Mission Miracle from Sora Deborah Thompson

Here are two really cool miracles from this week:
1. Cristi (9 year old boy) was supposed to get baptized last week. Well they didn’t show up for the baptism and the mom showed up late to church saying that he wasn’t getting baptized because the grandpa freaked out and said if he gets baptized he is kicking them out of the house. We were all very sad. Well this week they had just finished their piano lesson and as they were leaving, Elder Harwood was walking in. Normally the mom brings them to their lessons, but this time the dad (who is not a member and used to be very rough with the kids) brought them. He stops Elder Harwood and says "not this Sunday but next, I’m bringing Cristi and he is getting baptized. And la anul (meaning either by the end of the year or within the year) I will be making the step too." Now that was a true miracle. The spirit has totally worked in this man that he now not only desires his son to be baptized, but also himself. He has become a much better husband and father—he is kinder with his family and takes care of them better. It’s been really amazing to watch.

2. Saturday was a great day. We got to work with an inactive who I have been trying to get a hold of for forever. It was perfect timing because she has been going through some really hard times lately and she is in desperate need of help. It was actually kind of a miracle how we got a hold of her. I have been trying to contact her for about 6 weeks. Some weeks I have tried harder and called several times a day, but she never answers her phone. I didn’t know how to get a hold of her, I only knew that every time I saw the previous sisters who were here they would tell me I need to work with her. Well, at the zone conference one of the previous sisters gave me directions and an address, so Sora Jones and I decided to just stop by on Thursday. The lady we were looking for got out of the lift as we were getting in and we just barely crossed paths and were able to set up an appointment for Saturday. It really was a miracle that we contacted her because this week she was in dire need of help from us, and now we were able to develop a relationship with her and we can now help her through her problems.