Sister Kendra Reynolds: Episode 14: The Breakthrough and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Wow! What a wonderful week!! It has been really busy for us, which is exactly what we need after being stuck in the apartment for so long! Some awesome updates from this week:
We were walking to an appointment and had a few minutes to spare, and I felt prompted to go down a specific street and knock on some doors. Sister Brerton picked a red door and we knocked on it and met a wonderful woman named Betsy!! She was very curious about who we were and what we do. It's always so humbling to testify the importance of missionary work and why we dedicate 18 months to the Lord. She was impressed and wanted to learn more, since we insisted on sharing! Haha It was one of the best door approaches I have had and she accepted a Book of Mormon and we scheduled a follow-up appointment for this Tuesday! We are so pumped!!

We have been teaching Jennifer D. for a while, as well as multiple sets of missionaries before us. BUT this week we had a breakthrough!! The spirit was so so soooo strong, and we talked about the importance of teaching and learning in the gospel and enduring to the end. We had her on a baptismal date for May 18th but she got really sick and we had to postpone. So we asked her to recommit to a date and asked for her and her husband to pray about a specific date. As we talked and shared testimonies all around she finally expressed that she knew it was true. That everything was true and that all the things we say and testify are true and because of the Book of Mormon and she KNOWS that the Book of Mormon is the word of God!! I couldn't help but cry! It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it now. She has one of the strongest testimonies I know and I am so grateful to have witnessed her testimony of our Savior develop more deeply. This gospel can do so much for us if we let it. We are teaching another couple, the Hubers. One of the things we are really trying to express is that we are not here to take away what they know and replace it...we want you to take what you know and build upon it. That is the whole reason behind the Book of Mormon. I love seeing their eyes light up as we tell them this and the questioning of "There is more? Where and how do we find it?" I know this is the true and restored gospel of Jesus Christ. I know that Christ lives and He loves each and every one of us!

Fun story: I love doing service!! We get to meet so many wonderful people because of it and can hold their crazy pets too haha!! We went to help this single lady scrape paint off her walls to repaint it. She introduced us to her snakes as well!! It was so scary but fun, but scary!! Not sure I could ever have a snack for a pet but I support those people who want to haha!

I love this work and I love West Virginia!! Everyday I get to wake up and realize how blessed I am and thank my Heavenly Father for the bounteous blessings He bestows upon me daily. This past Sunday was wonderful to be able to thank and recognize all the fathers, including our Heavenly Father. Take some time this week to thank them and to deepen your relationship with our Father in Heaven. It'll be the best thing you do!!
I love you all. Have a wonderful week and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
Sister Reynolds