This week started out a little rough, with zero progressing investigators, zero baptismal dates, zero investigators at church, many rejections, and very few promising contacts. But we prayed (a lot) for more faith, more energy, more contacts, and more investigators, and our prayers were answered! The very next day, we worked so hard talking to everyone with a crazy amount of faith. By the end of the day, we had 4 promising contacts, 7 referrals (we normally get 2 a week- never 7 a day!) and 2 english students asking to learn more about our church! It was crazy and we could feel the difference in our energy and faith. The difference was we didn't just pray and expect something to happen. We prayed, and the acted! We worked so hard, and the God helped us! We are so excited because this next week is crazy busy running from lesson to lesson! Our goal is to get 6 new investigators this week!
I don't know if anyone remembers Ivan and Olea? Ivan is a less active member and his wife is orthodox and was very against the church. We have been serving her and loving her the past couple of weeks, and on Saturday she told us that she wouldn't have an issue with Ivan taking her kids to church! HUGE STEP for her! She even said that maybe sometime she would come at some point! The key is love and service my friends!!
We had Zone Conference this past week and it was awesome! I loved it and learned so much. Honestly President and Sora Hettinger are so amazing! We learned about spiritually finding. If we don't know where to go, or who to talk to, why are we struggling alone? We need to just ask the one person who knows everything, and He will give us the answer. If at any point in life we need an answer, and we don't ask God first, then we are limiting ourselves. It was an awesome conference, and I can't wait till next transfer.
Crazy moment of the week: the pipes broke in the church the day before district conference (like stake conf) and all missionaries spent quite a bit of time mopping up 5 inches of water before it could drip down into the chapel. Oops!
Anyways friends this week I learned a lot! I wish I had a funny story to share, but spiritual ones are 10 times better! I love you all and hope everything is going great back home in America!
Love,
Sora Ebert
1) Fall is here! I wore my rain boots and tights today, and I'm not sure how to feel
2) Biking for pday
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