Hello everyone!
I have learned a lot this week!
Last P-day we
went to Chinatown and I bought some Thai fabric! I love it so much. The Thai
fabric is so beautiful!
On Tuesday I
had an interview with President Johnson, and he's awesome. He has the ability
to make anyone fell good about themselves after visiting with him, which is a
gift that I hope to one day have!
The common
theme of pretty much any missionary’s life, but especially mine this week has
been pid nats (cancellations) after pid nat after pid nat. It's way
frustrating, but I am slowly learning that other people cancelling on us
doesn't mean I'm not successful.
A few weeks ago
during one of our inviting times Sister M was talking to one person, and we
kind of have this rule that if your companion is talking to a person, you
shouldn't be standing there with them because you miss the other people walking
past without giving them the chance to hear where the church is or just to hear
Jesus Christ's name. So anyways I saw this person, and asked if they want to go
to church, and this person was actually kind of interested. So I got their
number and we went our way. But I made the mistake of forgetting to call right
away (rookie mistake) but we finally got around to it. Turns out she really
struggles, and has been needing a change, or to just know that God loves her.
She said "I have a lot of problems, but then Peterson told me about the
church." She also cried the first time she prayed.
Yesterday a lot
of our investigators said they couldn't come to church (so annoying), and then
one last min said he was sick... So we decided to go the long way to church in
hopes that we could talk to a few people. There was no one, so we kept walking
and we see this one guy ACROSS the busy street, and we wave him down and tell
him to come over here. He actually did which is crazy and we said "Come to
church with us!" AND HE DID! He stayed for all three hours, and stayed for
the Elder's baptism after too and said "Wow thank you for taking me here.
I want to come back, this is what I have been missing in my life." Such a
miracle. It made my day especially since our other investigators didn't come.
This week
I have been able to realize how grateful I am to be a missionary and to teach
people how to talk to their Father in Heaven, why Jesus Christ is so important
- essential, and to even just teach people how to sing hymns in sacrament. I am
so grateful to be able to "persuade my brethren to believe in Christ and
to be reconciled to God... We preach of Christ so that they may know to what
source they may look for a remission of sin" 2 Ne 25 ish I think.
Love, Sister Peterson
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