I don't even know where to start. Remember the Minters?
Well, after the amazing lesson we had last week, we went back again and
had another amazing lesson! We taught Jay the Restoration and about the
importance of baptism and feeling the spirit. Last time, we had asked
him to be baptized if he came to know that what we were teaching him was
true and he said that he would! So we are teaching him and we ask him
again if he will be baptized and he is like, "I was already planning on
it." WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDING? We were like...about to die. It was such a
great lesson. So, we set a baptism date with Jay and Lauren for August 9th.
Also, Lauren and the Dad, John, have trouble with smoking and so they
were going to quit together on August 1 so that Lauren could be
baptized. So we were super excited.
Okay, so Sister Carson got sick this week. Like,
really sick...she had to stay in for like 4 days. It was insane. So we
had to find members that would watch her and stuff so that Sister
Oldroyd and I could go out and work. So on Friday,
we couldn't find someone to watch her so I stayed in with her and
Sister O went on an exchange with this less active in the ward (which
was really good for her). And they went to the Minters and found John
and Lauren smoking outside. So much for that. So they had a good lesson
with them and then left. So we had been texting them a bit on Saturday and we said we would see them on Sunday at church and they said yes.
So we get to church and...no Minters. So we text
them and ask where they were. "We are just going to take a break from
church today." Great. So Sister O and I drop in later to talk to them
and we ask them what's going on. They told us that they are taking a
break from the church because want to investigate it. Turns out they had
come to church that day and gotten out of the car and something told
them to leave. They say it was the Spirit but that definitely wasn't it.
It also turns out that their investigating involves reading anti-Mormon
things online rather than coming to us as a source. John is freaked out
by the priesthood and it doesn't help that people keep calling him for
interviews and asking him about it. It also turns out that every time we
had asked them to read the Book of Mormon, they never did. I mean a
little bit but they had mostly been reading the Bible.
Sister O and I just went outside and cried. We cried
because of the Minters. We cried because the area is really suffering
because Sister Carson is sick. There's more to it than that but not that
I can really say. So we drove straight to the ward mission leaders
home, which our our really good friends the Philburn's and cried with
them and both got blessings. It was amazing that as soon as Brother
Philburn put his hands on my head I just felt so peaceful.( Also Dad,
Brother Philburn sent you a picture. I gave him your number to send it.
That's why it looks like I have been crying in it.) They are so amazing.
We are so lucky to have them.
Y'all probably think that me and Sister O are crazy. She
is so great though. I don't know what I would do without her. We have
had a lot of fun together. Yesterday we made some super funny videos of
us just saying random things and every time we are feeling down we just
whip them out and laugh for like 10 minutes. It's so dumb but so funny.
Okay sorry for the downer. It's been crazy hard. I
thought I was fine all week I was doing okay but yesterday it all just
sort of came out...and same with Sister O. But, now for a little
pick-me-up. The other night we went to do a bit of finding and we found
ourselves in an area that we weren't even planning to go to and we
knocked in this house and this guy comes out (who is baptist by the way)
and we had the most amazing lesson with him. You could tell in his face
that he was feeling the spirit like crazy. Then at the end when we gave
him a Book of Mormon he said, "I was hoping you would give me a copy. I
was afraid to ask." Then we prayed with him and he said the prayer and
in it he asked if what we said was true and then get this: he asked
Heavenly Father to help him to know which church he should go to and
asked if he should leave his church! I had to hold back tears because
the Spirit was seriously so strong.
Also, we've been teaching this guy named Bill. Some other
Sisters found him like 2 months ago and we've been trying to contact
him and last week we finally got him and made an appointment with him.
We taught him the Restoration and while we were there I just got the
strongest feeling to ask him to be baptized. But, me, being new, freaked
out and was like, "I don't know how to do this! I'm insane." So I was
just praying and praying that Sister O or Sister Carson would get the
same feeling and they would say something. Then Sister Carson totally
just asked him and he said YES!! We set a date for August 22!
He said he'd have to think about the date because it is really soon but
still! Then as we left Sister O was like, "Thanks for asking him
because I was getting the same feeling!." Funny how the Spirit works!
I hope you all have had an amazing week! At least better than mine! But hey, this week is going to be better! I just know it!
Sister
O told me this story that she heard once that she wanted to share. This
dad was telling it and he said that his son had fallen and broken his
arm and they were at the doctors and the child was just crying and
crying and asking his dad to take away the pain. His dad just cried with
him and said, "I'm so sorry. I can't take away the pain. But I'm here
for you and I love you." I think that that is like me and Heavenly
Father. Here I am in so much pain and anguish for the Minters and for
everything that has been happening, and I am praying that Heavenly
Father will make it better but He just can't. But I know that He's there
and that He loves me and that He's there to comfort me.
I love you all! Have a great day!
Love,
Sister Myers
P.S.
I actually wrote half of this letter this morning and half....right now
and I'm doing better, all things considered. But, any words of wisdom
would be appreciated..JPG)
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