Another Week of Miracles

Dear Family and friends,

 One more week full of miracles!

 There is a less active lady in the ward who wants to come back. She has slowly been moving closer and closer to Christ. We went to go see her Wednesday and we shared a wonderful talk on Repentance. She loved it and said that’s exactly what she needed to hear. Come to find out the next day, she went into kidney and liver failure. She is now in a hospital in Indianapolis. She received a blessing yesterday. She is in the process of repenting. We hope and pray that she will be okay.

 We tracted into a former this week. Her name is Komiko. We had an hour long discussion with her about how one is saved. She was borderline bashing, however she told us to come back. We have been studying hard for her. We are excited to see what happens at our next visit.

 We had a former investigator contact us this week. We met with Brother Wu this week. He wants to be baptized. He’s read most of the Book of Mormon and part of Doctrine and Covenants. He told us his only concern is that he does not want this to tear his family apart. I felt prompted to tell him that we have members of our ward whose spouse are not members. I told him that we could get him in contact with one of them for support. He had this look of relief on his face. We also told him how much God wants this for him and his family. We told him to pray specifically for help with this matter. We promised him that God would answer his prayers if he prays specifically. I could tell this also gave him comfort. He kept telling us, “I’m going to pray.”

 Seeing as Sunday was Easter I was thinking a lot about the Atonement. I love studying the atonement. At the beginning of Preach My Gospel it says, “As your understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ grows, your desire to share the gospel will increase.” In my previous studies I wondered about the difference in the phrases of thy will be done from the different testimonies of his disciples. What I ended up finding was interesting:

Matt. 26:39 “Oh my Father, if it be possible…”

Mark 14: 35 “Prayed that, if it were possible the hour might pass from him.” 36 “Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me…”

Luke 22: 42 “Father, if thou be willing, remove…”

I cannot imagine the agony he must have been in. Heavenly Father did not leave him helpless.

Luke 22:43 “And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.” 44 “He prayed more earnestly…”

Christ then understood his purpose. He knew what was at stake. He knew what He and I gained from finishing what he started. He also knew what it meant if he did not go through with it. He chose us. He chose you and he chose me. The Father did not force him to go through with the atonement. He gave him the knowledge so he could choose us. Our Heavenly Father does the same for us; he will not force anyone back into Heaven. That is against the purpose of our life on Earth.

 As a missionary we all choose our Father and His will. That’s why we are here on missions. It’s not until we see that the Salvation of our brothers and sisters is at stake that we become Disciples of Christ. I hope you enjoyed your Easter as much as I did.

Love,
Sister Bennett