The first thing that I really want to write about this week is a miracle that the Lord blessed us with. The story really starts a few weeks ago. When I was still companions with Hermana Altier we were walking to a dinner appointment one night and we were late so we were walking really fast when we passed by a car with two people in it that had broken down by the side of the road. As we walked past I asked them if they needed any help and they said no and so we just kept walking. By the time that we had walked about a half of a block past these people I just had a feeling that they really needed a pamphlet so I told Hermana Altier that they needed one and that I would be right back. I ran back and handed them a pamphlet through the window. They were all awkward about it like they really did not want to talk to me so I told them that our number was on the back of the pamphlet and to call if they wanted to learn more. I then ran back to my companion and we walked to our dinner appointment. Well this last Thursday Hermana Jorgensen and I were walking to the bus stop to catch the bus when this car pulls up next to us and this guy yells out the window "Where is your church and what time does it start?!". When we walked over to him I recognized him as the guy in the broken down car. He then told me that he had been pulled over by the police and because his car appears to be stolen and he had an open beer bottle on the front seat the police officer was going to arrest him but then the officer saw the pamphlet that I had given him and he let him go. This guy was completely serious and he then told me that he knew he needed to come to church. I then was like "Yeah, WOW! You better come to church! I think that God is trying to tell you something!" he then laughed and said that he knew this. So yesterday we were at church in Relief Society sitting with an investigator that came to church named Maria when one of the guys from the elders quorum came to the door and signaled for me to come out into the hall. When I got out into the hall guess who was standing there?! Osvaldo! The guy in the car! He came to church!!! He connected really well with the guys in the elders quorum and is going to be helping a member out this Saturday putting up dry-wall or something. SO COOL! The Lord knows what He is doing.
Another awesome thing that happened was that a woman that we have been teaching pretty much since I got back here to Kaw River, Maria, came to church yesterday! We have been trying to get her to come to church for the past like 6 weeks! We were at her house last week and I just felt like the lesson that we were having was going no where and I had no idea what to teach and my companion is still very new in the mission so she looks to me to lead her in our teaching still. I was feeling a bit helpless when the though popped into my head "Clean her house" and so that is what we did. My poor companion is so tired because she is still getting used to the mission schedule and so she looked like she was about to fall over as she was sweeping the floor but we cleaned her house! As we cleaned I could see Maria's countenance soften and she was glowing by the time we were done cleaning. When we were done we sang some hymns in Spanish for her and she said that if we came by her house in the morning that she would follow us to church, and the next morning she was in her car all ready to go when we got to her house! But this is not all! After sacrament meeting we were in the hallway and a man that was visiting our ward yesterday came up to Maria and started talking to her and it turns out that they know each other because he taught her daughter English many years ago! What are the chances? I mean this guy was visiting our ward just this one week and finally Maria decides to come to church. She was so excited to see him and was just all smiles after this. We are going to invite her to be baptized tonight and I am really looking forward to it. The Lord has been and continues to be so good to us.
Well I have to go because time is running short but I love you all and I pray that you are all progressing in your various lugares.
Remember who you are!!!!!
con amor,
Hermana Thorne
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