1.) Judy. Judy is amazing. We went and saw her Friday and she
was on Alma 35, about. It took her less than a month to get that far. Crazy, huh?
I know members who have never read that much that fast. But then we went back Saturday,
and she had finished it, and then started over and was about to 2nd Nephi. In One
Night!!!!!! She told us that as she had been reading it, she felt the Spirit, but
not anything like we had lead her to believe. And then as soon as she finished it,
she had this amazing feeling come over her and she loved that feeling so much that
she started over. How insane is that. She knows the Gospel is true. And she is really
developing Christ-like attributes. She said that before she met us, she cussed all
the time, and that she doesn't like gossiping anymore, or even fighting with her
boyfriend. And on the last, when he starts in, she just tells herself that she has
Jesus on her side, and then walks away. Blows my mind. Blows it clean away. I don't
really know how to describe her. If only we could get her out of her house. She
has accepted the Law of Chastity, but she literally has no place to go. So, this
week, that is one of our tasks. And we are involving the branch in it too. So, if
we can get them excited about helping her, maybe they will be more excited in general.
2.) We have come up with a plan to get the members involved,
beyond just Judy. We are going to focus on them a little more this week, and in
every home we are going to share miracles from other missionaries, and from us too.
But we have been doing this thing as a mission where every time we have a miracle,
we send it to the rest of the mission via voicemail. So we are going to let people
listen to some of those. We are going to pray before we enter their homes to help
us focus the conversation on the work, and not on other stuff. And then we are going
to organize a two week long challenge for them to focus on missionary work, and
at the end do a soup night where they all invite someone. We don't know quite when
yet, but we are excited about this. A lot of the revelations I have been getting
in my study the past couple of days is for the members.
3.) We helped collect food for a food drive Saturday. Last Saturday,
we distributed about 1100 door tags, not just us, and then this weekend we went
and collected the food. We got 1111 lb. of food. The food drive is part of a greater
food drive called Feed Ohio, and we worked in conjunction with the local Bethel
AME church to get it done. The food went to a food pantry called the Oxford Choice
Pantry. It's really a cool place. We volunteer there a few times a month and we
really like it there. The lady who runs it is amazing. She really cares for the
people there.
So, a little sad news. I told you all last week about getting
Brianna and Judy on date for the 28th. Neither one of them are going to make it.
Judy can't move out until she has money for a place to live, and a place to live,
and Brianna is like me: as in she has to make sure she knows everything. I'm not
like that now, but when I was 12, I was an adult. I know adults who are more child-like
than I was when I was that age. But she doesn't feel like she knows enough to be
baptized. That and she has to get permission from her dad, who is Catholic. They
have to drive to Indiana to get that from him. They can't do it over the phone or
letter or anything. So, we are working toward the 12th now. But when I say she wants
to know everything, I mean everything. She wanted to read the whole Bible before
she got baptized. We told her that wasn't needed, and that neither of us had ever
read it all the way through. But that is Brianna.
Well, my well has run dry. I love you all, and am praying for
you. I know that the Gospel is true, and that no matter what, the Lord will be there
to help us. He knows us and pays attention to us. If we turn to Him, he will be
there to help us out. I love this Gospel, and I am so glad to be able to teach others
about it.
Love, Sister Worthen
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