So remember Nephi from a couple weeks ago? He gave us water one day. Well he told us the street he lives on when we first met him but not his house number. He says his family has a black truck. Well anyways we tried to find his house about a couple weeks ago and we drove down Hickory lane and there was so many black trucks! haha almost every house had one. So sadly we didn't find Nephi. But this past week we tried his Aunt's house and she was home! We were able to talk with her for awhile and she gave us their address! And told us to go meet them! Well Saturday night we went to go see Nephi and his family and they were home! His mom, Elizabeth, let us come in! She has 3 kids: Nephi, Liam, and Olivia. These kids love to talk! They were so excited we were here! We were talking with Olivia, she is 6, and showed her the Book of Mormon and opened up to the first book, which is the First Book of Nephi. She was surprised and excited and then asked, "Is there a page for Liam too?!" It was so cute! and we all just laughed! :) We asked Elizabeth if she would be interested in us coming by again and she said yes and invited us over for dinner in a couple weeks!
This past week we had some great success with working with some less actives! We have been meeting with Sister Nelson for a couple weeks now. This past week we had a member come with us to visit her with us. And the visit went so good! We watched the Restoration video with her and afterwards talked about Priesthood blessings. She just recently had her knee replaced and hasn't been feeling well. When we would ask her about coming to church she would say she wasn't feeling well enough to come. Well when we were over we asked if she wanted a blessing and she said yes! So we had someone from the ward come over and give her one. On Saturday when we called her she said that she was going to come to church and asked if she could have a ride! She said she was feeling good! Miracle!! She came to church!!
My testimony of member missionary work is growing every week! The next day we had another member come out with us and we visited with Sister Miller. She is a less active that Sister Jensen and I met for the first time the previous week. She was on her way out when we stopped by and told us to come back. Well we tried her with a member with us and she was home! Sister Miller and the member connected right away! They pretty much talked the whole time and Sister Jensen and I just sat and listened to them! This was huge! Sister Miller had a work accident and has some type of disability now. The member that came out with us, works with people with disabilities and was able to help her get the things she needs! On the car ride back the member said, "The Lord sent me to see her! What if I hadn't come out with you guys. I never would have met her!" It was such a cool experience and miracle!
The pictures of the ponies are from Sister Miller's house. She has ponies and let us feed them.
I don't have much time left. I love you all! Thanks for the support and prayers! I gave a talk this past week on ministering the gospel of Jesus Christ effectively. I shared this from President Monson,
"As we extend to others the hand that helps and the heart that knows compassion, we will bring joy into their hearts, and we will experience the rich satisfaction that comes to us when we help another along the pathway to eternal life.”
Remember to reach out to the one! Matthew 18:12
All my love,
Sister Jackson
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