This has been quite the week!!
Sister Makowa and I have been enjoying our tracting adventures. :) We love to sing and skip along as we go. Some people smile at us :)
Sister Makowa and I have been enjoying our tracting adventures. :) We love to sing and skip along as we go. Some people smile at us :)
On Tuesday we stopped by a potential we had met the previous week. She let us right in! Carol is an older lady and is just as sweet as sweet can be! Her husband Mike also came in and spoke with us as well. She is Methodist and he is Catholic. They are both very open! After chatting for a while about their family, Mike said, "let them share their message now" softly. :) Gotta love it! We taught them the message of the Restoration, and Carol loved it! She is so excited to start reading the Book of Mormon! When we got up to leave, Mike almost tried to hug us, then handed us a $20 bill and told us to get something yummy. :) How nice! We were so excited when Carol asked us
if we'd come back again. That night when we were out tracting, we met a chill guy sitting on a chair in his driveway. It was so interesting to see his countenance change as we talked to him. He was pretty stiff when we started, but by the end he had a nice grin on his face. It's amazing how powerful the Spirit is! After we prayed with him, he wanted to talk even more with us even tough he "wasn't interested". I'm so grateful for the opportunity I have to bring the joy of the Spirit into people's lives! It's moments like these that make me cherish this calling.
On Wednesday we had interviews with President Huntsman! He is wonderful! His wife is so fun too. :) Afterwards, we did a mini exchange with our Sister Training Leaders. They are so fun! I went to their area (a YSA Ward that covers my old area)! We had a great lesson with a guy who is wanting to come back to church! We had the lesson at the church building I used to go to. I even got to see a few members from my last ward. :) Fun! Thursday night kind of through us through a loop. We met an older guy named Jay while out knocking. He liked to talk! He had some interesting views and questions for us. At the end, he did something super not cool. He told us he could tell I was the experienced one and knew how to talk with people, and that Sis. M was new. He tried to come across as nice, but it didn't work out too well. So the rest of the night was tough because Sis. M was frustrated. She has a hard time with accepting the fact that she needs more practice. (We all need it!)
That experience made that night and the next couple of days pretty hard. She didn't speak to me on Friday and Saturday and made me do everything because "I know everything". Ugh. That was rough. I pushed through and tried my best to stay positive. It felt like a lifetime! Living in silence is no fun. I tried everything I could to help her feel happy. Nothing really worked, so I kept President Hinckley's quote in my mind: "It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It will all work out."
On Sunday it was like a light switched on! All of a sudden Sis. M was back to her smiling self. :) Woo! We are back to having a blast!! All these experiences help me learn what the true meaning of patience is. :)
We got invited to do a "church swap" with a guy we met tracting on Saturday night, so we attended Immanuel Bible Church on Sunday morning. ...what an experience!! They had a lot of guitars and drums and lights! Haha. The Pastor (more like performer) spoke about how to make heavenly investments... Anyway, it was...interesting. Going to our church felt so much more special yesterday. I'm so grateful to be a part of Christ's restored church. The sad part is that the guy who was going to do the swap with us didn't even show up at our church.
For Gospel Principles class, the Elders were asked to teach last minute, so they taught the Restoration. The Spirit was SO powerful. There were a few nonmembers attending, so it was wonderful. Sis. M and I had the opportunity to share our testimonies at the end. Wow! The Spirit was amazing! I know that Christ is our Savior and that He lives. I know that the Book of Mormon is true with all of my heart. I know that it was translated by the power of God through Joseph Smith. I know that this church is the Lord's kingdom once again established here on the earth!
Yesterday's mini miracle: a former investigator texted us and asked if we could come over to help her organize and teach her more about our message! So exciting!
I love you all and pray for you all daily.
Thanks for everything!!
Love,
Sister Winterton
if we'd come back again. That night when we were out tracting, we met a chill guy sitting on a chair in his driveway. It was so interesting to see his countenance change as we talked to him. He was pretty stiff when we started, but by the end he had a nice grin on his face. It's amazing how powerful the Spirit is! After we prayed with him, he wanted to talk even more with us even tough he "wasn't interested". I'm so grateful for the opportunity I have to bring the joy of the Spirit into people's lives! It's moments like these that make me cherish this calling.
On Wednesday we had interviews with President Huntsman! He is wonderful! His wife is so fun too. :) Afterwards, we did a mini exchange with our Sister Training Leaders. They are so fun! I went to their area (a YSA Ward that covers my old area)! We had a great lesson with a guy who is wanting to come back to church! We had the lesson at the church building I used to go to. I even got to see a few members from my last ward. :) Fun! Thursday night kind of through us through a loop. We met an older guy named Jay while out knocking. He liked to talk! He had some interesting views and questions for us. At the end, he did something super not cool. He told us he could tell I was the experienced one and knew how to talk with people, and that Sis. M was new. He tried to come across as nice, but it didn't work out too well. So the rest of the night was tough because Sis. M was frustrated. She has a hard time with accepting the fact that she needs more practice. (We all need it!)
That experience made that night and the next couple of days pretty hard. She didn't speak to me on Friday and Saturday and made me do everything because "I know everything". Ugh. That was rough. I pushed through and tried my best to stay positive. It felt like a lifetime! Living in silence is no fun. I tried everything I could to help her feel happy. Nothing really worked, so I kept President Hinckley's quote in my mind: "It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It will all work out."
On Sunday it was like a light switched on! All of a sudden Sis. M was back to her smiling self. :) Woo! We are back to having a blast!! All these experiences help me learn what the true meaning of patience is. :)
We got invited to do a "church swap" with a guy we met tracting on Saturday night, so we attended Immanuel Bible Church on Sunday morning. ...what an experience!! They had a lot of guitars and drums and lights! Haha. The Pastor (more like performer) spoke about how to make heavenly investments... Anyway, it was...interesting. Going to our church felt so much more special yesterday. I'm so grateful to be a part of Christ's restored church. The sad part is that the guy who was going to do the swap with us didn't even show up at our church.
For Gospel Principles class, the Elders were asked to teach last minute, so they taught the Restoration. The Spirit was SO powerful. There were a few nonmembers attending, so it was wonderful. Sis. M and I had the opportunity to share our testimonies at the end. Wow! The Spirit was amazing! I know that Christ is our Savior and that He lives. I know that the Book of Mormon is true with all of my heart. I know that it was translated by the power of God through Joseph Smith. I know that this church is the Lord's kingdom once again established here on the earth!
Yesterday's mini miracle: a former investigator texted us and asked if we could come over to help her organize and teach her more about our message! So exciting!
I love you all and pray for you all daily.
Thanks for everything!!
Love,
Sister Winterton
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