Explanation for emailing Tuesday: President wanted us to proselyte on MLK day, so he moved emailing to today :)
In comparison with last week, this week has calmed down a ton! We are borrowing the Elders that are serving in Fishers car, so we have not been without wheels, and wow, I am 10 times more grateful for having a car now :)
We have been teaching Soy still, and he has such a sincere desire to learn :) the vocabulary is difficult for him, so we use a LOT of visuals, and use very simple language :) I think it has helped my teaching a lot because I know right away if Soy is confused, and then I can clarify and simplify even more :) it is easier said than done, that is for sure!
We taught Brian this week about the Holy Ghost this week and had Brother David Thompson (fun fact: Brother Thompson is one of the original members of vocal point, and the first member to quit haha) at our lesson. I know the Spirit was definitely there as we bore our testimonies about the special roles of the Holy Ghost and how we have each individually been influenced throughout our lives. We invited Brian to be baptized and Brian did not feel that he was able to answer because he feels that he still has so much more to know. We talked about his progression and how far he has come in this 3 month period and I expressed my love for him as his fellow sister in Christ. The Christ-like love you can have for someone is so real and genuine. I started tearing up and Brian's lip started quivering. We are helping Brian understand his role as a son of God, a man with infinite worth to Him and who knows Him individually. God will let Brian know when the time is right and it is our job now to have faith in His divine timing :) please pray for him to recognize the Spirit as he continues to learn!
Cool miracle this week: We were tracting and saw this man with his kids walking the dog. We went up to him and talked to him and he said we could come back and meet with him the next day! We were stoked because no one really wanted to talk to us that day. Anyway, fast forward, we knock on his door the next day, and obviously his pregnant wife did not want to answer the door to 2 strange girls haha so after standing there for a couple minutes we started walking back to the car and the milk man pulled up (random right? or divine maybe?) and he rang the doorbell on the garage. Matt (the guy we met yesterday) opened his garage to get the milk!!! We were in our car by this time, but we waved to him, got out of our car and we were able to talk with him for 45 mins! God definitely provides a way for us if we have the faith :)
Thought of the week: God does not take our trials from us, He takes us through them. Just like Daniel in the lion's den, God will not remove us from the "lion's den" so to speak, but he will shut the lion's mouths for us if we have faith in Him and trust that He knows best for us. I love you all dearly! Remember Who you are and What you stand for! And just think of the growth that will come from the trials you go through. :)
Serving with a Smile :)
-Sister Bradley
The Ward Missionaries (the grandparents of our ward) found out how much we dislike the water here, and they have been bringing us bottled water!!! #blessed We thanked Brother Scott this morning for the water when we saw him at the Bishop's Storehouse and when we got home 2 more cases were on our doorstep!! So grateful for them!
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