Ciao famigila!
So this week kind of blew up in our faces. We had really
great goals and plans, we had appointments set up and we did everything we could
to confirm them and make them happen, but we didn't teach a single investigator
lesson. Literally all zeroes every day. And we only had 4 member appointments,
even though we called every single phone number in our phone, as well as a
bunch off of the ward list. One of them was with Barbara, who is just an angel.
She has only been a member for seven years, but she told us we could come over
so we booked it to her. Ad then we were sharing a spiritual thought from the
Liahona about who without adversity, a butterfly wouldn't ever develop the strength
to fly. Inside that cocoon it is dark and it is hard to break our of, but the
opposition is necessary for him to be able to reach his potential. We didn't
realize that it was more for us that for them, so we both broke down crying and
she told us that we can come over whenever we have a hard day, and that she
will come out to sort of back us up when
we are finding and no one seems to be listening. God bless Sorella
Bartolucci!!!
We also feel like there are some really big things about to
happen here, plus President said in his email this week that the work on the temple
is about to finally get GOING, so we are facing a lot of opposition at the
moment. We are trying to make sure we don't get discouraged, and we find ways
every day to keep laughing so that we don't get too stressed out.
Marco and Noemi are super-progressing to their bap date of
March 7th. They came to the ward activity even though we weren't able to see
them this week, so that was awesome. We have gotten really close with them in
the last few weeks since they started coming to church for all three hours, its
been really cool to watch them progress and learn. And the ward is going a good
job of absorbing them in and doing things with them.
All in all it was an overwhelming roller coaster week, but I
know that I am still supposed to be here. I am not perfect, but there are
people here that the Lord needs me to find. I received a blessing yesterday, just
for comfort, and one of the things I was told is that there are people here for
me to find. So that strengthens my commitment to talk to everyone, so that I am
sure to find whoever I am here to find! We did a lot of finding this week and
got 6 or seven phone numbers (which is almost equal to the number of cancelled
appointments and bidones we received...) so there are people to follow up with.
I am excited for things to go better this week, and even if they don't I know I
can survive, because I made it through a week like this once already. It is
such a blessing to have a perspective like that when everything falls through,
because it helps me to remember that if I am doing all I can to make good goals and plans, and then
follow through, that I am doing all I can do and the fruits of our labors are
sometimes invisible for a while.
Thanks as always for the prayers and love! I know that your
thoughts and prayers have really helped get me through this week, and I am so grateful
every day for all the support I receive from the people I love! I hope you know
that I pray for all of you every day by name, and I am so grateful for all the
wonderful family that the Lord has blessed me with.
Have a great week!
Love,
Sorella Decker
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