Morning everyone!!
This past week was really good! Church yesterday was awesome!! We finally were blessed to have investigators at church...4 of them!!! Chya. Kerry's husband finally accepted to come to church and he had a good time. I was a little afraid when some members (names withheld haha) went up and talked to him, but he seemed to enjoy it all. We had a sweet dinner with them this past week. Since Kerry lived in Utah for a little while like 10 years ago, she likes to try to cook American food for us :) We had these nice huge sirloin steaks, corn on the cob, onion rings and potato wedges!! yesss! haha It was brill. Oh, i forgot to mention 2 weeks ago she bought us some Krispy Kreme doughnuts while she was in Birmingham, which is like one of the only places to get them and they were £15 for 2 dozen...super expensive! She loves us haha Obviously...
One cool experience we had was while tracting one afternoon before a dinner appointment. A few doors and a many more slammed doors by slightly elderly people, I was getting kind of discouraged that this street wasn't where we were supposed to be. We kept on going. Soon we knocked on number 19 where this older man opened the door and his dog came running out. We were playing with the dog at first, but then we introduced ourselves. Immediately the man just smiled and told us to come in. I was shocked, per say. Definitely wasn't expecting this. Anywayys, we went inside and got to know this man, whose name is Ivan. His wife Wendy was also there. They only go to church for the big occasions (Christmas, funeral, wedding, christening) just like every other person here in England. We told him about what we believe in, touching on the restored priesthood and Book of Mormon. He didn't seem too into it, just sorta like everyone to their own. Well we invited him to take a look at the Book of Mormon, which he accepted. We then said a prayer, focusing it on Ivan and the struggles he is going through relating to his present health problems. After the prayer, Ivan started crying. He said that he was feeling something that he had never felt before and that it was unexpected. We taught him about the spirit and asked him to come back, which he also accepted! That is what missionary work is all about. I was able to fulfil my purpose as a missionary by helping this man, this brother of mine, to come closer to his Saviour by helping him feel Christ's presence. It is indeed an experience I will never forget.
Mostly this week we have been trying to find people who have the potential to become investigators, but it hasn't gone so well. We just need to focus on including the Lord in our work to help us know what to do. We are working hard to find those who are the elect! There are so many possibilities in this area, but it is up to the Lord when these opportunities open up for missionary work. I cant believe how quickly time is going by! This will be the last full week of the transfer! Next Monday we will know if we are both staying or if one of us is leaving I think we will both stay though. But, President Ogden likes to throw surprises at us haha
This coming Saturday will be a wonderful opportunity for us in the England Birmingham Mission to hear from an apostle of the Lord, Elder David A. Bednar!!! He will be talking and training us in missionary work so I'm excited for that!! We will have an opportunity to meet him and also have a session of when we can ask him questions at the end of the meeting! Sweet eh?! Oh yeahhhh.
Spiritual thought for the week: Enos. This great prophet may have one of the smallest books in the Book of Mormon, but we can learn a lot from his experience of prayer. Whenever we are faced with confusion, we know that we can receive light into our lives through the Light of the World, Jesus Christ. By prayer, Enos was forgiven of his sins and received direction in his life. Through MIGHTY PRAYER and SUPPLICATION, we can understand what we need to do in our life to make us happy. I know that a loving Heavenly Father listens to us. Try it. Prove Him.
I know that this church is true. Nobody can lead me to deny that things I have felt. My prayer is for everyone else to have faith and receive truth in their lives that will never fall away. I love you all and hope that you have a great week!!
Laters!
-Elder Jaquish
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