We've been trying to depend a lot more on the Lord and it's been paying off. Specifically, we've been praying more fervently in regards to where we should go to tract and to find people and we have seen miracles. On Tuesday we were praying about where to go and after the prayer I immediately had an area come to mind and press upon my thoughts. It was an area we had tracted a couple months ago and it didn't yield much success so I was a little hesitant. I started considering other areas, but again, the impression to go to that area returned. So we decided to go.
So usually when we tract, we bring a list that we have made using the city directory that has all the listed Hispanic families in a specific area of the city. This way we can more easily know which houses to knock. In this specific area that we were knocking, there were not many houses on the list. We knocked all the listed ones and they all happened to be family from Guatemala. They were nice, but not at all interested in our message. When we had knocked all listed houses, we were thinking about going to a different area, but I suddenly decided we were going to knock all the houses on the current street, whether they were Hispanic or not. After knocking on the next door, we were found talking to a man in his mid-20's named Y. He was darker skinned and looked like he could be Hispanic, but he spoke perfect English and Y. isn't a Spanish name so we weren't sure. We talked to him for a bit and we ended up asking him why he thinks there are so many churches here on Earth. He said he didn't know and we offered him the answer. He invited us in and we started to teach. We taught him about Prophets and dispensations and Christ's earthly ministry. At this point he told us, "You know the church Christ started on the Earth with Apostles and prophets? I think if there was ever any one true church, it was that one." He was so prepared! We excitedly told him about Joseph Smith and how he thought the exact same thing. We told him about the Restoration of the Gospel and he loved it. He told us he'd be baptized if he came to know the truth. He wasn't able to come to conference due to work, but we're hoping to be able to meet with him soon and help him find the truth. It was great to know that because we followed a prompting, we found someone who was prepared to receive this message.
I loved conference! I especially loved Elder Renlund's thoughts as a new apostle. I have always known that we must try to see others through Heavenly Father's eyes, but he somehow brought it into a simple and more powerful perspective that caused me to think a lot about that matter. I learned that that is the way missionaries should serve. We need to see the people we serve as a loving Father in Heaven sees them. That's something I want to improve in my life.
I also really enjoyed Elder Andersen's talk in the Priesthood session about faith and increasing our faith. It was a really good one and a message I definitely needed to hear.
A. and S. were only able to come to the Sat. morning session of conference, but they seemed to enjoy it! They did seem to get a little restless after sitting for 2 hours, but they said they liked it a lot. They still want to get married, they just say they're unsure about it and want to wait. We're still pushing a little to get them to do it, but we'll see what happens.
That's pretty much it for this week! I love the work and I can't wait to meet the experiences that await me this week! I love you Mom. I pray for you and the family always. I miss you and hope you're all doing well.
Love,
Elder Thayne
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