This week was a little rough. Not too sure why but our appointments all fell through again...well not all of them but quite a few. Sister Hedemark and I have decided on some very specific goals that we have for each day this week so It should be lots better!
But I will share a few of my favorite moments this week. They really made this whole week so precious.
We are teaching a South African family and one of the boys, Daniel, who is 11 is one of the most clever boys I have ever met! Some of the things he says astound me. We went to see them after a whole week of not seeing them (they had cancelled on us last week) and when we asked what they learned about their reading in the Book of Mormon, Daniel said that we had read the whole Book of Mormon! We were shocked! Come to find out that he meant the actual book in the Book of Mormon..hahaha but he also read the whole book of Jacob! Sister Hedemark and I exchanged looks of bewilderment and excitment. I wonder why he chose those two particular books...one book being about the complete and utter destruction of the Nephites and the other have a pretty deep analogy about the state of the House of Israel. But he said that he really enjoyed it and he is excited to read Nephi now! What a golden child! We read 2 Nephi 31 together and he told us that he wants to "feast on the words of Jesus"! We asked him if he would pray and he humbly said that he didn't know any prayers and so we taught him how to pray and he said the most beautiful prayer! he thanked Heavenly Father for "Sister Benson and Sister Hedemark that they are able to answer all of my questions and I hope that I will have a lot more questions that Sister Benson and Sister Hedemark will be able to answer and when they are all answered may we all be delivered in celestial glory." ........wow. I pretty much love him! We thanked him for his prayer and told him that we might not be able to answer all of his questions but that God could. If you want to talk to God, pray. If you want Him to talk to you, read your scriptures. They are such a beautiful family!
Also this week we found another service opportunity at a horse boarding facility which was exciting but we were even more excited when we met the owner of the facility. Her name is Claire Fox and she is actually a less active member. Like she hasn't been to church in like 30 years! She doesn't want anything to do with the church or missionaries but she was happy to have us help out for free. She was very surprised when we told her that we wanted to muck stalls for free! haha We are hoping that by us helping out she will at least ask questions and feel the spirit around us.
We met with Lianne and Greg again and they are such a cute couple I invited them to be baptized and Lianned said yes but Greg said no. He doesn't see the point in committing to a church when he isn't even sure if he believes in God yet. fair enough. So we committed him to pray every night and ask if there is a God. he siad he would do that. Lianne told us that she would make sure and remind him every night :) When we saw them again Greg's countenance had changed. he was a lot more attentive and thoughtful as we began to teach about faith and repentance. he very much liked the idea of a clean slate and that the Lord would forgive and forget. I can't wait until he knows for himself that this is true! It will be such a blessing to their marriage and their family! I can't wait to see them at church on Sunday!!!! AND they get so excited to us every week!
We met with Tim yesterday and he gave Sister Hedemark and I gifts. It was so cute. We met him in the park and he asked me if I wanted yellow or white and I had no idea what he was talking about so I said yellow and Sister Hedemark said white and he pulled out two litle wrapped packages, one with a yellow rubber band and the other with a white one. but the funny thing was was that they were exactly the same on the inside! A dairymilk caramel bar and a Lindor truffle and a freddy frog chocolate bar! Sister Hedemark doesn't eat sweets so I got hers too! :)
being on a mission is so great and I am so grateful for all the people that we meet and teach. They are all so special and the more I spend time with them the more I get a glimpse of how God loves and cares for all of His children. On the outside we may see people and judge them for what they appear to be but as you dig a little deeper you see them for who they really are and you can see their divine nature. I have been called by God to serve His children. What an immense responsibility and privilege!! I love you all so much and hope that you are all doing well! and until next week....May the spirit be with you! :)
Love Hugs and Fist bumps,
Sister Benson
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