to me
Wow, I am so grateful for promptings of the Spirit. And not only the
promptings but the strength I have received this last week to follow
those promptings. I will just share a few experiences in specific.
We
had a return appointment with a Jehovah's Witness and while we were
teaching, she was respectful but it was obvious that she wasn't going to
budge from her point of view. I was praying in my heart to know what to
say to somehow touch her heart. And the thought came to my mind to ask
her if she believed if there was only one true church of God. She said
that there should be but people are too wicked to accept it. So, I then
asked if believed that her church was the true church, and she said that
she couldn't say because that was up to God. The feeling then came to
testify that there is one true church, that the fullness is found on the
earth, and that is was found in the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints. I was so scared/nervous to say that.. which is weird
because I have never been nervous to teach or testify. I was afraid of
what she was going to say because up to this point she had bible bashed
everything we had said. However, as a prayed for strength, it was given
to me and I testified, with my heart pounding, of the truthfulness and
perfectness of this church. And you know what? She still didnt accept
it. (anticlimactic, right?) But, I walked away from that lesson knowing
that I had followed the Spirit and knowing that I did my part. I knew
that Heavenly Father helped me say those words and gave me the strength
to follow the Spirit.
Another contact we had, we started off
talking about Easter, but I felt that he needed to know about the Book
of Mormon. So, our of nowhere, I asked if he has ever heard about the
Book of Mormon. He said no, which then lead into a great lesson about
the blessing we have to have a guide like the Book of Mormon. He
accepted one and asked us to come back to read it with him :)
Following
the Spirit has been huge lately, especially because now I am teaching
alone in most of the contacts/lessons. It has been a humbling and
learning experience for sure.
Conference was great! :) I can't wait to hear what everyone got out of it! :)
I love you all! Have a great week!
Hermana Spackman
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