Weekly Email

How are you doing? Specialized training and interviews this week were
wonderful. It was great to talk about getting our investigators to
church. As much as I have always tried to get people there it has
always been difficult for them. Here is a short story:

It was about 7:30 and we were out trying to contact some of the
potential investigators that the elders had left for us and we went to
meet a man named Michael. We had a little background about him stating
that his son was very sick and that he knew were are where we are for
a reason. So we knocked on the door and did a normal tracting
approach. You know how it goes, "Hi how are you?" "Good" "What kind of
dog is that? Etc.." haha! Well after we got all the people and animal
introductions out of the way we go to talking with this lady named Jo.
She is super nice and she moved here to Vancouver from South Carolina
about 4 months ago. We talked to her for about an hour on her door
step and ended with a prayer and and invitation to her to come to
Stake Conference. She called us the next day and said that she was
sorry but not able to make it to the adult session that night because
her of her health. She said that she would like to come on Sunday
still but it depended on how she feels. Well she ended up not coming
on Sunday either. She called us and apologized and asked if there was
another evening service and that she could go. We had to tell her that
there wasn't but we offered to come over this week to tell her more
about the church. She said that we were always welcome to come over.

I am so excited to start teaching Jo. She is such a sweet lady and
asks a lot of amazing questions. I am always amazing for some reason
at how these seekers of truth are placed in our path. This man the
potential investigator from the elders, Michael, is Jo's boyfriend and
he is never at home because he is at the hospital with his 20 year old
son who is on the heart transplant list for his second heart
transplant. They have strong faith and believe that everything happens
for a reason. She talked about how she hates living with him when they
aren't married but she hates to keep bringing up marriage as her
future step-son is in the hospital. I hope that as she learns the
gospel she well see the happiness it can bring into their lives.

I love being a missionary. It amazes me how many people treat us like
counselors. I love knowing that they are comfortable enough and see
enough of Christ in me that they can confide in us.

I hope you have a great week! I love you!
~Sister Brox