Since everything funny seems to happen in the car, I think I'll include the driving story of the week: On Thursday, after a long and tiring day, Hermana Wilkins stopped at a green light and waited for it to turn... green. I think it was exactly the thing we needed to liven up the day and get us animated again for the work. We like to laugh at even the bad times, because really, there just is no time! There is definitely no shortage of fun in our companionship :)
We met a couple of new people this week... one is named Ricardo and he lives in a pretty dense Hispanic area. He is the epitome of a Mexican man. The first time we met him he was wearing white snake skin pointy-toed boots, tight jeans, a plaid shirt half unbuttoned and half tucked in, and a big belt buckle. If I could imitate a Mexican voice with writing I would, but suffice it to say he is pretty hilarious to listen to, and actually quite difficult for both of us to understand. Anyway, we taught him the Restoration and scheduled an appointment to come back in a few days. We went back last night, but only had a few minutes before we had to be at a meeting at the Church so we just stopped by to see how he was doing. We talked about the Book of Mormon for a few minutes, but somehow in an effort to get to the meeting on time we forgot to leave it with him. He called us while we were in the car and was like "Hey! You told me the Book of Mormon was really precious and then you didn't even give it to me!" We promised him when we came back for our next appointment we would give him a copy and he can read it all night!
We have another new investigator, Santiago, who is very interested in learning more about the Church. He lives in an apartment above the garage of a member's home and has known them for over 20 years. His daughter is also investigating the Church in Mesa. When we met him he expressed very sincere desires for unity in his family (especially in religion - his wife and daughter attend and Evangelical church, and the rest of them go in different directions). The love of a caring father was very apparent to me, and I know that our Heavenly Father feels the same way about His children. He wants us to be united and come unto Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. We promised Santiago that the message we share is one that blesses families, and offers us unity, and even the opportunity to be united for eternity.
After teaching the Restoration we taught him how to pray and Santiago offered a simple, but heartfelt and faith-filled prayer for his mind to be open to learn new things, and for his wife to allow us to teach her. It is such an incredible thing to watch people apply the principles that we teach them - especially as they begin to understand the nature of God and the relationship they can have with their loving Father in Heaven. Santiago had never really prayed like that before, and the Spirit was strong as we listened to him express the desires of his heart. I challenge each of you to carefully pray with sincere faith this week, and really take the time to express your thoughts, hopes, fears, goals, and desires to Heavenly Father. I testify that He knows you by name, listens to you, loves you, and wants to bless you with the things you need.
Much love,
Hermana Richelle Ouellette
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