Ceau!
I'm sorry for the lack of a letter last week, but I will make it up this week. We have been really blessed by the Lord this transfer to have lots of work going on. It is so sad to think I don't have much time left here and that I cannot be "Sora Remsberg" my entire life, but that is how it works. It makes me want to work even harder and enjoy every moment I have left.
We have really made a push to use members on member present lessons. What a difference it has made and makes not only in the lessons and in the development of relationships between the investigators and the branch, but it also helps establish a good relationship between us as missionaries and the members. With these small branches we are involved in a lot of the branch work, but as we really have pushed to focus on our purpose of finding people and bringing them to the gospel and incorporating the members in the work, the work has turned around.
This last week Sora Zimmerman and I were in centru and we met the mom of a less-active member. We stopped and talked for a second and she intruduced us to her friend, Florina, who was with her. Florina asked a couple of questions about what we are doing here and we invited her to church. When we walked in on Sunday she was there! The branch members were wonderful and had fellowshipped her right away. She stayed all three hours and we were able to have a lesson with her as well. We are so excited to meet with her this week.
I have such a strong testimony that if we are living the Gospel the way we should and are not afraid to share our joy that comes from the gospel with others, the Lord will place people who are prepared in our paths and they will want to know more about this joy that we are so blessed to have in our lives. In relief society we talked about the October 2012 conference talk "I'm Mormon. I know it. I live it. I love it." by Sister Dibbs. It was just another testimony to me that as we are confident in who we are and in the decisions we make everday as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we will be blessed to share the gospel with those around us.
I'm sorry for the lack of a letter last week, but I will make it up this week. We have been really blessed by the Lord this transfer to have lots of work going on. It is so sad to think I don't have much time left here and that I cannot be "Sora Remsberg" my entire life, but that is how it works. It makes me want to work even harder and enjoy every moment I have left.
We have really made a push to use members on member present lessons. What a difference it has made and makes not only in the lessons and in the development of relationships between the investigators and the branch, but it also helps establish a good relationship between us as missionaries and the members. With these small branches we are involved in a lot of the branch work, but as we really have pushed to focus on our purpose of finding people and bringing them to the gospel and incorporating the members in the work, the work has turned around.
This last week Sora Zimmerman and I were in centru and we met the mom of a less-active member. We stopped and talked for a second and she intruduced us to her friend, Florina, who was with her. Florina asked a couple of questions about what we are doing here and we invited her to church. When we walked in on Sunday she was there! The branch members were wonderful and had fellowshipped her right away. She stayed all three hours and we were able to have a lesson with her as well. We are so excited to meet with her this week.
I have such a strong testimony that if we are living the Gospel the way we should and are not afraid to share our joy that comes from the gospel with others, the Lord will place people who are prepared in our paths and they will want to know more about this joy that we are so blessed to have in our lives. In relief society we talked about the October 2012 conference talk "I'm Mormon. I know it. I live it. I love it." by Sister Dibbs. It was just another testimony to me that as we are confident in who we are and in the decisions we make everday as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we will be blessed to share the gospel with those around us.
Va iubesc,
Sora Remsberg
Sora Remsberg
