Sister Bradshaw is still being
trained, so we're both staying in Nampa, and I'm glad. I love the people
here and it's too soon to leave! She just started driving, so I'm happy
(it stresses me out; and I got a ticket 😑 so that stunk) but things
have been going great with the work!
This Thursday, we planned
on doing our weekly planning and then wanted to catch up on 12-week
training (for new missionaries) and, just as we were about to start, the
other Sisters called needing our help for something. So, we dropped
everything and went and helped them for a bit, then, when we got home,
attempted once more to start our planning. Again, however, as we were
about to start, we got a text from one of our investigators saying she
wasn't feeling well and we offered to find someone to give her a
priesthood blessing! She said that that sounded good and we spent the
next hour or so helping her with that. Then, after the blessing, she
asked if we could help her out with dinner. She gave us a soup recipe
that we offered to help her make for dinner and ran to Wal-Mart for some
of the ingredients. One our way out, we saw a needy woman with a sign
that said, "Single Mom, Anything Helps," so, naturally, we went and
bought her a hot chocolate and when we went back to give it to her we
had a long discussion with her about where she was from and her story
and she said she was familiar with the church and had recently thought
about going, and saw this as a sign that she should! We gave her a Book
of Mormon and said we'd pass her info on to the missionaries that cover
her area and she was excited about learning more about the peace and
comfort that comes through Christ our Savior! 😁 It was cool to see how
the Lord made us instruments in His hands to bless and find His children
who were in need, even though it wasn't what we had originally planned
on doing that day. As we were willing to go where He wanted us to go, simply by being willing to help those in need,
He let us see His hand in the guidance He gave to us that led us to
touch the lives of people we didn't even know! But He knew them! And He
knew we'd listen and would help them. 😊
In
Bunnell, some of our missionaries a couple of years ago did a 40-day
ward fast for missionary opportunities that ended on Easter Sunday
(which my mom signed our family up for the last day, so we were all
sitting in our beds listening to General Conference with chocolate
tempting us downstairs all day long that Easter) but miracles came! So,
we suggested it to our ward council a while ago in the ward that we
cover that has a bit less work going on, and as the families have been
fasting day-to-day, the miracles have been coming! 😊 (and, again, we
have the last day on General Conference and Easter Sunday 😌)
One
miracle was that a referral that we finally were able to contact, we
taught the first discussion to, and they've moved in recently and are
looking for a church to go to and said they'd come with us next week,
and, also, that they'll read and ponder the Book of Mormon for
themselves and they'll ask God if it is His word! I'm excited for them
to add to the truths they treasure and to come to know their Savior and
His gospel even more through the revealed truths that were restored
through the prophet Joseph Smith that are found within the Book of
Mormon. 😊
We also were trying to contact some
potential we met a few weeks ago, and decided to knock on the house next
door when they didn't answer, and a Christian family was home who,
though the parents said they weren't super interested themselves, their 9
year old daughter, R, said she wanted to learn more and they said it's
her choice and gave us their number so we could come back and teach her.
When we saw her outside playing a few days later, she thanked us for
the Book of Mormon we had given her and said that she was still super
excited for us to come back!
As we teach her, I hope the Spirit will bring the truth of our message to the hearts of her parents as well, so they can all draw closer to their Father in Heaven and His Son Jesus Christ and they can all choose
to make those covenants that will allow them to be together as a family
forever and have everlasting joy and eternal life. 😊
Also,
Jaidyn's baptism is this Saturday morning! I'm excited for her to enter
the gate of baptism and embark on the straight and narrow path that
leads to endless peace and comfort and blessings from her Savior and her
loving Father in Heaven!
I invite all of you
to look for ways to be the Lord's instruments this week by simply being
willing to lift others who are in need, and I know the Lord will use you as an instrument in His hands to bring forth mighty good in the world and to touch those who are hurting or in need!
Love you all- sorry it got long,
Sister Wilcox
1. Bailey is the cutest guard dog- she sits on her chair and watches out the front window 24/7! She's adorable 😊
2. Cutest calendar everrr! Thanks family!
3. Reindeer thingy I saw..
4. We thought the horse was dead..... it was just sleeping apparently. 🙄
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