So for the last few months, we have really been trying to focus on teaching members the lessons, specifically the restoration. And then our mission president recently has encouraged us to do that as well! There was a name in our records that was sticking out to me when we were in Odessa, so we went and saw her! Turns out it was a new member of our branch who doesn't go by her given name. But we decided to teach her the Restoration and after, we asked her who she knew that needed to hear this message, and she told us about her friend, Mullika! She said Mullika had been talking about wanting to find a church to go to, and this member didn't have the courage to invite her until we cane and taught her the message of the Restoration! So anyways, she brought Mullkia to church yesterday, and that was a huge miracle!
Other favorite things from this week:
-we were teaching 2 YSA the Restoration and their family was there. In the middle of me reciting the 1st vision, the Grandpa interrupted to tell us about how a civil war was coming in this country and how there'll be a draft soon and we are all going to shed a lot of blood. His name is Carl and he's my new favorite.
-at the memory care facility we volunteer at, there's a guy named Tom who I have never heard anything very coherent come out of his mouth. But I was saying hi to him and he started telling me how happy he was to see me and how my "countenance lights up a room and that is one of my spiritual gifts." It was wild bc I try to talk to him all the time but this was the most clear thing he has ever said to me.
I also have a theory that the Jonas brothers are the 3 Nephites. We know that 2 of Christ's disciples in the Americas are named Jonas (3 nephi 19:4)...sooo...it only makes sense. And there's 3 of them. Case cracked. Mystery solved. (jokes)
BUT something cool that I studied this week is 3 Nephi 17:17:
"and no one can conceive of the joy which filled our souls at the time we heard [Christ] pray for us unto the Father."
This reminded me of when Jesus says to Peter, "But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren."
Just think of it! Christ prays for each of us...He really is our Mediator with the Father because of his great atoning sacrifice. I love my Savior!
And He loves you and so do I!
Sister MacLay
Sorry! So instead I'll just attach a favorite of Christ and pictures of me and Elder MacLay my parents sent me this week bc we are iconic.
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