Howdy friends! Greetings from Florida where the sun always
shines and bugs keep getting bigger. ;) Since it is now fall Florida is cooling
a bit, and by bit I mean it is out of the 90s! Haha. I think I'm gonna freeze
come winter though. O.o I love being a missionary. There is no where I'd rather
be than here. :) This week was an all around adventure. Just a few highlights
or key moments;
First Alberto is awesome! He is prepared for
baptism we have had some great lessons with him this week, and we had the
opportunity to fast with him on Thursday prior to him taking a military test
thing. It was so good and such a spiritual experience for him. Our lesson with
him on Saturday was really fun! We had a brother from the ward FaceTime into
the lesson because he was out of town. The spirit was the same and it was great
to see the tools we have in action. Alberto is getting baptized on Saturday. We
are hoping to have many, many members in attendance! His family is really
unsupportive of his decision to be baptized and it's hard for him. So this week
we will be having nightly family prayer with him. We know that our members are
going to take good care of him too. :)
Second we went and prayed with members and it wasn't awkward! Yay. :D We prayed with brother Jones and then visited his neighbors and we found a new investigator. We were so excited we went right back and told him. His face just lit up and he even said he'd like to come to our return appointment. It was incredible. Miracles do come as we unite our faith with members. They are absolutely key to this work! Sister Ridenour and I are focusing on working with members this week. Really building trust so that the missionary work in Oak Leaf can hasten even more.
Third church was a miracle! We had been praying really hard to have good church attendance this week and we had been reminding our investigators and inviting absolutely everyone to come. And we ended up having 6 or so non-members there (only four in our current teaching pool) and then we had 4 less active families attend. It was a miracle. I know it happened because we'd done all we could and had faith that it would all work out. Church really makes all the difference. It is so important and I just loved watching the members welcome these friends to church. I feel like this week was just a reminder of how important members are to our work! Hence the title to the weekly! :)
Fourth we had a really powerful lesson with Jasen, we met him this week at his LA step-fathers home. We had a lesson at church with him on Friday night and we were able to have a member present. As the lesson was coming to an end I asked Jasen to say the closing prayer, he once again expressed the awkwardness and how much he didn't want too. Our member asked about his experience praying after we had our first lesson and it was clear he didn't understand or know how to truly pray. I felt the spirit so strong that if he didn't learn to pray he won't be able to receive an answer to his questions. So I taught him the steps of prayer and then explained the doctrine. Testifying that the moment he opens his mouth God would be listening and that it would allow him to receive answers. He felt the spirit and agreed to pray. It was so powerful, such a sincere prayer and so heartfelt. I know that he felt the spirit during his prayer! It was incredible.
Second we went and prayed with members and it wasn't awkward! Yay. :D We prayed with brother Jones and then visited his neighbors and we found a new investigator. We were so excited we went right back and told him. His face just lit up and he even said he'd like to come to our return appointment. It was incredible. Miracles do come as we unite our faith with members. They are absolutely key to this work! Sister Ridenour and I are focusing on working with members this week. Really building trust so that the missionary work in Oak Leaf can hasten even more.
Third church was a miracle! We had been praying really hard to have good church attendance this week and we had been reminding our investigators and inviting absolutely everyone to come. And we ended up having 6 or so non-members there (only four in our current teaching pool) and then we had 4 less active families attend. It was a miracle. I know it happened because we'd done all we could and had faith that it would all work out. Church really makes all the difference. It is so important and I just loved watching the members welcome these friends to church. I feel like this week was just a reminder of how important members are to our work! Hence the title to the weekly! :)
Fourth we had a really powerful lesson with Jasen, we met him this week at his LA step-fathers home. We had a lesson at church with him on Friday night and we were able to have a member present. As the lesson was coming to an end I asked Jasen to say the closing prayer, he once again expressed the awkwardness and how much he didn't want too. Our member asked about his experience praying after we had our first lesson and it was clear he didn't understand or know how to truly pray. I felt the spirit so strong that if he didn't learn to pray he won't be able to receive an answer to his questions. So I taught him the steps of prayer and then explained the doctrine. Testifying that the moment he opens his mouth God would be listening and that it would allow him to receive answers. He felt the spirit and agreed to pray. It was so powerful, such a sincere prayer and so heartfelt. I know that he felt the spirit during his prayer! It was incredible.
Fifth we had Zone Conference this week! I
performed the musical number with my companion we sang How Great Thou Art,
needless to say many tears where shed. We also officially went online. We now
have smart phone to aid us in the work and we are using Facebook to connect and
communicate with members and non-members in the area. It's incredible! Truly
this is a tool the Lord has given us to hasten the work. I love it!
SO in a nut shell that's my week. :) I love
y'all. Please remember to pray for Alberto this week. Xoxo
Sister Bryans
Photos:
1. Zone conference with my girls! They are both incredible!!
I love watching them learn, grow and bless the lives of so many. I love them. ❤
2. Throwback to the generations. :)
3. My love Sister Armstrong, she makes me smile!
4. KATELYN!!!! She s the bestest ever!
5. When your companion becomes cousin it from the Adams family.
6. Car selfie!
District ice cream
Wanted to add another photo! My district is the best
district. :)
We went and got ice cream and it was so neat. They literally
made it in front of you!
I love y'all have a blessed week.
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