Well hello everyone. I hope you have had a great week. I hear the weather is a bit chilly over there! Today I didn't even wear my coat to the library. It's been raining a little, and it is kind of cold, but not too bad. Apparently there was supposed to be some huge ice storm yesterday, and so Saturday night the Stake Presidency decided to cancel church on Sunday. So we haven't had church for two weeks in a row! Crazy stuff! Pretty much there's a famine in the land. Not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the word of the Lord. And it's too bad because the weather wasn't that bad yesterday! It was pretty much the same as today. Also, R--, our investigator who has been progressing really well but has been nervous to come to church, was going to come yesterday! Bah! As Sister Vest from the ward says, the devil's in the details.
So remember how one time Sister Habibpour raked leaves for this lady and she invited us in? We've basically become really good friends with her, even though she's super active in a Methodist church. And when we saw her this week, our goal was to invite her to learn more about the church. I was super nervous to ask her, but I really felt I needed to, so I just did it, and it was great! I told her how there are three basic lessons we teach that give people a basic understanding of our church and what we believe, and how we'd love to share it with her because it will strengthen her faith in Christ. And she just said sure! It was awesome. And it all started with service! That's how we do things here in Salem--Ammon Style. I'm excited to share the lessons with her. I know she's not looking for a church and isn't planning on leaving her church, but I hope the spirit will just touch her heart and she can realize that there's a hole in her heart that she didn't know was there.
The coolest thing happened with R-- the other day (he's the one who is nervous about coming to church). We were talking about how important it is to keep God's commandments, and the blessings that come from obedience. Then we talked about how church is something God wants R-- to do. It's also hard for him to come because he takes care of his 98-year-old mother with alzheimmers, and he can't leave her alone, so he would need to bring her with him. He looked at her and said, "What do you think? Do you want to come to church with me?" Normally, if his mom joins the conversation, she kind of mumbles something random and usually incoherent, but when R-- asked her that question, she said, cleary, "That depends. It depends on whether or not you want to. If you don't want to do something, you won't do it." She said, "If you want to do something, you've got to make sure the circumstances are right." It was incredible! even R-- was a bit flabbergasted. I asked him, "So...do you want to come to church?" He said yes, and I asked him if he was willing to do whatever it takes to get to church on Sunday, to which he also said yes. Ah. It was such a great lesson. It was incredible to see the Lord work on R-- through his mother! The church is true.
Love,
Sister Myers
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