Week 23 - President in Paradise?

April 20, 2015

President & Sister Morgan and our district in Centralia, IL

 

So.............. this week was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!So many miracles! BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS ALMOST THE NEXT TRANSFER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and since I will hit my 6 month mark in one area it almost Almost guarantees that I will most likely be leaving :,( But! I really don't want to talk about that.

Miracle #1 WEDNESDAY!!!!!!!!!! We have been seeing an AMAZING less active lady that I just love. We have long conversations on the porch but she hasn't invited us into her house since the beginning of December... AND! She invited us over next week for lunch! which means we get to come inside! AHHHHHHHH! God has been working hard on her and she has been more and more open to coming to church! :) Hopefully soon she will actually make it! (This was ALSO SISTER PETRIES B-DAY!)

 

Sister Petrie & me in Beer Can Alley

Miracle #2 Thursday, so... we went to see our investigator M--- and see has been opening up to us so MUCH! It is crazy! and she actually likes us even though we make her pray!!!! (she doesn't like to pray in front of people...)  She is so funny and has a messed up life. BUT! she told us that she knows that she needs to come back to God and that she likes this church! Only problem is that she doesn't want to go through the hard times and the changes that happen when you do that... :/ but we are helping her with that :)
 

And #3 also Thursday. Then we went and saw our other investigator D------ :) She is SO awesome and she loves having us over! But she doesn't come to church.... at all and doesn't want to... but! while we were visiting her, her husband said that she almost came to CHURCH!!!!!!!!!!! Sister Petrie and I had to take a second to understand exactly what had just happened and I had to pick my jaw up off of the floor. Apparently she was planning on showing up but for the past 3 days she had like 3-5 hours of sleep... so he let her sleep :/ BUT! SHE ALMOST CAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is a giant step in the right direction!
 

Miracle #4 Friday! V----! Oh man I just love her! She started reading the Book of Mormon FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!!!!!!!!! She is a less active member and joined when she was about 14, she is now a grandma. We go over and she tells us what she has learned and it is SO GREAT! :) She has changed so much just by reading a book! This book is so much more that just a book. It is the word of God and has the power that comes with that to change lives!

Miracle #5 Saturday! Dude... best day EVER!!!!!!!!!! We had an AMAZING lesson with S---- and J----! They have a lot to do before he can be baptized but they want to get there :) And are willing to work together :) They have had so much growth in the last year, it is so amazing to see! J---- wants to be baptized SO MUCH!!!!!!! He said the closing prayer and felt the spirit so strong that he was physically shaking! Then we went to the Elders investigators baptism. Her name is Sister Garcia and she has been put through the wringer this week. Her whole world fell apart, BUT! she made it :) and she shared her testimony afterward and she is so excited to be a member and is anxious for her family to follow :) It was beautiful!

Miracle #6 SUNDAY!!!!!!!! So we had a missionary fireside and invited the Mt Vernon ward to join us and invited the mission president and his wife to come and speak. It was absolutely AMAZING!!!!!!!! Sister Petrie and I arranged a version of "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" and had the young women sing it, which was gorgeous and then we also watched the AMAZING "Because He Lives" video and then our missionary district sang "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" and the whole room was in tears by the end of the meeting. It was beautiful!

This week has been SO GREAT! I am spiritually FULL!

Sister Morgan (mission president's wife)

I love ya'll so much and hope everything is going well!!!

Love,
Sister Brimley​#BecauseHeLivesIWillLiveAgainToo!​

Lunch in the car