Hello friends and family,
Miracles are happening in the North Vernon area!
Tuesday was an inspired day. Sister Bonner woke up and felt
like we were going to lots of good things that day. In companion study we read
in D&C when it talks about going westward to find. Sister Bonner said,
"We are going westward to Seymour!" Then I told her how I had been
reading about Ammon and Aaron and I exclaimed, " Ammon and Aaron, AA.
Bennett and Bonner, BB." We drove to Seymour and during our lunch we
needed to wash our car because it was snowing Monday. Sister Bonner asked me if
I had seen any car washing facilities. I looked up and between the building and
a sign I saw a car wash sign. We drove over to it and payed. We drove in and it
never told us to stop so we drove around and drove through again. We did this a
third time and when we looked up we saw Ivy Place Apartments. This is
significant because in North Vernon we found a place called Ivy Park Apartments
and we decided to tract them because this is Sister Bonners first name. We kept
on calling it Ivy Place even though it was Ivy Park. We knew immediately we
needed to tract there. We did and we knocked on every door and no one answered,
until the last one. Sister Bonner recognized the lady who came to the door. She
had met her twice before. Her name is Carolyn Ivy. Haha She told us she almost
came to our church one Sunday when she was in North Vernon. I gave her my first
Book of Mormon since I've been out and our number. Then for part of the day we
tracted and received one return appointment and 3 referrals for the Spanish
Elders.
We met with Brother and Sister Deaton this week. In previous
lessons they told the Sisters that their boys were not going to learn from us
because they didn't want to confuse them. When we went this last week their son
sat in on the lesson. They said that as a family they made a new years
resolution to read as a family. Amazing! They also told us that their 11 year
old son has been reminding them to pray at every meal, and they have been
taking turns doing so.
We met with Sister Magallon this week and she opened up
about a lot of concerns she's been having. We helped her develop her faith. By
then end of the lesson her and her 3 oldest kids excepted the invitation to be
baptized on March 9th! :) Sister Magallon does not have a birth certificate
because her parents didn't get her one when she was born. She has been working
with an attorney to get one so she can be baptized. We fasted for her yesterday
so she can be baptized with her kids on March 9th. Great things are happening
here.
We have 2 new investigators this week. Sister Crail who's
husband is a member. We went over to visit them and she is having troubles with
their daughter who is pregnant. Sister Bonner asked if she would like to start
meeting with us regularly. She said yes. We've been meeting with Brother Harris
and his girlfriend use to be meeting with the missionaries, but she was
offended and stopped. Well she came in and sat in on the lesson and asked some
very good questions. She did mention she was worried that if they both learned
at the same time that Brother Harris wouldn't get as much out of it and she
didn't want to take away from his learning. I said, "Well would you like
to meet with us at separate times. Sister Bonner and Sister Huber started
talking. Brother Harris looked up at me and said that he would really like it
if they met together with us because he feels that he learns more. He doesn't
like it when all of the attention is on him. He told me that when all of us are
looking at him he puts up a wall because it makes him uncomfortable. This is
the first time Brother Harris has ever looked at me in the eye and had a
conversation. Later when I asked if we could come back he said, "Of
course, for sure, for sure!" He has never been that excited for us to come
back ever. The next day Sister Huber even came to church. She stayed for all 3
hours! This is incredible. I love this work.
We are starting to earn the trust of our ward. Members who
refused to talk to us are now asking how the work is going. We are getting more
referrals than ever. We have a lot of good coming from this area.
Thank you for all that you do.
Sincerely,
Sister Malinda Bennett
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