On Thursday we saw a HUGE miracle. We met a member's new neighbor because Elder Mann's pants were eaten by the dryer! We contacted our member, who sews, and she invited us over that night to drop them off and to meet her new neighbors. Long story short, her new neighbors are super prepared and asked us a lot of questions about what we do as missionaries. The member was super excited to work with us to teach her neighbor. Saturday evening my back was in a lot of pain. I've grown up doing yard work, so the service that morning should not have been a problem, but it was a combination of not relying on the Lord as much as I should have and I was sore. So I asked for a blessing. It was exactly what I needed to hear but I was lovingly chastised because I had slacked off on my personal prayers and not going to my leaders for help (but my poor district leader is on a bike! Still repenting). I took what I learned from my blessing and prayed about it with Heavenly Father. I wrote out my concerns and asked Him for help. I received a warm fuzzy feeling for most of my concerns except for who we should focus on in our area, that was a specific answer: our member's friend we just met on Thursday. It was a definitely answer that didn't leave any room for questions. I was shocked. I had never received an answer that specific before, especially not with someone I met once. It was so cool! We plan on meeting with the members this week to talk about how we want to approach their neighbor.
Many times in the scriptures it talks about those with a broken heart are nearer to God and will be healed by Him. I have a true testimony of that. I was in pieces not knowing what to do or what direction to go, especially since I haven't prepared anyone for baptism and they were actually baptized. I wanted a specific answer and I needed it then. The Lord answers those who genuinely seek Him and are willing to act on the answer He gives you, only if you're 100% willing to go and do it. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
