G'Day!
Thanks
as always for a wonderful e-mail! I always love to read them. I will
have to e-mail a bit quicker today (I know I say that phrase a lot!)
because we are having a Zone P-Day today in Melbourne city and thus have
to leave for it a bit earlier, but I will write as much as I can. This
past week was a good one, good on the fact it was Christmas and we got
to spend a lot of time with different members and eat heaps, and of
course Skype you, but just alright from the missionary work standpoint.
Heaps of people, since it is the beginning of not only the Christmas
holidays but school holidays here, were out of town or just really
difficult to get a hold of. We managed to still see some success and
teach several lessons (only 14 as opposed to our normal 20 or so) and
still found several new people to teach. We also had some unfortunate
news with Simone and Jack, neither of them will be getting baptized this
coming Saturday. They will need a few more weeks before they are ready,
but they still are continuing on with everything. She talked to her
sister (who's a less-active member who doesn't have a belief in God
anymore) who basically told her not to get baptized because she doesn't
know enough. However, we had a really good lesson with her that night
(Saturday) with perfect fellowship as well and resolved everything and
she was back on board and excited for baptism. The next day though she
didn't turn up to church and we couldn't get a hold of her until she
texted us in the evening saying she didn't want to be baptized but wants
more time. So that was a bit disappointing for us because we all know
she is ready and already has had more miracles than most investigators
have, but we hope it will be still soon that she is baptized. A lesson I
learned about the importance of acting when we receive answers from God
(as well as keeping a journal of answers) right away and not waiting is
because now it's been about a month and a bit since the purple flower
incident and she told us in the lesson that she didn't feel anymore like
that was enough and was even doubting that it was a real answer from
God. So we will continue to try to help her as best as we can. One cool
miracle we did see though is that one of the Burmese investigators we
have (the one who said they might be a member of the church) was able to
come to a baptismal service for another ward, and she really enjoyed it
and felt good there. She is progressing well and has read through like
half the Book of Mormon already and really wants to come to church. As
the new year approaches we have high hopes for success in the
Mooroolbark ward and the members do as well. Sorry for a quick e-mail
this week but I hope you have a wonderful New Year's Day! I'm grateful
for all of your love and support for the year of 2013, and I know 2014
will be another great year! I love you heaps and have a great week! Talk
to you again soon!
Love,
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