God is Good

Dear everyone,

This week was a week of serious miracles. 

Miracle # 1

A husband and wife who we've been working super hard on to get active again PAID THEIR TITHING AND ACCEPTED CALLINGS. They're currently preparing to go to the temple next month. Oh my gosh, I bawled my eyes out in sacrament meeting when I found out.

Miracle # 2

We got not one, but TWO NEW INVESTIGATORS. One of which is in a less active family we've been trying to get to love us and they finally agreed to take the lessons and prepare their 9 year old son to get baptized! They were tough ones to crack, but my comp and I are trying to be extra sweet to them so they invite us in. And it worked. Hallelujah. 

Miracle # 3

I'm singing in a piano recital to try to connect with a nonmember who we are just dying to teach. No, that's not the miracle. The MIRACLE IS I can actually sing. I'm under no impression that I've always been able to sing, but I know that Heavenly Father has blessed me with the confidence and the temporary talent to connect with this person we're trying to teach. I'll probably go right back to sounding terrible when the recital is over but that's okay. I'll take what I can get haha. Tender mercies.

Miracle # 4

My companion and I have been found worthy to receive Facebook. I have no clue how they judge such a thing but apparently they think we're going to be good for piloting technology in the mission. Unfortunately no ipads until after Christmas, but you know. Baby steps. 

Miracle # 5 

We met a guy on our run in the morning (who wasn't creeped out by 2 girls trying to talk to him in the dark wee hours of the morning, miracle in itself) and he invited us to go to his church on Saturday and he'd go to our church on Sunday. He's this super old man with the sweetest old wife so of course, we agree. We went with him and much to our surprise it was like a rock concert. Like, a stage with a band and cameras and lights and smoke machines and everyone's totally rocking out. We had a blast and their pastor gave us coffee mugs as gifts for coming. It was great. 

They're church is like the cool kids table in high school. Like, that's where the jocks and the pretty girls sit. Ours is like the Student Body Officers table. Not... the coolest but totally got our priorities in check. But the miracle is they actually liked it and we're hopefully going to have a lesson with them this week!

The Lord stretches us farther than we think we can go, but never farther than He knows we can. I know that if it wasn't for the Savior picking me up and dusting me off everyday, I would be dead on the side of the road or something. This gospel gives me so much hope in others and in myself. I know that it's just when we have done absolutely all that we can that Heavenly Father produces miracles. God is a God of mercy. And for that I am eternally grateful.

I love you all.

Sister Trebotich