It was so nice to talk with all of you last week! My companion and I
talked about our experiences after. She asked if it distracts me to
talk with my family and I said, "Suprisingly no. It actually motivates
me to do better!" It's strange. It's like seeing you reminds me of part
of the reason I came out here. To serve and teach others so they can
have a loving family in the Gospel like I do. So thank you for your
motivation!
We are teaching S. His wife was less
active for 20 years and is recently starting to come back. They got
married 2 years ago. They had both been divorced previously. S is
coming to church and he has many questions. Some of the doctrines he
doesn't yet agree with. It's a good thing that the Spirit is actually
real, and that Moroni's challenge in the Book of Mormon actually works.
There actually is a God and He truly is our loving Father in Heaven and
wants us to find joy, and He has set up a way for us to find that joy
and it is though His Son Jesus Christ.
We met with B again to do some service. She is great. She
keeps hearing the "meat" of the gospel before the "milk". She thinks it
is blasphemous that we believe that we can become like God one day. We
need to teach her the basics before the deep doctrinal things. She is
very open with her feelings so that is good. It helps when people are
honest, then we can better help them. It might take some time with her.
The truth is, we can become like God. That is why we left the pre-mortal
existence in the first place! Because we weren't like him. We didn't
have a body that was glorified, perfected and full of knowledge and we
wanted one.
We met with a referral. Her dog is super creepy. Probably possessed by a bad
spirit. But Barbara is very nice. She wants to stay Catholic, but
sincerely asks us how to come closer to Christ. We tell her the ways and
she doesn't agree. We told her to pray to know the truth. She also
believes in the Eucherist-where they think it is literally the body and
blood of Christ which they are partaking of. We will teach her the
Restoration and she doesn't have to agree. But at least she has been
taught and in the next life, she can accept it when her mind is not
hindered otherwise. We will work on being her friend. She is lonely and
innocent and needs the truth.
G dropped us. It never feels good when an Investigator says they
don't want to meet anymore. It actually inflicts pain upon my heart.
But I know that God is in the details of all of His Children's lives. He
has a perfect view of the big picture and the timing of everything for
each individual. I trust that his ways are not my ways and that I must
rely upon His knowledge and not my own limited view.
Well, I've discovered that if it is not one thing in missionary
work that is going wrong, it is another. Satan has a way of weasling his
way into everything. I pray for strength and guidance from the Spirit,
then things go well. I think that is the same in life. Just don't allow
Satan in. Tell him, "Get thee hence!"
I hope you have all set some new personal goals for
2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is going to be a good year. Make goals in the
eternal perspective, not in just a yearly perspective. Ask Heavenly
Father to review your goals with you and revelation will not be
hindered.
Choose the right when a choice is placed before you.
-Sister Zibetti
PS I got to see the D.C. VC! It felt good to be back in a Visitor Center for a bit. :)
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