I know I say this every week but this past week was FULL of so many MIRACLES! I wish I could share them all, but here is a couple to hopefully brighten up your day!
1. Remember Pennellen?! She just keeps doing better and BETTER! We started meeting with her more frequently and she is reading the Book of Mormon now! She even has been sharing it with her husband Darrell! He even agreed to come join one of our lessons sometime. She even set her own baptism date this past week! We were talking about it and then she just says well why don't we set a date now, and pulls out her phone and counts some sundays and then says "June 5th!" It is such a blessing to be part of this journey with her!
2. Connie is sharing the gospel like crazy!! She has seen so many miracles from opening her mouth and talking with others. She came with us to see Pennellen and after she left she was flagged down by one of Pennellen's neighbors. She was prompted to roll down her window and so she did! She met Terri who just happened to move it and she thought Connie was her son (she was driving a truck that looked similar). So the two of them get talking and Terri asks Connie what she is doing in the neighborhood. Connie tells her that she was teaching one of her neighbors about our beliefs with the missionaries. She then continues talking with Terri about the gospel and leaves her with pamphlets and asks if we could stop by sometime! When she called and told us about this we were SO excited for her! This is just one of many experiences she is having!
3. The district I am in set a goal to have 10 contacts a day per companionship! So Sister Caudill and I have been trying to talk with EVERYONE! And we have seen so many miracles from it! I was on exchanges with one of the Sisters serving at UCO and we were on campus and there were just SO many people! We were able to have so many conversations and find a cute young couple that was interested!
4. We had a training this past week on bearing our testimony frequently. One of the Elders talked about how sharing your testimony often is one of the most powerful ways of inviting the spirit and helping others feel the spirit. Why is that? Why is the testimony of someone so powerful? A testimony is a spiritual witness and assurance given by the Holy Ghost. To bear testimony is to give a simple, direct declaration of belief- a feeling, an assurance, a conviction of gospel truth. It can be something as simple as "Jesus Christ is the Son of God," and yet there is so much power in it. I think there is so much power because we are sharing something that we KNOW. It is dear to our heart and we have had that spiritual witness and assurance from the Holy Ghost. One of the Elders ended with a video that I wanted to share with yall! Its a General Conference Montage of the Prophets and Apostles testimonies. When you have a second, watch it! You will see just how powerful someone's testimony really is!
Lastly, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! I got to talk to my beautiful mom and family yesterday! What a blessing they are to me! Sure do LOVE them! In Relief Society yesterday we got a visit from the Mother's Day Elves! Just had to share a picture!
Hope yall have a blessed week!! Thanks for all the love and prayers! Keep the faith!
All my love,
Sister Jackson
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