March 30, 2009
So we have been working with an investigator Ani (A total of about 8 months). After a lesson with her last week we both felt the prompting that we needed to leave food on their door. Well we did it. Sora Simkins and I prayerfully decided what food we were going to buy (a total of 50 lei). Well we were running a little late and so we weren't going to have time go to the larger and less expensive store, but instead to Spar (more expensive). Well when we got to Spar, everything that was on our list was on sale, meaning that we were able to buy more of it. Things on the list included, juice, soups, noodles, bread, flour, oil, sugar, eggs, candy and hot chocolate. It totaled 52.50. Pretty good. The Lord was on our side. Well we then walked it over to her house (we were dressed in regular clothes so that we wouldn't stick out) and sneakily left it on her door step. Sora Simkins banged on the door (I mean banged- it scared me how loud it was) and we ran. We decided that it was the first time anyone in that neighborhood ever ran away from something for a good reason (kind of a sketchy neighborhood). Well the next day Ani asked a member if she had done it and the member asked us if we had and of course we denied.
So we then had a lesson on Friday with Ani. I don't know if I ever told you about her husband Lica (well boyfriend, but they have 3 kids and have lived 9 years together) but I guess when the sisters first started teaching her he was in no way interested. The week before I came he would almost sit in on lessons, but when I got here I was very bold with him and I invited him in, and gave him a Book of Mormon with my testimony in it. As well invited him to church and told him we would now be teaching him too. He really liked my boldness and we have had several really cool lessons with him. Well on Friday, he wasn't home, but I called him and told him to come home so that we could teach him too. In the mean time we gave Ani a lesson about Love at Home. We have been teaching her hymns to bring the spirit into their house. There has been a huge change in their house just since I have been here. More peacefulness in the house.
Well then Lica came home. We had with us as well Sora Mogos (the best member ever). She wanted to sing another song and she felt like we should sing Joseph Smiths first prayer. We had planned to teach him the gospel of Jesus Christ, but I didn't feel like it was right, and when she suggested this song I felt it was perfect. After singing it I told the Joseph Smith story. I felt like I needed to tell him that either Sora Simkins or I would be transferred on Wednesday. I also told him he needed to pray to find out if the story is true so that he could marry Ani, let her get baptized and so he could get baptized too. They then got off topic, but a few minutes later I pulled them back on subject. Sora Mogos pointed out that Sora Simkins hadn't said anything for a few minutes. She then bore a powerful testimony and I added to it. Lica then said, can I ask a question? Of Course! Him- is the church just in Romania? Us- no its all over the world. Him- even in Germany?- Us- yep. Him- When I lived there I met some missionaries with tags like that. Us- Thats cool. Him- And I got baptized. Us – WHAT! Are you sure it was the same church? We then asked him about a billion questions about how he was baptized. Two sister missionaries taught him, he wore all white when baptized, and was baptized by immersion. He remembered that church services were long too. We were shocked! Not only us, but Ani who wants so bad to join the church. Well, I haven't gotten word back from Germany yet if he really is a member but I m pretty sure he is. WE FOUND A LOST SHEEP! This transfer has been full of us teaching lessons about the parable of the lost sheep and we really found one! He said he recognized the tags the first time he saw the missionaries, but didn't want to say anything. I think that we reminded him of the sisters who taught him originally and we were able to get the spirit just right for him to tell us that he was a member. After looking at his story it is amazing to see how God has slowly been preparing him to find the church again and bring him back to the fold. It was the coolest experience of my mission.
They have been having a rough time because Lica just lost his job. I told them that they can now be blessed by paying tithing. Then Sora Mogos bore her testimony on tithing and then Ani went on to tell a story. On Monday night she heard this huge bang on the front door. The kids had just been complaining about how they wanted soup, but there wasn't any in the store. She went to the front door and there were two bags full of food that had a sign on them “Ani and Mircea”. She went to the street and there was no one to be found. She asked everyone she could think of if it was from them. In the end, she came to the conclusion with her mother in law, “God did it.” She said that almost everything that was in the bag, they were out of. That it was a blessing from god that he would know their exact needs at the exact time. She was in tears as she told us that she knows that God really does know and love us. Sora Simkins and I felt so good that we were able to be his hands. It was a really spiritual lesson and they all came to church on Sunday.
