Liberty week 24

April 18, 2013

I have no time to write today, it was transfers and it took the whole day! Transfers was a little hard for me, even though sister barlow and  I are still together and we're staying in the same place. It's just the realization that I have been out nearly 8 months and time is flying by wayyyyy too fast. There's so many people that need to hear the gospel and I feel like sister barlow and I are only making a dent!

This week some of the highlights were:

Sunday our senior couple, the longs, said they have been teaching this family (mom and dad, they hadn't met the kids yet) and they said they were coming to church. Me of little faith thought, yeah right. That's what all investigators said and they never come! So we're sitting 10 minutes into sacrament meeting and 9 NEW PEOPLE WALK IN. I'm not even kidding. They couple the longs taught brought family members to church! investigators bringing investigators!!! And they are from Brasil! The dad, Brother Pupo, is from Belo Horizante, where both my parents served 25 years ago, and so is his sister! I like to think that some of their missonary efforts down there led them to be prepared to now receive the gospel. They came to the US around the same time my parent's were serving, so maybe in some small way they touched them. It's a nice thought! Also we had 2 less active families come! Millie and Ronald from Colombia came (they haven't come for a long time but we found them a ride! Ronald is almost 12 and is the biggest sweetheart. Such a nice young man! We went over at 8:30 am on Sunday morning to make sure they remembered and Ronald answered the door looking sharp in his suit. It was so cute! So they came and Millie bore her testimony in her sweet very broken english. It was so cute. Also the Totten family came again, I think I told you about them. Siste totten is a less active and we miraculously met them one day while visiting with an active. They have come to church a few times and we are so glad they are coming back. The spirit was SOOOO strong in sacrament meeting and I wanted to stay there all day because I had had a hard morning. Some days are hard but Heavenly Father always finds some way of comforting me :)

Also last week we had an appt set up with our investigator Diego who is from Uruguay. We had to have another female with us because he lives with only guys and the rule is we have to have at least 3 girls if there is a single guy. The member we had arranged to meet with us at the last minute cancelled on us so sister barlow and I were desperate to find another lady. We said a prayer and thought of Millie and she totes speak spanish so we went over to her house 10 minutes before the lesson and she was more than willing! Her and Ronald both came and it was great. Millie is such a sweetheart. She had a bow in her hair on Sunday and I told her it was pretty so she gave it to me. That's how nice she is!

Also another miracle was the other night Sister Barlow and I had set a goal to have 4 lessons, and by 8:30 we had 3. We really wanted that last lesson! We said a prayer and then knocked on this guys door. He was Spanish and was so nice! We had a 5 minute lesson with him and he said we could come back! Also people keep telling me I sound like I am fluent. That in and of itself is a miracle and the gift of tongues is DEFINITELY REAL PEOPLE :)

Love,

Hermana Richardson