meeting he had
on Sunday, so many of the ties have been worn very little. Kind of a different idea, but hey, I got 20 awesome ties and felt the joy of giving service.
I love you guys,
Elder Stanley Scott Dye
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