Dear Family & Friends,
Hey - How is everything going? I'm wearing my sweater vest at this very moment! (We had sent Steven's Christmas present - boots, vest and socks - looks like he opened them early! Which we told him he could if he needed the items before Christmas) Anyway, it's started snowing and the temperature has dropped significantly.
After my e-mail earlier this day, we did in deed go caroling and gave out some pass-along cards. ;D
Here is what I consider to be my first miracle!
We, for the first time, had decided to knock on doors as the four of us. We did compansionship changes and knocked on doors on opposite ends of the streets. We eventually drove to another street. No success. I was knocking with Elder Smith (who didn't speak Spanish - only Russian and English) and kind of hoping that we wouldn't encounter any Spanish speakers because I wanted the support of my fluid-speaking trainer. (So far, we encountered no Spanish speakers - only English).
Anyway, one door (our last) opened and stood a woman, her son had a back pack and he was standing next to his mother. She spoke only Spanish! Fortunately, my trainer and Elder Casperson approached the house just then. She introduced herself as Jasmine and invited us in while she waited for her son to board the school bus.
She returned to the four of us Elders in her living room. I'll explain more later, but in short: She asked the most inspired questions ever! They corresponded to the points in the first lesson. She explained that she hadn't baptized any of her three sons when they were babies because she thought that she should choose and that she didn't think that they needed baptism. We were surprised, shared Moroni (chapter 8) with her and continued...all points were covered in first lesson.
She understood Everything!
She has cancer and had prayed to God that very morning...she said that God answered her prayer! She knew that we had been sent by God to visit her.
She mentioned that the churches that she had visited had told her that her son that had died one day after birth would go to Hell. We told her that he's with God. She knows that all we had said was true. The Spirit was so strong!
She also mentioned that God hadn't stopped performing miracles because he's a God of miracles!
She accepted a Priesthood blessing. She has sooo much faith! We're going to return soon. My trainer and I were completely astounded and overjoyed subsequent to the lesson! It's difficult to explain everything on pen and paper...anyway...I've seen a miracle.
Love,
Elder Steven Roberts
P.S. I learned that God really has prepared some to receive the Gospel and that he actually answers prayers!
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