This last week was an interesting one to say the least. I almost wanted to say that nothing happened, but then I remembered some of the best things that have happened yet on my mission.
So on Tuesday last week, we went on a blitz (where you and they divide your
respective companionships so that you can double your finding time because their
area is also your area, and both sets of elders are on two different streets
getting twice as much work done in the same amount of time) with the Tongan
elders. The Tongan elder that I was with is kind of a shotgun missionary. No
tact, he just challenges people to read the Book of Mormon using those words
exactly. It was interesting tracting with him again. Well, we knocked on yet
another door, which we had already been tracting for like an hour, and this lady
answered with a kid in her arms. I said,
"Hi, we're missionaries from the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints..." and then she looked at me funny.
"You already know who we are, don't you?"
"Yeah, I'm a member." ("Oh no!" I thought "I've been in this ward for
nearly 4 months and I don't recognize her, How could I have done that!"
"Oh you are? Cool. Where do you attend?"
"I haven't been in a really long time."
"Well," said elder Martinsen "we'd love to convince you to come back to
church." ("What is he doing!" I thought "She's just going to turn us
away!")
"I actually don't know where the church is." she said
"It's just on the other side of Lombard behind the Les Schwab." I
said.
"oh, okay. Come on in guys"
Yeah... I was not expecting that. She then told her tale of how she had
gotten sick over a year and a half ago for about a month and nobody from her
ward had noticed, so she never went back. She's been endowed and still has all
of her garments and temple clothes but chose to stop wearing them. Then she
moved out here to St Johns, and so she wasn't on the ward records. She also told us
that she knew that it was time for her to come back because her teenage daughter
that lives in Utah had been texting her for a few days telling her to read her
scriptures and pray and then on day 3 we showed up at a time that she's not even
normally home. She lives with her Mexican RIPPED boyfriend and his daughter and
their new born son. She started to cry when she said that she knew she should go
back, but she also knew what she had to give up to do it. We gave a blessing to
the new born because he had ring worm in the back of his head. and then left.
Later on in the week we texted her and invited her to the ward Christmas dinner
and not only did she come, but she brought her kids, her niece and nephew, and
her co-worker and her two kids. They filled up an entire table! It was
awesome. The co-worker wasn't even a member! It was so cool to witness. After
that she told us and the bishop that she wanted to have her son blessed in
church and also that she had a good friend that got her active the last time
that was moving into the ward within a week!
MERRACLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She will be a fantastic addition to our ward. I'm really glad that we were
guided to knock that particular side of the street that day, and also Elder Belo
was prompted to send us to that street. It's so wonderful to see the changes
that others can make when just the right thing happens in their lives. I know
that's what happened to me to get me on a mission, and I'm still making changes
to become more fully converted unto Christ. I love you all, and I wait anxiously
to hear from you guys each week.
Merry Christmas y'all!
Your Elder Lloyd
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