This week has been the prime example of opposition in all things.
First of all, there's a phrase I've learned that is the British way of saying the equivalent of, leave, get off my property, etc..."Travel well".
The Mountain or trial for this week has just been rejection and people flogging appointments. If only people knew what they were missing out on every time they said no to the opportunity to hear the Gospel.
But much more important than the mountain, have been the miracles! We have been truly blessed this week. We have had so many people contact US and strangers approach US on the bus. This week we were able to gather in a total of six new investigators and even had two come to church! It was wonderful to see lots of prayer, fasting, and studying pay off.
One experience I wanted to relate was of meeting this wonderful lady from Brazil named Mariana. We had just started street contacting that morning and the situation was dire. It amazes me how so many people are opposed to just talking to us. But then we said a prayer that we would be able to find someone to teach, anyone. Not two minutes later we see this lady walking our way carrying about 4 heavy bags. We quickly went to her and insisted on helping her carry her belongings to the bus stop. We learned that she was a Uni student and that today was moving day. She was very grateful for our help and said we were her angels. She told us that she was finishing her masters in journalism but was nervous because she had to write her dissertation in English which is still difficult for her. We were able to tell her that the missionaries in London can give her English lessons and she seemed so grateful! We also gave her a Book Of Mormon and taught her more about the nature of God and how reading His words can help us in all aspects of our lives. Even though we will never get to teach her, we found an absolute golden referral for another set of missionaries, and she even said her new roommate would be interested as well!
The Lord truly works in mysterious ways, and I know that as we all continue to keep our eyes opened for opportunities to serve others that we will be blessed.
Don't let Satan discourage you. Aim high and keep the faith. Hope and diligence pays off.
I love you all,
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