I'm SO STOKED
that you found citrus truffles. That's the best thing I've heard in awhile
:)
This has been a great week in the city of Celje! We had a
really busy day on Saturday with not very much time outside to talk to people
and find new people. We had a little miracle because in the ten minutes that we
were outside, Sestra Crosby and I found a young man from Belgium who is out
traveling on his own and on a journey to rediscover his faith. We showed him
where our church is and invited him to join us the next day for church
services. And you'll never believe it - HE CAME! Who knows what will ever come
of it. He's already gone from Celje, so we'll never be able to teach him or
meet with him again, but I believe that Heavenly Father led us to be on the
street at a time when he was there so that he could have an opportunity to come
in contact with the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
I believe that God is aware of us. He is aware of each of us
and we matter to him. I love these words from the Savior of the world:
6 Are
not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them
is forgotten before God?
7 But
even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are
of more value than many sparrows.
We truly are numbered and known to God. We are his work and
his entire purpose. I testify that he loves us, he knows us, and he wants us to
return home to him. And that is why Jesus Christ came to earth, to fulfill
God's purpose to make it possible for each of us to return to His presence. It
is so easy to feel down on ourselves and to feel that we're not good enough and
that we don't measure up. The thing that helps me the most is to turn to God,
my Father in Heaven and to open my heart to him in prayer. And through prayer
to seek the help and relief that is available to us because of Jesus Christ -
"My yoke is easy and my burden is light." I know that as we turn to
our Father in Heaven and our Savior, Jesus Christ, we will find rest for our
souls.
Sestra Crosby and I have been noticing a little phenomenon
the past few days. We call it the Pudgy Fingers of Dehydration. Basically no
matter how much water we drink and no matter how many times I have to use
the restroom throughout the day (which is like a million. ask Sis. Crosby!),
we're still dehydrated. And when you're dehydrated, you're fingers begin to
swell up. We'll knock on fifty doors and by the 30th, we start to notice that
it gets harder and harder to clench our hands into a good enough fist to knock
on the door because our fingers are too swollen:)
Yes, we've also been visiting members and inviting them
to give away a copy of the Book of Mormon and invite someone to meet with us.
It's something that Sister Kanell and I started last transfer and that we've
all continued this transfer. We
need to light some fire under them. I've definitely seen the gift of tongues
with me as we visit though because I'm not understanding everything, but I
understand enough to get us through.
There are no teenagers in the branch really. Quite a few
in their late twenties though. But mostly inactive now and really difficult to
get in touch with. There are priesthood holders. Some are not native but
married to natives. We still have a goal to find young people who will really
want to listen and learn, as well as the goal to find a family. Pray that we
can! We have had some good experiences this week with finding people!
Love,
Sestra Brown
