Gaerwen Week 3

Happy Halloween! This week has been truly amazing! We are still getting to know the area but we are already seeing miracles with the work. 

Our first miracles was with Martin. Martin is our friend who is on date for baptism on November 24th. This past week we made a baptismal calendar for him. We really tried to plan ahead so we called members to help with the lessons for him for the next month. The members here are so willing to fellowship and it has made such a difference for Martin as he has learned more about the gospel. He attended church again this Sunday and he had such a good time again. We spoke with him about keeping the sabbath day holy and he has such a strong desire to attend church every Sunday. He also started reading the scriptures and praying regularly. I can see Martin's faith grow everyday and I am so excited for him to be baptized.

We had a major success with a less active family in the ward as well. They are the sweetest family but havin been coming to church for the past few years. Right before we came, the Elders had asked the Relief Society President about who she felt she should visit and she gave them their name. They were able to visit them once before they left but didn't have a chance to really talk to them about anything yet. We visited them last week and they opened up to us about all of their concerns. We weren't sure what we could do to help them other than just keep on coming over and loving them. We visited last night and their attitude had completely changed. They said that they both felt like they needed to strengthen their testimonies and that Sister Mueller and I were the ones they wanted to help them. I am humbled by the trust they have in us and I know that God will tell us that words to say to help them at this time. They expressed a desire to start from the basics so we are going to visit them over the next weeks and teach them the lessons. I am so excited for this sudden change they've had.

We also had zone conference this week. I had the opportunity to give a talk on "My Purpose", the first chapter of PMG, and I spoke about how we fulfill our purpose by doing the small and simple things that we are asked to do as missionaries. But that principle applies to all aspects of the gospel as well. Often times we see that when we are feeling farther away from the Lord it is because we have stopped doing those simple thing we have been asked to do everyday, such as reading our scriptures, praying, and serving others. Thankfully, even if we aren't doing them right now, we have infinite chances to start again. I am so grateful for the atonement of the Jesus Christ that allows to try again and again and I can tesitfy that as we do the small and simple things that our relationship with our Heavenly Father will improve.