So this week has been so great!! We have has so many cool little miracles! To start, Sister Ovard and I (before she got transfered) went to Lake Louise one night because all of our appointments fell through and we just felt like that is where we should go even though it was quite a drive.... We tried to do some contacting but nothing was really coming of it and no one was really interested. Then it was coming pretty close to the time that we needed to head home so that we could make it home by curfew. But we wanted to knock on just a few more doors. So we walked up to this random street and started knocking and low and behold the third door that we knocked on a man named Neco came to the door and invited us in!! So we started talking to him about how as missionaries we come from all over the world to talk to people about Jesus Christ and how He has blessed out lives. And then he looked at me and asked me with all sincerity, "How has Jesus blessed your life?" And then I told him, I shared some of the things that has happened in my life and how I have felt the love Christ has for me through some of my trials, and I just bore testimony of the Savior. It was such an amazing experience!!! Then as we were leaving he talked to us about how seeds need to be planted in good soil and things like that ( almost quoting things from The Book of Mormon!!!) So we left his house and ran to our car and grabbed a Book of Mormon and went to give it to him!! So we knocked on his door again and he let us in and as we went to give him The Book of Mormon he said that they already had one in their apartment... and he showed it to us!!! So we invited him to read a chapter from Alma and marked it for him in The Book of Mormon that was in their apartment and invited him to pray about what he read! It was just so amazing!! He was such a kind man and he was so prepared by the Lord! Unfortunately right before we left the second time he told us that he was moving in two weeks to Vancouver Island... but this experience has really built up my testimony to know that all the little things that each of us do truly does make a difference! I don't know how that Book of Mormon ended up in their apartment but someone had already planted the seed and then Heavenly Father sent us to Neco to testify of our Savior! I don't know if I will ever see Neco again in this life... but I do know that no matter where he goes Heavenly Father is going to continue to prepare him to receive The Gospel of Jesus Christ!
Another cool experience from this week... Sister Blaser and I were waiting for someone to meet us at Elevation Place (a public place in Canmore that we have lessons at sometimes) and as time was going by and he wasn't showing up we decided to just put our Book of Mormons out on our laps. And as everyone went by we would say hi to them and then they would look at The Book of Mormons that we had! One lady, Susan came up to us and we just chatted with her about what we believe and why we leave our families for a year and a half so we can help others learn of Christ and feel loved by Him! And we just chatted and chatted! It was such a neat experience! Even thought the man that we were trying to meet never did show up and Susan told us that she didn't want to meet with us, it was such a neat experience to see how Heavenly Father truly does guide us in the small things! If we hadn't of had The Book of Mormon on our laps Susan might not have stopped and stated to ask us questions! Just like it says in 1 Nephi 16:29 "by small means the Lord can bring about great things." I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve here! I know that Heavenly Father has a plan for each of us individually and I am so grateful that I have an opportunity to bear testimony of Jesus Christ everywhere I go... whether through words, actions, or just a simple smile! (: The little things really do make a difference! (:
