This week just started off with a bunch of miracles, and it
finished off strong as well! Monday after P-day we went and tried to see a
potential investigator that we had named Hasanatu. But she was on the phone so
we went to go see another potential investigator while we waited for her to get
off the phone. We taught a lesson to Chang and he became a new investigator! :)
Then we went back to Hasanatu's and she said, "Sisters... I had a dream
and I don't know if it's a good dream or a bad dream.... I had a dream that I
was trying to catch this ship but for some reason I missed it. I asked the man
at the port to call the ship back and he couldn't. He told me the ship would
come back in two weeks. So I woke up and prayed and asked God what the dream
meant. I didn't get an answer but I had a good feeling." And I just got
this HUGE smile on my face. And I said, "Sister Hasantatu, do you know
that we knocked on your door and met you exactly two weeks ago?" And she
smiled and said, "Yes. It was a good dream Sisters." And I got all
choked up as she expressed how much she wanted to read the Book of Mormon. So
we read a bit with her and then we went. Such a good night full of miracles!
Tuesday I was actually in a different area serving with
Sister Y from Thailand. We'll be going on exchanges together once or twice
every week. It was a very interesting day. A lot of people are bitter in this
world and I don't understand why. You can't blame God for bad things. I've been
studying in the Old Testament and I was just reading about Moses leading the
Israelites out of Egypt and the plagues. God gave Pharaoh NINE chances to
repent and soften his heart before he sent the destructive plague that killed
the firstborns. God isn't this cranky, evil being that wants us to suffer. He
is merciful and gives us chance after chance to repent and become more like
him. Trials are for our benefit. So don't be like Pharaoh and be so hard
hearted that it takes the 10th plague for you to listen to God. That's my
insights on the day. :)
Wednesday was an absolute riot. I have a new boyfriend named
Eddie. He's Egyptian, about 60, and said I'd make a beautiful 25th wife.
Hahahaha. Just joking, but it was a pretty good conversation we had. Then we
were walking and out of no where I yelled, "Hey you!" And this guy
turned around and smiled at me and I heard Sister Teahe yell, "Go, go, go!
I'll follow you!" So we ran to him and started talking to him. Then we
were talking to this Asian lady and we couldn't figure out what language she
was speaking so I just pulled out all of the Asian language pamphlets I had and
said, "Pick one!" Hahhaa. We all had a good laugh. We had a lesson
with the Makitae and Okotai families and they really liked it. It's great to
see their progression and their continuous conversion to the Gospel.
Thursday was a great day. My favorite compliment ever was
given that day! Sister Teahe said, "Sister Stott, your eyes look like
potatoes." The girl knows the way to an Idahoan's heart. ;) We had a
lesson with our investigator named Paul that turned into a bible bash, and he
told us and the member with us that we need to seriously pray about the Book of
Mormon. And we all said, "We have! Have you?" And then he stopped
bible bashing us. Hahaha. We did a lot of running around on Thursday but it was
a pretty slow day as compared to the rest of the week.
Friday was crazy! We had zone training meeting and it was
really good. I actually went to high school with my Zone Leader at Hillcrest,
so it's really hard to not call him by his first name sometimes. We had a
lesson afterwards with Ivana and it was really nice. She wants to be baptized
and we're all just praying and fasting together so she can pick the date which
is right for her. We went to go see a potential investigator that wasn't home
and we hear, "Are those Sisters? SISTERS!" And that's how we met Mama
Fina. She is a member but she is shy and doesn't know anyone in the ward, so
she's been driving an hour every Sunday to go to her old ward where she has
friends. But we had a message with her and talked for a bit and she's going to
start coming to our ward. :) Afterwards we went to go see Maria, Ofa's neighbor
that we did service for a few weeks ago. She was on her way out so we went to
go talk to Ofa and tell him how it went. We mentioned that we had an
appointment and he volunteered to go with us! So we went and they had forgotten
about it so they weren't home. Then Ofa asked us to go home teaching with him, so
we went and they weren't home. But as we were standing in their yard talking,
we witnessed a domestic disturbance. This drunk man was yelling at his wife and
smashing her car and it was pretty scary. So I called 000 (Emergency here) and
Ofa told us to leave, and he left too. So we were driving and we thought,
"What if that was God's way of telling us these people need the
Gospel?" So we pulled over, prayed about it, turned around, and went back
to find the lady. We found her hiding in the car at the end of the street and
we talked for TWO hours! Her husband was actually baptized into the church when
he was a kid, but hasn't been back since. She was so grateful we came back to
comfort her and she said we could come back and visit them. WHAT A MIRACLE!
Saturday was great, sounds like a good week, ehh? I think
the miracle of the day was our lesson with Albert and Amy, a part member
family. They came to general conference and loved it! But they still need the
motivation to read scriptures, pray, and come to church regularly. Most people
don't lose their testimonies of the Gospel, just their motivation and faith to
act.
Sunday was so fantastic! We had a meeting with the auxiliary
leaders of the ward, and there was plenty of chastisement involved so hopefully
the work on their end will come together with the work on our end. Church was
great but after church was even better! President Shum (the Stake President)
and President and Sister Back came to Hound dogs so we could show them what
it's all about. Ofa came with Sister Teahe and I to go back to see L and P, the
couple we met Friday night because they were fighting. We went back and had a
lesson with them on the atonement, and they invited us back this next week!
What an absolute miracle. I know it's crazy that we witnessed a domestic
disturbance between them, but it's a miracle and definitely God's handy work
that we were there at that time to meet them and help them come home.
The church is true, the work is the best, and I love yous
all.
Sister Stott
Sorry for the lack of picture, all of the computers in our
area were shut down for some reason, so we had to travel to another area to use
their computers, and they don't have card readers. :(
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