June 18, 2012

HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!

  I hope this email can do justice for all the miracles that we saw this week.

This week was amazing! No doubt we felt the Lord is every aspect of the work. People being led to us and we to them. Incredible to work for these miracles. Our teaching pool is growing at a rate that I have never seen. It can only get bigger and better as we have members praying and talking to their friends and neighbors!

Our gator's Gerald and Pat came to church yesterday. During the week when we were teaching them, Gerald in saying the closing prayer "promised" that he would be at church; you could tell that he surprised himself because he laughed in the prayer. He said yesterday before he and his wife left "You sister’s should get a gold medal for getting me to wake up this early!" It was awesome to have them come! Yesterday was one of the most stressful Sunday’s and we didn't even have a baptism. We had 5 gators come to church. The elders also had 5 gators there. TEN GATORS in total! MIRACLE! Church was packed!!! It was awesome! We set a baptism date with Carol who is Gayle’s mom our recent convert. She had an amazing spiritual witness with the Holy Ghost "a feeling that was very different that has never been felt before" The Elder's along with a member gave her a priesthood blessing. From what we have been told from both parties, it was the most powerful experience ever!! That resulted in her accepting baptism for July 7! She has been prepared like none other! She and Gayle have the gift of feeling the spirit and LISTENING to Him!!!

 We picked up Joyce who is from Trinidad SHe said that she was praying to God to send help and not more than a couple min later we pulled up in her driveway! She is the mother of an investigator that the Elders are teaching. She is a confused Hindu but man does she want to follow the one true God! She will be baptized and wants to come to church. She already has a testimony of answered prayers and the power of the truth!

 Andy- We met him at a bus stop. We talked to him and he agreed to let us come by later that same day to give him a Book of Mormon. We went and he wasn't home (so we went to contact the referral- Joyce! meant to be) the next day we were driving, I can't remember where and the whole time I was like "I should have gone the other way". . . kept driving though "o man, I should have gone down that street". . Still not turning around. . And out of nowhere we see this guy riding a bike. . It looked like Andy's hat and overalls that he wore yesterday. Yup you are right it was Andy!!! So we intercepted him, pulling over the car. . We went to him an hour after that and taught him the Message of the Restoration- giving him a Book of Mormon. He said he was going to try to come to church but didn't end up coming. The coolest thing that we were supposed to go down that road at that time to see Andy to bring him the good news!!! INCREDIBLE! Don’t you see how this is all working out? When we are in the right place at the right time the Lord is so loving and kind that He blessed us with people that are ready for the Gospel! I am sooooo privilege to be a part of it. We are working for these miracles. Not missing a beat. No time is wasted in this wonderful work of the Lord.

 I wish I could share more but I have to get going. I love you all so much and hope that you are all happy and healthy. I can't wait to hear from you all.

P.S. I read D&C 75 this morning! Hahahaha

 A great story that I want to share with you about reading the perfect scripture from the Book of Mormon. Our new gator Chanquell (we met her right after a lesson with Robert and Diana We walked out of their house and she was walking with her two little girls. Sis Walborn and I without hesitation walked straight to her- We were being pulled to her! It was AWESOME!! We call her the fearless contact!) She is going through a lot right now with her young family and trying to keep them together and being happy with life and liking herself. We were teaching and a scripture came to mind (Mosiah 4:12) about God's love. The spirit was so powerful it hit us all, especially her! It was a beautiful change that took place right in front of us!

 I love this work. I love being with Sister Walborn, we feel like new missionaries again.  

 Me and the Lighthouse! The tallest in FL!

Sister Walborn and I! BACK TOGETHER AGAIN!! After 16 months, which we hit together on June 16!

 Sister Shannon Durr