Week 65

10/23/17

You know, I'll be honest with you and say that this week was full of disappointments. It wasn't a terrible week because the Lord always blesses us and when we look for those blessings things just always seem better. We have no one to teach still. We have been trying to find people and no one we talk to is interested. But a great miracle from that has been in the ward. Once Bishop found out that we didn't have people to teach he talked to the ward council about how they need to be looking for missionary opportunities and be bold enough to invite people to come to church or meet with the missionaries, etc... . We have seen an increase in referrals and we're also blessed with the opportunity to not only speak in Sacrament meeting next Sunday, but also to present the third hour lesson, all on missionary work. 

Another miracle we have seen is how we can touch people's lives as we follow the Spirit. We contacted a man who had been referred to us by a non member friend of his. The man was not interest but before we left, I felt prompted to tell him how we had been referred to him. I told him how when we were talking to his friend, we had asked if he "knew anyone who could use a message that would help them find happiness and peace?" He immediately thought of this friend and got his address for us. When we told this man that story his eyes lit up and he smiled. He asked if that was true and seemed very surprised that someone had thought of him. It made me realize that we are way to scared to refer our friends because we think they will be offended by our offer. In reality, it actually makes people feel good to hear that someone had thought of them! This happened multiple times this week. 

Go to LDS.org and search the video, You Never Know.

Sister Berenyi and I watched this video this week and it really touched us. We were having a really rough day, and really didn't want to do anymore. We felt pretty useless. So we sat down to prepare a dinner message and this video came to my mind. Haha, we cried when we watched it. It is so true! We never really know just how much good we do everyday! 

I also found this quote from Conference that I felt like really applied to our week haha.

"No, following the Savior will not remove all of your trials. However, it will remove the barriers between you and the help your Heavenly Father wants to give you. God will be with you. He will direct your steps. He will walk beside you and even carry you when your need is greatest." (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Oct. 2017)

Love,

Sister MacKay