1. Remember that french man from the airplane I had a great conversation with? Well I never actually gave him anything to do, like visit mormon.org or read the book of mormon. And I felt way bad about it, so I prayed to be able to run into him again. Two Mondays ago I ran into him at a restaurant, but he was with all his work friends and although I stopped and talked, I still didn't give him anything. So on thursday we ended up having district meeting in town (which we usually don't), and we ended up deciding to go to lunch (even though we weren't planning on it), and we ended up picking the restaurant that he was at. This time the spirit told me something along the lines of "I've given you 2 chances already, don't throw this last one away" so I wrote him a note, invited him to visit the france temple and mormon.org (I didn't have any english or french Book of mormons!) and he really appreciated it! Cool to see God's hand in the details and I'm grateful to Him for His patience and giving me so many chances.
2. There was a referral for a girl named Danya. We knew generally where she lived so we drove there. We got out of the car and felt impressed to talk to a woman on the road. She wasn't interested in our message, but she was able to tell us that Danya had recently moved further up in the jungle. So we headed out on a jungle path, led by the spirit. We reached a river in which a couple were doing their laundry and they were able to direct us a little further. We crossed two rivers and ended up on a path that led to an open area with several different paths. We picked the one that felt right and after walking for almost 10 minutes on the trail, ended up at a big local house. There was one girl sitting outside and it just so happened to be Danya. She was thrilled to see us and have a lesson and is now on baptismal date for March 10th.
3. We had a super sweet member lady give us some local dresses, which can be viewed below. She gave us each one for our mothers and one for us. Hope you're ready to look like an 80's Island babe mom!
There was numerous other tender mercies this week. White washing an area isn't easy, but this is the Lords work and He is absolutely directing it. I read a quote that I loved this week in the Liahona magazine by one of the Church's first female missionaries:
I feel that if I could live forever, I could never thank my Heavenly Father enough for the blessings that have come into my life, for the privilege of going out into the world and bearing this testimony, telling them of the gospel being restored, of the authority Christ has given to His servants, and of the blessings that are in store for those who listen to and obey the words of truth, life, and salvation. …"
I feel as if I could be the one saying these words! I am one of the happiest girls in the world and it is without a doubt the gospel that makes me feel this way. I love being His servant.
Love,
Sister Milne
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