I figured since dad didn't write me, I would still be kind and write all of you! Happy New Year.
(Actually, her dad wrote her his weekly Sunday night epistle, but didn't send it!! Oops. He felt really bad.)
I hope this year is off to a great start for you. Things are going well here in Courtenay. The neighbors upstairs woke us up at midnight. Sadly, I rang in the new year. I was really excited to go to bed at 10:30 and not wake up till 6:30! They were having a party though, so we vicariously partied through them. Babylon songs were stuck in my head the rest of the night. Thankfully, someone complained so they got really quiet just before 1.
So, about the area:
I am excited for this coming week. I know that we are going to have many mighty miracles come about. We have 3 appointments already set up with potential investigators. I am way excited.
I wanted to share a wonderful experience I had on Saturday. Sister Nuttall and I both woke up in a funny mood, not really having the motivation to do things we needed to do. However, we took President Tilleman's advice and got out of the door in the morning, before 10:15 which was a surprise. We went out to Cumberland and saw a few less-active/part-member families. The first we saw let us come in right away. She has been less-active for many years, and her husband has never really been interested in the church. When we got in there, she said that her husband had asked where we had been since he hadn't seen us in a while. It was really neat. He actually stayed this time to talk to us, usually he leaves. He even gave us 5 lbs of halibut to eat. It was a miracle! He wants us to call him after we eat it to let him know how it was. His heart is softening.
After that family we dropped by another less-active/part-member family. We recently went to see her for the first time, at the request of bishop. At first she was hesitant, telling us her husband didn't like the church. He was upstairs and called down "I don't care, it's your religion, not mine." She invited us back a few weeks later. This was our second sit down visit with her. We left her a Book of Mormon to read. The spirit was so strong there. She has been telling her cousin - the first sister we visited today - that she really appreciates our visits. It was another miracle and tender mercy from the Lord.
Then in the afternoon, we were able to do a little more service for another sister. She is a less-active member. The past few days we have been helping her clean her home. She has fibromialgia (don't know how to spell it) and hasn't been able to keep up on her house work. We spent 2 hours Thursday, 2 hours Friday, and 2 hours Saturday helping her clean. We still have a long way to go, but it looks really good so far. Thursday we cleaned the kitchen, and they were able to sit down together at the kitchen table for the first time in a long time. It was warming to see. We spent some time with a ward member to clean her home. This time, the non-member's husband was there. He was helping us clean since she broke her ankle. It was just amazing to see his countenance change. We had a really good lesson with them about prayer. She said it was just what she needed to hear. I looked over at her husband and he seemed really deep in thought. I think that helped open their home to us.
By the time it was bedtime, I was so exhausted I was ready for bed. I had a hard time keeping my eyes open as I wrote in my journal. It was so good, and I really enjoyed it.
All-in-all, things are going really well. I am really excited to study about the life of President Snow. Many mighty miracles are occurring. I know that this work is true. I know that we have a Father in Heaven who loves us.
Thank you for your prayers. I love you all.
Love,
Sister Saal
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