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| L to R: Hermana Brooks dressed as Hermana Hargis, Branch President Mayorga and his wife, Hermana Hargis dressed as Hermana Brooks |
This week definitely had it's ups and downs! This weekend
was full of miracles. At our branch Halloween party on Friday night, there were
almost as many non-members as there were members. We had a part member (where
the member is inactive) family come to the event and several less actives.
There were so many people to meet and visit with we barely had enough time!
Halloween was the first day in the field so far that I
was really frustrated and it was a struggle to stay positive. We had a normal
morning of personal study, companion study, training, language study and lunch,
and we left at the normal time of 1pm. We had to stay in after 5 pm because of
the trick or treaters. So, we only had a couple hours to be out. We did manage
to get Kit-Kats and Smarties (two of our favorite candies) from people when we
were knocking who just thought trick or treaters were starting early. We only talked to two people that day and
both were members. In praying for help and studying/thinking about it I came to
realize that those two people were important and we made a huge impact in their
day. Hermana Brooks and I try to keep from getting frustrated when our numbers
don't reflect just how hard we worked that day. We remind ourselves that
numbers aren't everything and keep our eye on the positive. There are miracles
in every day.
Narciso has been one of our miracles. We had just
finished finding on one street and were leaving the complex when we ran into
Narciso in the parking lot. He moved to the area a month ago and told us
"no one has invited me to church yet". Don't you worry, we did! He
invited us back to teach him and gave us his address. We went back a couple
days later, but that wasn't his address. Again, as we were leaving the complex,
Narciso came around the corner in his car, stopped, and told us he wanted us to
teach him. We had to go to coordination meeting, but asked if we could come
back after with a member of the ward. We were able to bring the Elder's Quorum
president with us and had a great lesson on the Restoration. I
even shared the Joseph Smith story and First Vision in Spanish. He felt the
spirit and wants to study it out in his mind and learn more. He came to the
Halloween party!
At our Spanish Member and Missionary Fireside (only have
them in Spanish once a year) almost all of the active members of our ward came
to support the people sharing their testimonies: Evaline and Cristhian Chavez,
who got baptized along with their son in July; and Victor who married an RM,
but recently got to go through the temple for the first time. I had said hi to
all the branch members beforehand, and saw a family that had a little less
pigment that others there...it was the Bishops!!!! It was so good to see a
familiar face! You could feel the spirit so strong at the fireside, it was a
great way to end the week.
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| Diedre Bishop and daughter, transplants from Kansas. It was great to see a familiar face! |
I love the work and even in the discouraging times, I
know that I am here at this time for a reason.
Till next time,
Hermana Hargis
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