WOW ok this week has been crazy busy so hold on to your armchairs!!
We had exchanges this week and I got out of Parkersburg for 2 days!! I got to experience a little more of this blessed land :) I was serving with Sister Sujeta, who is an amazing missionary that loves chocolate haha!! She is really just a ball of fun and we were able to teach so many wonderful people. While I was gone, my companions just went to town with finding people!! They found a new person to start teaching named Dale, I have yet to meet him so stay tuned!!
When I got back we were preparing for a church tour for that young couple, Jenny and Mitch, who are Baptists and they are amazing people. They are more curious as to what we believe but are genuine in learning. We met them at the church with a member who was just called to be a ward missionary and is AMAZING! She takes her calling very seriously and is solely committed to be a part of this wonderful work!! She is so kind and brought such an amazing spirit to the tour. They had many questions and were very pleased that a lot of what we do during church is the same, or that it isn't "too crazy" haha. The spirit was so strong and they were able to feel it too. Sister Henrie is speaking this next Sunday so we invited them to come and we hope they can make it!!
With exchanges, I set a goal to see the world with new eyes...specifically through God's eyes (shout out to my old companion, Sister McKendrick, for showing me a really good song by Brandon Heath "Give me your eyes.") but because I asked to see the world as He does, we have seen so many miracles! We have had so many opportunities to talk to people and feel that nervousness blow away and courage and boldness replace it. God can work miracles if we allow Him to!
While tracting we met this young man, a college aged guy, Michael who seemed semi interested and took a Book of Mormon. We invited him to church but he kindly declined and said maybe in the future I'll come. So we gave him our card and number and said if he wanted to learn more that we will stop by and he can also give us a call. Not an hour later, he called us saying he wanted to come to church!! We were amazed and felt that he was elect and ready to receive the blessings that God offers...unfortunately, he didn't make it to church but we plan on stopping by this evening...stay tuned!!
So I feel I must describe my heading a little more haha. We were having our companion studies and I asked what their favorite stories were in the Bible. They shared the tempest when Jesus was sleeping and woke up and calmed the sea, how in their own lives He has piloted them where to go and calming the storms as they came up. I shared my favorite of the 5 loaves and 2 fishes. I was somewhere learning about this, and it was explained in much better words (probably because the spirit was teaching me and I'm gonna butcher it so bare with me!!) but essentially that all Jesus asked for was what we could give Him. In this story, it was food, and all they could give Him was 5 loaves and 2 fishes. They were worried and questioned the ability to feed those 5000 people, but through Christ, He performed a miracle out of the sacrifice. It is the same with our lives. As I was being taught this I realized that my 5 loves and 2 fishes was my mission. I was giving Him all I could for 18 months and everyday I would sacrifice something...and because of that sacrifice He is creating miracles out of it. Let Him guide you and let Him in your life!! So as I was sharing this with my companions, Sister Henrie says "Sister Reynolds, You're engaged!!!" And I was soooo confused haha but we all busted out laughing and she further explained that we are engaged in the work :) haha. It was probably one of those moments where you had to be there! But it was on our minds because congrats to my brother, Kyle for getting engaged to Jacei!!! I am so happy for you brother!!! and you too Jacei!!!
I love you all and thank you for your support!! You're all amazing and I just want you all to know, if you haven't noticed yet that I love this gospel and I love my Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ!!!! The church is true!!
Have a wonderful week!
Sister Reynolds
We are ENGAGED IN THE WORK!
"Heavenly Father loves and trusts His precious daughters and now as never before, is the time to flood the earth with their virtue, their strong spirits and their light."
Elaine S. Dalton
~Another Testament of Jesus Christ~
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