06/14/10

Hello,

Another good week here. We've been really blessed with a lot of new people to teach and things are picking up with the University Branch. We're having an activity on Thursday that we've asked the members to bring their friends to so we can try to find more people to share the gospel with. Before I forget transfers are next week so I won't be e-mailing until Tuesday. 6 weeks and time goes by fast (in a couple days it'll be a year ago that I got my call). Things continue to go well with Sister Christensen and I. I kind of hope we stay together for at least one more transfer because we're starting to work really well together. If not then that's okay too.

Tonight we're having dinner/f.h.e. with a part-member family, the Cheng's. We've been teaching their 9 year old daughter Sarah and trying to prepare her for baptism. Her parents are just starting to come around to go back to church so we're trying to help them become active again; that way they all can be in the church together.

A couple of days ago we knocked into two students going to Texas State (Matt & Ian). They're both in grad school for physical therapy. Matt was raised Church of Christ and Ian was raised Catholic. Ian wasn't too excited to talk to us but Matt answered the door and immediately invited us in. He went on a couple of different missions for his church so he knows all about going door to door. He had never had anyone come to his door and he didn't know a lot about Mormons but he was really receptive.

We got to learn a little about them then we started with a prayer and they allowed us to share the Restoration. The Spirit helped me to be really bold with them. When we talked about how there is a living prophet on the earth today Ian asked us what the difference between the pope and the prophet was. We talked to them about the priesthood being restored to the earth. I use to be hesitant when I explained how Joseph Smith received the priesthood but know I love talking about it. Nothing brings the Spirit faster than when we share truth with people; then they can chose for themselves.

They're not converted or convinced but they didn't reject anything we said. Matt asked us if he could have the Book of Mormon and we left them with that as well as a pamphlet they could read. They're both really busy with school right now and we weren't able to set up a return appointment but I keep thinking about and praying for them. I love it when we can help people learn more about the church.

Other than that there's nothing too new to report. The work is moving forward. Love you all. Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful men in my life:)

Sister Green