Hiya everyone!
So I just wanted to start off by saying that I am getting scarily good at a British accent, and I fall into it all the time... Mostly when I pray. Not sure why, but it does sound a bit more proper.
This week has been wonderful! We have taught more lessons and had more success this week than in any of the last 6 weeks! Pray. Pray always. Pray with sincerity and energy of heart. Heavenly Father will grant you the righteous desires of your heart when you pray in faith and go forward in faith. And sometimes through nice ward members He throws in little extra gifts just because He loves you ;) (Seriously, everyone just gives us things. A whole cooked chicken, juice, a hair curler and straightener, Goldfish!, coupons, etc..)
I want to tell you all about Ian and Alex, and the marvelous exeriences weve had with them this week.
Ian came to a fireside with us this Friday at the temlple! We had gotten a call from him earlier in the week to tell us that he's not ready to come to church. He "doesnt want to make that commitment". So, we decided to take things a different route and just invite him straitway to the temple instead! ;) He agreed. Thankfully we had a wonderful member, Sister Simmons, to drive us there! Bless her, she is so good to us. Ian was like a moviestar at the visitor's centre. Everyone wanted to talk to him and he felt so welcomed. It was definitely a blessing to have him come to that specific meeting.
Then just yesterday we had planned on visiting him. Sister Cranfield and I were waiting at the bus stop after church planning on what to say to Ian, and what doctrine he needed to understand. We were waiting and waiting, and the bus FINALLY came, and guess who was on the bus?! Ian! We could not have planned that even if we tried! So we ended up walking (very slowly mind you, he has the intellectual pace of a racecar, but the physical pace of a snail) him back to his house. All the while we were chatting about the Bible and the Book of Mormon and how Joseph Smith was given revelation for certain parts of the bible that needed correction. He was "very impressed by that", the integrity of it. Anyways, it was a wonderful conversation which ended up in him giving me one of his personal copies of the Hebrew Bible with the Hebrew alphabet and the best part, a return apointment. He has so much potential, and I am so excited for him to continue to learn more and to feel the Spirit. He prayed for us on his doorstep and wants us to "evangelise all of Claygate and help them come to Christ as they should". He's wonderful.
Alex. Alex is the epitome of a "golden investigator". He is so excited to be baptised and to learn more. I've never met someone who has the Spirit shine so brightly in their eyes. He came to church and spoke with our mission president and he is all clear to be batised! President Millar said, "he's already made the commitment to be a Christian years ago, his family suports him, and he's aware of what the consequences could be. He's great. As long as he passes his baptismal interview he is ready to go!" During Sunday School Alex told us how his wife, who still lives in Iran, called him that morning to make sure he got up on time to come to church. He bore his testimony about how he knows that there is only one true church, and that this is what God wants him to do. He said he was praying to feel comforted about his decision to be baptised because of the possible danger in it, and he said that he felt so peaceful about it, and that the Spirit also told him that one day it was his job to go back to Iran and share the Gospel. He is truly incredible. He hasnt even had all the discussions yet, and already his testimony is So strong! We are very excited for him!
The Lord lives. God is aware of our every need and he will bless us as we put faith in Him and strive to live like His Son. It is my pleasure to wear the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and I pray that everyday we will all chose to take upon ourselves His name. The Gospel is true. Don't allow anything to let your light and testimony fade. If our testimony is like a single flame in a dark room, the only way to make the room brighter is to share the light. To light the candles around you. Let your light shine!
I love you all,
Keep the faith
-Sister Lydiksen
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