Hey family!! We have had a great week here in Hagerstown, the weather is awesome too:) I think I forgot to mention this in my last email, but President told us that we are now covering Antietam ward for the single sisters! So it is like we are covering 2 wards. Antietam ward is very big but we have seen so many miracles since we started working with the women over there:)
Thursday we were going to teach someone who wasn't there for their appointment so we pulled to the side of a random road to make calls. Sister Giles got out to talk to a woman we saw outside & turns out she is a less-active in Antietam ward. She is hard to get in with but she was so surprised to see sister missionaries:) We talked with her for a few minutes & set up an appointment to go back & teach her and her roommate. We were told she's hard to get in with so it was definitely a miracle that she was outside when we were driving by:) Thursday night we were able to teach our investigator Vivica, who's 18, about the Book of Mormon. The next day she went & read 14 chapters! She is very open & willing. She is amazing! She was going to come to stake conference, but she got sick. Please keep her in your prayers:)
Friday we contacted a media referral who was actually in the hospital. We went & brought her a bible & a Book of Mormon. She started to cry when we came. Her humble & simple faith was power for her. We also visited a former investigator who had also come across anti information. On my mission I have been so grateful for the truthfulness & testimony of the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon can change our lives & it can transform any belief or desire into a knowledge. It is so important that we read it.
Saturday we went with Sister Merill to teach a former invetigator, Will, who had concerns about being married before baptism. Sister Merrill bore the most powerful testimony of the gospel. We also read 1st nephi 17 with Carinna & finished up Selmira's lessons before her baptism! :) We also met these hilarious women who said they were going to come to the trunk or treat as the three blind mice. That was great ;)
Sunday we saw the coolest muraccclez!!:) We visited a part-member, Sister McCray in the Antietam ward. She is amazing & has such a strong testimony of Heavenly Father & is preparing for the temple. I was blown away by the gratitude she had in her heart for the Lord sending her the gospel. Her husband was the one who was introduced to the Book of Mormon but he passed away 2 months after meeting the missionaries. He knew the gospel was true so someone in the ward will be doing his work:) We also went by a potential named Jackie. Jackie is 79 & her husband died 6 years ago. He actually was born the same year as Papa Wilcox & passed away the same year which I thought was pretty interesting. She said she would never convert to mormonism. When we asked her why not she said, "Well, I never really thought about it. Maybe I just put a mental block." We taught her the restoration & she had so much joy when we talked about the first vision! :) It was one of the most powerful lessons I had ever been in on my mission. She said she had learned so much & that she would pray. She said she still misses her husband everyday. We testified of eternal families & of the joy of the gospel. She is an amazing lady.
This week in MyPlan it talked a lot about goals & aligning our will with God's. That we are becoming not just learning. This talk by Ezra Taft Benson changed my perspective on so many things. I hope you guys can all read it, it will change you!!:) He says, "Some men are willing to die for their faith, but they are not willing to fully livefor it." I love you so much & I am so grateful for you examples of discipleship & love.
Tuesday we stopped by a referral the elders gave us in Smithsburg, Jackie. She was getting evicted that next morning! So we went over & helped her back. Then the next morning a recent convert, Joe Sines, helped us take 2 truckloads down to her motel & to her storage unit. Robin is a single mom & she is moving into Antietam boundaries. We are going back to see her tomorrow! :) We are also going to be teaching her neighbor Sarah :)
Wednesday we went to see a media referral who lives down in Sharpsburg. It's about 15 miles away so Sister Stoops from Antietam came & took us. We were able to teach Amy Oliff & her mom, Jan. They had incredible testimonies of the Savior's love & Jan had a really good understanding of the restoration & of the work of modern day apostles & prophets:)Xo Sister Stolworthy:)
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