Great Falls take 2
Transfer calls last night!! Sister
Adair and I are staying here in
Great Falls!! We're super happy
cause the work is picking up even more
and we just LOVE the people were
working with! Our district is the BEST!!
This is Sister Hickman from the
Overlook Ward….all the missionaries take pictures with Freddie the Fox….its “Tradition”!!
Cool miracle this week! K (from
4th of July) just got baptized last month. He was meeting with the missionaries
for 7 MONTHS before he finally decided he could take that step. He thinks
things thru. So K comes to church every week but has never
in his life stayed for priesthood. He is nervous about getting the
priesthood so he doesn't want to go. We had a lesson with him about the
priesthood and the spirit was Incredible. We really talked about what
the priesthood is and how it's used to bless others. We talked
about how we don't have to be PERFECT.. To be honest I don't even remember
everything that was said, but I remember the
Spirit that was there. And I think that's how we know that the spirit
was the one doing the teaching.
We invited him to commit to staying
the full 3 hours for priesthood. Then later in the week he texted and said he
had a "God-slapped-me-in-the-face-story" to tell us. He had decided the challenge was too hard. Then
he was walking home from work and there were these 2 cars racing
down the street. Right before they got to him a ball bounced from the
day care he was walking past into the street and a little girl ran
after it. He grabbed her right before
the cars flew past then he went out
to get the ball. He looked at the
ball and saw what name was written
on it and looked up and said to God
"Really?! Fine I'll go to
priesthood!”
Kirby told me that the name on the ball was
"Hodgson" and as soon as he saw that, he knew God was telling him the priesthood was important
and something he needed to work toward. Something so simple but it
really spoke to Kirby and that is exactly what he needed. Its
incredible to see how God guides us. I think we've all had
"God-slapped-us-in-the-face-stories" and it's just Incredible to know how much God
knows each of us personally. He knows
us by name. He knows our strengths,
our weaknesses, our fears, our hopes, what we need help with and
when we need a kick to get us moving and becoming the person He needs us
to be.
We had exchanges this week with the
sister training leaders. I got to go to Helena with Sister Rasmussen
for Friday and spend the night. It was
the best!! I've been feeling a little off because I KNOW we could be bearing testimony more! I learned so much
about just putting EVERYTHING out there. We were able ask questions, talk with those
we met and really testify of how the message of this gospel is unique! When sister Adair and I were back
together we went tracting. And man oh man it was the best ever!! Holy cow I love tracting.
Speaking of COWS…there are quite a
lot of them here in MONTANA!
Some amazing blessings this week:
We met with Sister U from Overlook
Ward. Her 15 year old sister has been coming to church to so we will
get to help her learn more about what we believe.
We got a phone call from an older man
named S. He called and left
a message and said "Ahh it's
the missionaries. IM SO EXCITED TO
FINALLY FIND YOUR NUMBER! Please
call me back as soon as you get this and we can talk! I've read the Book of
Mormon over and over and know it's
true! I need this in my life." He's amazing. R and DL are coming to church with their children now and Loving it!!
Wow. God is incredible
He puts us all where we need to be! My companion and I have had some
GREAT talks and we both really are appreciating what we learning from each other. Our
strengths and weaknesses complement each other. Companions are a whole other blessing from the mission.
I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!! I miss you
like crazy but I pray for you every morning and night. Even through the crazy times we learn, stretch and grow! We take
those times and do our best to become better missionaries, better
people and better children of God. I know that Heavenly Father and
Jesus Christ love us. It's so Incredible how much they trust us. Watch for those times where God
"slaps you in the face" and learn from those. And watch for the miracles in life
because I can promise you they are everywhere.
LOVE YOU!!
W/<3
Sister Hodgson
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