Another amazing week here in Wellington! First off, I wanted to wish Alyssa and Dad both a happy birthday this upcoming week! I’m grateful for both of you, thanks for being so amazing! Be looking forward to the nice card coming in the mail :). I also heard LP Basketball won the State Championship, let’s gooo!
We’ve seen a ton of miracles this past week! I love seeing our work pay off! Last Wednesday we were Tracting, and we tracted into a lady named Kristi. She ended up accepting a copy of The Book Of Mormon, and told us that her grandpa was a member of the church but he left the church so the whole family stopped going. She said she doesn’t remember much about what we believe, and she would love to talk with us! We are visiting her this upcoming week, so that should be awesome! We love being able to help others come closer to Jesus Christ and His Restored Gospel!
Our District this past week in District Meeting all committed to become more consecrated as missionaries, and to have an amazing Miracle filled March! We set appropriate goals, and are all on the same page. Since we got all of the missionaries in our District on board, we’ve seen so many miracles! Later that same day we were walking into the T-Bar Inn restaurant in Wellington (a member owns it and wants to feed us for free once a week, so awesome!) and a lady pulled up in her car. She asked us if we were the missionaries, and we said yes. She said that she had met with missionaries before and wants to take the lessons again and get baptized, what a miracle! We gave her our number and she said she was going to contact us to set up a time that we could meet with her! We ended up not even eating at the T-Bar because the Member wasn’t there, but we know that Heavenly Father put us in that exact place, at that exact moment when that lady would be driving by to talk with us. It has been amazing to see a little how the Lord works while I’ve been a missionary. I love being “On the Lord’s Errand,” it is such an amazing feeling to know that you are helping further the work!
The very next day right as we started Tracting, a random lady walked up to us and said she knew us. She came up to us and said that she saw the white shirts but didn’t have her contacts in so she thought we were the same missionaries that had tracted unto her awhile back. She told us that when the missionaries had talked with her, it was really cold and she couldn’t stand out on the porch and learn more about The Book Of Mormon. She said she wanted us to come by another day, when it was warm again, and teach her more about The Book Of Mormon and what we believe! How amazing is that! This was another miracle! I know that Heavenly Father put her into our path so she could speak with us! Later that day, we were coming in for the night and saw our neighbors outside smoking. We saw they had a little dog, and thought that would be a great conversation starter. We asked if they had gotten a new dog, and they said yes! We started petting the dogs, and talked with them for a bit. We talked about their work, they asked where we were from, and talked more about their dogs. It was a good friendship starter! Next time we run into them, we are planning on sharing the gospel with them. We’re excited to see how receptive they are, they seemed really nice! Another cool little miracle that we witnessed, being able to run into them right as we came home! Another God inspired contact!
We had our car fast last Saturday, and it was awesome! It was actually really hot all day, in the 70’s! Which was really nice as we walked around. At the end of the day we ended up handing our four copies of the Book Of Mormon, which is super good for this area! We talked with a teenage guy outside of Ridleys and he accepted a copy, we talked to two guys in the parking lot of Ridleys and they accepted a copy, a guy name Hector we found while walking by Family Dollar, and another guy named Isaac on the street in front of Family Dollar too! We were able to get Isaac’s address and we are visiting him next week, and also Hector’s as well. It will be awesome to see these people come closer to Jesus Christ and their Heavenly Father if they end up reading! We also got to talk with a lady who was walking her dog. She told us she already has a copy of The Book Of Mormon and loves Jesus Christ! We wrote down Helaman 5:12 and invited her to read it. We knew that if she love Jesus Christ, then she would love this verse too! We gave her our number and told her to call us if she had any questions. How amazing! The day was super tiring, and I slept so good that night, but it was worth it. Cant wait to continue to see more and more miracles!
On Saturday Paul called us and had to cancel our lesson due to family stuff going on. He told us he played with the ward basketball team this past Thursday and loved it! He met a bunch of the men from the ward, and he also said he planned on attending church this Sunday! We were excited to see him and church, and when Sunday rolled around he came with his daughter Danika! It had some interesting testimonies, but it was good overall! His daughter acted not too happy when she first got their, but after she attended primary she loved it! At the end of church after Sunday school and priesthood classes for out. We went with Paul to find his daughter. When she was walking out, she was going around and hugging all the other little kids that were in her primary class, it was so awesome! She loved it! Paul didn’t tell us how he liked it yet, but we will ask him when we meet with him in Saturday. Another Miracle that he came to church! How amazing! Man do I love Miracles!!
In read a bunch of chapters out of 2 Nephi this week, but a couple stood out to me! I wish I could share all the insights that I learn each week, but I thought this one would be a good one to share! In 2 Nephi 25:28-29 it says,
28 And now behold, my people, ye are a stiffnecked people; wherefore, I have spoken plainly unto you, that ye cannot misunderstand. And the words which I have spoken shall stand as a testimony against you; for they are sufficient to teach any man the right way; for the right way is to believe in Christ and deny him not; for by denying him ye also deny the prophets and the law.
29 And now behold, I say unto you that the right way is to believe in Christ, and deny him not; and Christ is the Holy One of Israel; wherefore ye must bow down before him, and worship him with all your might, mind, and strength, and your whole soul; and if ye do this ye shall in nowise be cast out.
It is comforting to know that the “right way” is to believe in Christ, how comforting is that!? Having a firm testimony of our Savior, what he has done for us, and that through Him we can have eternal life is so comforting! I know that as you study from the Book Of Mormon, that you will strengthen your personal testimony of your Savior Jesus Christ. I’m grateful for each of you, and I hope you all have a great week this week! Love you!
Love,
Elder Bailey
Pics:
-Elder Burke found his elementary school mascot here in Wellington. (Sorry this is literally the only pic we took last week..... more next week I promise!).
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