So we have been working with an investigator Ani (A total of about 8 months). After a lesson with her last week we both felt the prompting that we needed to leave food on their door. Well we did it. Sora Simkins and I prayerfully decided what food we were going to buy (a total of 50 lei). Well we were running a little late and so we weren't going to have time go to the larger and less expensive store, but instead to Spar (more expensive). Well when we got to Spar, everything that was on our list was on sale, meaning that we were able to buy more of it. Things on the list included, juice, soups, noodles, bread, flour, oil, sugar, eggs, candy and hot chocolate. It totaled 52.50. Pretty good. The Lord was on our side. Well we then walked it over to her house (we were dressed in regular clothes so that we wouldn't stick out) and sneakily left it on her door step. Sora Simkins banged on the door (I mean banged- it scared me how loud it was) and we ran. We decided that it was the first time anyone in that neighborhood ever ran away from something for a good reason (kind of a sketchy neighborhood). Well the next day Ani asked a member if she had done it and the member asked us if we had and of course we denied.
So we then had a lesson on Friday with Ani. I don't know if I ever told you about her husband Lica (well boyfriend, but they have 3 kids and have lived 9 years together) but I guess when the sisters first started teaching her he was in no way interested. The week before I came he would almost sit in on lessons, but when I got here I was very bold with him and I invited him in, and gave him a Book of Mormon with my testimony in it. As well invited him to church and told him we would now be teaching him too. He really liked my boldness and we have had several really cool lessons with him. Well on Friday, he wasn't home, but I called him and told him to come home so that we could teach him too. In the mean time we gave Ani a lesson about Love at Home. We have been teaching her hymns to bring the spirit into their house. There has been a huge change in their house just since I have been here. More peacefulness in the house.
Well then Lica came home. We had with us as well Sora Mogos (the best member ever). She wanted to sing another song and she felt like we should sing Joseph Smiths first prayer. We had planned to teach him the gospel of Jesus Christ, but I didn't feel like it was right, and when she suggested this song I felt it was perfect. After singing it I told the Joseph Smith story. I felt like I needed to tell him that either Sora Simkins or I would be transferred on Wednesday. I also told him he needed to pray to find out if the story is true so that he could marry Ani, let her get baptized and so he could get baptized too. They then got off topic, but a few minutes later I pulled them back on subject. Sora Mogos pointed out that Sora Simkins hadn't said anything for a few minutes. She then bore a powerful testimony and I added to it. Lica then said, can I ask a question? Of Course! Him- is the church just in Romania? Us- no its all over the world. Him- even in Germany?- Us- yep. Him- When I lived there I met some missionaries with tags like that. Us- Thats cool. Him- And I got baptized. Us – WHAT! Are you sure it was the same church? We then asked him about a billion questions about how he was baptized. Two sister missionaries taught him, he wore all white when baptized, and was baptized by immersion. He remembered that church services were long too. We were shocked! Not only us, but Ani who wants so bad to join the church. Well, I haven't gotten word back from Germany yet if he really is a member but I m pretty sure he is. WE FOUND A LOST SHEEP! This transfer has been full of us teaching lessons about the parable of the lost sheep and we really found one! He said he recognized the tags the first time he saw the missionaries, but didn't want to say anything. I think that we reminded him of the sisters who taught him originally and we were able to get the spirit just right for him to tell us that he was a member. After looking at his story it is amazing to see how God has slowly been preparing him to find the church again and bring him back to the fold. It was the coolest experience of my mission.
They have been having a rough time because Lica just lost his job. I told them that they can now be blessed by paying tithing. Then Sora Mogos bore her testimony on tithing and then Ani went on to tell a story. On Monday night she heard this huge bang on the front door. The kids had just been complaining about how they wanted soup, but there wasn't any in the store. She went to the front door and there were two bags full of food that had a sign on them “Ani and Mircea”. She went to the street and there was no one to be found. She asked everyone she could think of if it was from them. In the end, she came to the conclusion with her mother in law, “God did it.” She said that almost everything that was in the bag, they were out of. That it was a blessing from god that he would know their exact needs at the exact time. She was in tears as she told us that she knows that God really does know and love us. Sora Simkins and I felt so good that we were able to be his hands. It was a really spiritual lesson and they all came to church on Sunday.
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This Miracle are wonderful, I filling the Spirit.
Thank you I know the Lord love everybody.That Miracle you do with your companion are so wonderful.
Love Sister Beatriz Campbell
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