Okay, so let me tell you.
I broke my big right toe. The memory of how it happened is a little foggy, but it happened nonetheless. I still laugh about it every time I think about it. But its great! Nothin' a little tape and prayer won't fix!
Also, straight MIRACLES happened this week.
So Sister Goodman had gotten a referral back in June for a lady who lives out of our area but in our ward boundaries who had been to the Hudson ward with her friend a few times before they moved. We've tried stopping by many times since then, but she's never home. Her husband was in this terrible car accident that left him without memory of the last 10 years of his life putting him back at an 18 year old mindset. So they had a lot on their plate and so it was understandable that they would be busy a lot. BUT, Heavenly Father is the best and put her name in our heads when we were planning Thursday night. So we went to see her on Friday and knocked on her door with no response. Just as we were leaving they pulled up. We talked with them, left a super cool prayer, and she totally sold him on our church. She wants to be baptized already, but she's waiting for him. It's a little difficult to teach him because not only does her not remember much, but he can't recognize anyone ever. So it's like we're starting over with him every time. But I know that Heavenly Father wants him to have the gospel just as much as any of His other children, so He'll make a way.
We had 5 investigators at church on Sunday. A record high. It was awesome. Also, we got to watch the CES Devotional with Tad R. Callister of the Seventy and it was AMAZING. He talked about how the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints really is the Lord's same church He had when He was on the earth. We can't wait to print it out and study all of the scriptural references, because we get bashed on pretty hard here and having some biblical backup would help (in a loving and non-bashing way of course :)).
Of course, with all of the great things that happened there has to be a bad thing. All of my pictures got erased on my memory card on my camera. No idea how or when, but they're all gone. I was pretty upset, and unfortunately let that get me down for the rest of that night. That was when I realized how I get hung up on things that, in the grand scheme of things, really don't matter. That is definitely one of my biggest weaknesses. I studied weakness a little bit after and read a quote about how accepting a weakness as "that's just me, it's who I am" is completely denying the power of the Atonement. We learn in the scriptures that God gives us weakness so that we can be humble, and if we are humble He can turn our weaknesses into strengths. According to our faith. That's the key. If we have the faith, He can and will help us overcome anything and everything.
I know that God is so patient and so merciful with all of His children (especially me) as we try and fail and try again to become all He knows we can be in this life. I am so grateful for the Atonement of Christ and knowing that He NEVER breaks His promises.
Keep focusing on the good in life and you'll stop seeing the bad.
I love you all!
Sister Trebotich
