December
10, 2013
Miracles
from on High!!!!!!
Okay, so how do I get into this! This
is the MOST AMAZING STORY EVER! So, Domingo after church, we didn’t have a cita
(appointment) but the night before I felt we should pass by one of our investigadores
who hadn’t been home when we passed by earlier in the week. Hna. Morales and I both thought we should stop
by. At the house of our investigador, there was another mujer (woman), and she
was drinking. But she wasn’t too intoxicated. But, she came up to us at the
door and at first I thought she was mad at us, because well, sometimes people
just don’t like us, because we’re Missionaries, you know... Well, she asked in
a sort of harsh voice, “Are we all children of God?” And I answered, “Yes, we
are all children of God.” And she said, “Write down my name.” So I looked at
Hna. Morales, because-well I was debating how drunk she was (the lady, not Hermana.
Morales). Hna. Morales told me to write it down. So I did. She gave me her
first and last name and address and told us to come at 7. And then she changed
it to 6. So, we said in a few hours we would stop by. And she said in one hour,
and we were like, but it’s 2 o’clock right now... And she said, “Now it’s 5, isn’t it?” And I
said to myself, well its 5 o’clock somewhere... I thought it was quite funny,
but of course no one speaks English, so it was only me that got the joke. But
she asked the others there in the house what time it was and they answered that
is was 2. So, at 6 we stopped by her house.
When we walked inside, she
apologized for the mess of papers that was covering one of the love seats in
her house and we told her it was all fine, no problem, and then I noticed the
papers were mostly pages from the Liahona which had underlines, notes on the
sides and circled phrases. She began handing us the pages and asking us to
explain them to her. So long story shorter, we learned she just had someone
pass away (I believe her best friend who was 32 if I understood correctly) 3
days before and she was very clearly suffering. So we began to teach the Plan
of Salvation, we didn’t get too far because she had LOTS and LOTS of questions,
which I LOVE as a Missionary! It shows the interest to learn and she is SO
READY! She needs this! THE SPIRIT WAS THE STRONGEST I REMEMBER POSSIBLY EVER
FEELING IN MY LIFE! And my LOVE for her is SO STRONG! I felt her friend that
had passed away there with us and I could feel GENERATIONS! Literally
GENERATIONS! Her parents or grandparents I’m not sure, but they were there and
I knew in that moment, she is the reason I am in this area. She is a special
Daughter of God, so special; I have never felt SO MUCH LOVE for someone I had
just met! The room was bright with the Spirit and out of nowhere I had a feeling
to tell about Essa and how I knew how she felt, losing her best friend. And, I
felt Essa there. And we just connected! I told her I know Essa is my Angel and
I know her friend is her angel and she said, YES! Yes, she is my Angel! And wow,
I don’t have the words... But its moments like that that make the hard times of
the Mision just worth it! We talked for a time with her, offering our
testimonies scriptures of comfort and love for her! She wanted us to come by
the next day, but she ended up not being able to visit with us yesterday, but
we have a cita for today. So I am very excited!!!! SHE IS THE SWEETEST DAUGHTER
OF GOD! I don’t know how to describe my LOVE for her!!!! But it’s TRUE!!! And it’s
from God, because I TRULY know in that experience with her, He TRULY, PERFECTLY
LOVES ALL OF HIS CHILDREN!!!!
I LOVE MY MISION HERE!!!!! I LOVE
THE LORD and I LOVE HIS WORK, BECAUSE HE LOVES HIS CHILDREN!!!!
