Hello there from the Okanagan! (I am running out of ways
to introduce my letters...that's awkward). Anyway, what a great week the Lord
has blessed us with!!
First things first, Sister Nuttall headed home
yesterday...who knew I could be so attached to a companion so quickly?? I cried
quite a bit when I dropped her off. But there was not much time to cry because I
am still training Sister Okana and I have lots of work to do! I guess it is
great to be so busy because it helps keep my mind focused on my purpose as a
missionary. I find that we have grown so close to one another and we are able to
teach so well together as we rely on the Spirit! I love putting my full trust in
the Lord and knowing that He will help me as I strive to help Sister Okano learn
what she would have learned in the MTC! What an experience and a blessing.
So, after P-Day yesterday, we went out tracting for a
couple of hours. We went to this trailer park that was pretty big. About halfway
through, a woman got mad at us and told us that we are not supposed to be
soliciting in the trailer park at all. We normally follow those rules and
respect those areas that ask us not to knock on doors. We got a little nervous,
and then after consulting with our Father in Heaven, we still felt as though we
should stay and keep knocking on doors. So we put our faith in Him and kept
going. Boy am I glad that He knows His children better than we do! Only a few
doors down from that woman, was an elderly woman who used to be Mormon, and has
not been associated with the church in years. She let us right in, ad we talked
quite a bit. We then taught her from the Book of Mormon, and she invited us back
to teach her more! A new investigator, how grateful we were! But it gets better.
Our goal for the day was to get one new investigator, so we were pretty excited
about that. But a few doors down from her, we met Robert. He is a Jehovah's
Witness, but said he is open to learning and would like to talk to us more about
the Bible. We shared a quick principle with him about how God is our Loving
Heavenly Father, and said a prayer right there on his door step. We are going
back Friday night! Can you believe it, 2 new investigators just in the trailer
park! How grateful I am that we followed to promptings of the Spirit as we put
our faith in the Lord! We were quite excited. We also found quite a few people
in that area, another great miracle!
So, we are still teaching Amanda and Ramsey...and guess
what?? Amanda quit smoking! She has not smoked in 17 days!!! I almost came to
tears when she was telling me how great she feels and that this is something she
wants to do for the rest of her life. Look at what the Gospel can do for
people!! She says she feels incredible and wants to continue learning from us,
as does Ramsey. We are planning on setting a baptismal date with Ramsey this
next vist. I will let you know how it goes!! I love being able to see just a
little glimpse of how our father in Heaven feels. My greatest happiness comes
from seeing others find happiness through the Gospel. What a
blessing!!
So, we have taught Noreen a couple times since my last
email...and guess what? We set a baptismal date with her this morning!! May 4th!
And even better, she committed to start living the word of wisdom! She is just
progressing so quickly, the Lord is certainly working with her each day as she
studies the Book of Mormon. She says she thoroughly enjoys meeting with us, and
cannot wait to take this step in her life. How blessed I am to have met
her!!
Well, I have been driving for this past week and it is
pretty weird. After not driving for the past couple months, I thought I would
forget how! It felt super weird having to turn in my AZ license and get a BC
one. But it's official now I guess :) I enjoy driving and having a 2013 Chevy
Cruise entrusted into my hands! This car was right off the lot when we got it
last month. I cannot believe that they put these things in our care, what trust
the Lord gives us! How I hope to always maintain that
trust!
One of our investigator's names is Zultan, he is from
Hungary. I absolutely love meeting with him! It is so funny though, because he
feels so terrible that we use our gas on him and he keeps wanting to give us
money to pay us back. But as missionaries, we are not allowed to accept money of
course. So we keep turning him down. So he thought of another way. He just gives
us a giant chocolate bar everytime we go over! How great!! Haha you know me...I
don't mind being paid back in food ;) Haha he is the sweetest old man and I
cannot wait to watch him progress in the Gospel.
I absolutely love this Gospel. I love the things that I
am learning here as a missionary, especially as I watch Sister Okano grow each
day! I love being a part of her training (even though I still need training
myself!). I absolutely LOVE reading from the Book of Mormon each day. I find
that as I focus my studies on my investigator's and their questions, that I have
so much more effective studies!! When I am just trying to learn for myself, they
are not as great :)
I want to testify to you that this Church is true. There
are a lot of great churches out there in the world that teach great things and
that have truths in them. But the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is
the Lord's restored Gospel here on the earth. I have come to know this through
the incredible evidence of the Book of Mormon.
I challenge each of you to read at least one verse from
the Book of Mormon every single day this week. Whether or not you are a member
of this church, I can promise you that you can receive guidance and peace from
reading it. If you do not have one, ask ANY of your Mormon friends and they can
get you one for free :) I testify that the Book of Mormon and the Bible are
God's word! For YEARS it has been ripped apart and studied. And yet it has
endured all persecution. If you prove the Book of Mormon wrong, then we have no
religion. But I can promise you, that as you pray sincerely about it, that you
too can receive a spiritual witness of its truthfulness. I love this Gospel, and
I love being a missionary!! Take care and be safe this week. I love you all, and
may the work press forward!
Love,
Sister Biggs
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