Hola todos!
We are almost halfway into December! This is madness! How can this be?! It seems that I just got here to Missouri and now look! Sometimes it seems like the time passing so fast is a blessing and a curse all wrapped into one. We had a kind of different week this last week. So many of the sisters at the VC have been getting sick so it changed our schedule around just a bit. We did not get to find as many new investigators as we would have liked but the new one that we did find is incredible! His name is Tony and I know that he prayed us to his home. It is actually a kind of a funny story really. My companion and I had an appointment set in the afternoon yesterday but our investigator actually had to work and so we decided to go find some less actives that we had talked about the night before and then also knock doors around their houses. Well let me tell you yesterday was FREEZING! It was 21 degrees and with the humidity and having to wear a skirt we were popsicles. But alas, we knew what we needed to do and that there was someone waiting for us to bring them the gospel so we tried to make an adventure out of it but pretending that we were in the Alaskan tundra(okay yes this was my idea and I had to coax my companion a bit into it ha ha) and it really helped us to laugh and have a good attitude about it. A couple hours into it we knocked on this door and a man yelled "Who is it?!". You have to understand that this is not uncommon here especially in the shadier neighborhoods. I yelled that we are the missionaries and he said (still not having opened the door yet) "oh...okay..." I felt a bit awkard so I said "We have a message about the Savior Jesus Christ that we would like to share with you.". He then yelled "Do you got a book?!", Sister Lettig and I then looked at eachother and I said "We sure do!". He then finally opened the door and we handed him the Book of Mormon and started talking to him. Turns out that he is a black guy with a pretty impressive gold and diamond grill on his two front teeth. LOVE IT. He asked us to come back in an hour so we did and we brought a member of the ward so that we could go in his house. The lesson turned out to be incredible although Tony would talk the WHOLE time if we let him. Something that really witnessed to me how important our call as missionaries is was when after I got done testifying that the message that we have to teach him will change his life he said "I know that what you are saying is true because you are glowing, you both have a bright aura around you. I can feel it." I knew that he really could too. The things that he said were a witness that he has been so prepared to recieve the fulness of the gospel. I am so excited to go back and teach him more! After the lesson I just had to stop and pray and thank the Lord that he allows us to be His messengers in this work. I am forever grateful for this calling.
Our stake put on a dinner for the stake leaders and missionaries this last Tuesday. It was so much fun! Some of the sisters wrote a song about serving in Independence and we performed it for everyone. Also the sisters in the house that I am living in (the Willis house sisters is our street name) performed "Silent Night" with my friend Sister Park playing my guitar. It was quite lovely if I do say so myself. Also Sister Park and I will be performing "Mary Did You Know" this Thursday at the Visitors' Center Sisters Christmas performance. I love making a "joyful noise"! Sometimes a bit too much... I am known for that around here...the VC during the holdiays is awesome. I am so blessed to be here.
Last Saturday my companion and I went to our investigators house to help her deep clean her room. She is a very tidy woman but since her husband died a year and a half ago she has really not dusted or deep cleaned and I just knew that if we helped her with this that she would start to progress even more because she will feel like she is starting fresh and new. Turns out that the dust was more extensive that we had first supposed so it took us a few hours but it was worth it because the results were wonderful and Sandy was just glowing as we alll stood back to admire our work. Turns out that the cleaning really did help her. We also made a deal with her. She has been trying to give up smoking and it has been a bit difficult for her. My companion came up with the brilliant idea to have us give up something too so that she would feel like she has the support that she needs. We decided to give up sweets and desserts. Yeah. During the holdiays. We told Sandy and it turned out to be just what she needed. So far she has not smoked and we have not eaten sweets. The Lord is helping us all and we have grown so much closer to her and eachother as we have given up something that we love even though it is not easy. There is not such thing as impossible, believe me...I KNOW! My mother will be proud.
Is there anything in your life that you need to deep clean? Clean it. Whether it be literal or figurative, do what you need to do so that there is not anything standing between your ability to feel the Holy Spirit. Make sure that nothing is standing between you and God because if there is, that thing is closer to God than you are. Remember the true meaning of Christmas...I know people say it a lot but it will bring you real joy this season.
I love you all SO MUCH!
con amor,
Hermana Thorne
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