Glad to hear things are going well. I think that is great that you both try to go to the temple as much as you can! You are both great examples!
To answer a few questions... The girl we are teaching is named Vili. She is 20 years old and attends Southwest University. We teach her in Bulgarian. However, this week she was not able to meet at all. We were getting a bit worried and then she called us on Saturday apologizing for not being able to meet and wanted to know if we still had church on Sunday. We told her that we did and she promised she would come for the whole time!
We also met with our other investigator Kiril who is a 40 year old man. We taught him about the plan of salvation. When we started talking about the atonement of Jesus Christ we read the scriptures Alma 7: 11-13 (which describes all that Jesus suffered for us). After we read those scriptures it was silent. The spirit was strong and no one said anything for about 30 seconds. He finally said that in all the churches he has ever gone to, they never talk about Jesus Christ so much. He went on to say how amazing the knowledge we have of our savior. We committed him to come to church and he said he would try.
Sunday morning rolls around and both Vili and Kiril come to church! We were so happy and all the members started to get to know them. We started the fast and testimony meeting and the spirit was so strong. A few members bore their testimonies and you could feel how sincere everything was. I looked to my side (I was sitting next to Vili) and I saw her fidgeting with her Book of Mormon as if she was nervous about something. Then before I knew it she stood up and bore her testimony. She went on to say how it was only her second time at church but she felt a change in her life. She testified about the Book of Mormon and how she knew it could not be a lie. She talked about her mother's death and how she knew she would see her again.
I don't know how quite to describe the feeling in the room. I was so happy I about cried. After she sat down a few more members went and testified about their baptism in the church and how they knew everything was true. It was so powerful. I think that it was the best testimony meeting I have ever attended.
Also, this week we were able to do service!! We were contacting down a street and saw this woman racking leaves all by herself. She was surrounded with ton of leaves everywhere. Sister Meyers and I looked at each other and we both knew we wanted to help. We asked her if we could and she said no at first but then we just told her that we would love to do it and started helping. We racked all the leaves into piles and then put them in bags to throw away. The woman kept looking at us as though she was confused that we would want to help. After about an hour and a half we finished and she insisted on giving us some juice(She was the owner of a small cafe in the park where we racked leaves). We told her thank you for letting us help. Then she kept saying, "No, thank you!! I am so thankful for what you did for me."
Also, this week we were able to do service!! We were contacting down a street and saw this woman racking leaves all by herself. She was surrounded with ton of leaves everywhere. Sister Meyers and I looked at each other and we both knew we wanted to help. We asked her if we could and she said no at first but then we just told her that we would love to do it and started helping. We racked all the leaves into piles and then put them in bags to throw away. The woman kept looking at us as though she was confused that we would want to help. After about an hour and a half we finished and she insisted on giving us some juice(She was the owner of a small cafe in the park where we racked leaves). We told her thank you for letting us help. Then she kept saying, "No, thank you!! I am so thankful for what you did for me."
It felt so amazing to be able to serve someone! The next day we went out contacting and we asked a woman if we could share something with her. She told us that she was in a hurry and didn't have time. Then she looked at us again and said, "wait! you are the two girls who helped the woman rack leaves yesterday! I saw you." So, she gave us her number and told us to call her later so we could talk more. We couldn't believe it.
I know that serving others is one of the most important things we can do. Also that our actions are very important. You never know who is watching. I know that if we serve others and strive to be true representatives of Christ, we can never go wrong. Someone will see our example and know that we truly love our Heavenly Father.
I had a great week. I am so happy that it is December and the day when we celebrate our Savior's birth is near. I am so grateful for so many things. I love my Heavenly Father. I love my Savior Jesus Christ. I love my family. I love that I have time right now in my life to bring hope to others.
I hope you all have a great week. I love all of you so much. I hope you have a great week!
Love,
Sister Farnsworth
p.s. Next Monday I will be in Sofia for Zone Conference. So I will write on Tuesday!
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