This week was a really good week! We had lots of miracles happen, including some unexpected lessons. The day of the blitz in Assen was probably one of the best days we had this week. On Thursday, the zone leaders, our district, and our sister training leader and her companion came to blitz the city and they found several potential investigators. We visited one of them last night and they let us in and we taught a Restoration lesson and extended a baptismal invitation! We'll see where it goes--she was seriously concerned that we were a sect and her husband was less than positive (he was actually gone for most of the lesson putting their son to bed, which turned out to be a blessing). But she said that she would pray about it and she seems to have a lot of real intent, so that was really good. Then after the blitz on Thursday Sister H., our sister training leader, and I went on splits. Sister W. and Sister H. kept tracting, while we went to teach a lesson to a lady who was a member referral. The lesson went super well. The lady is super sweet and we had a good lesson about prayer and ended up resolving one of her concerns that we didn't even realize that she had. But at the end of the lesson she said she was really grateful that we had come because what we said perfectly answered her question that she'd been struggling with for awhile. Also, yesterday while we were tracting we ran into a man who we were able to essentially teach a first lesson to. He also accepted a Book of Mormon and said he'd read it and made a return appointment with us! We're really excited about that.
I also went to Belgium to finish up my legality. I talked to a man from Brussels in English the whole way down (he speaks French and English and not a lot of Dutch) and a girl from Nederland in Dutch most of the way back. They both took Books of Mormon, so that was good.
One of the things I re-learned this week is that everyone needs to feel loved. That includes entire wards/branches as a whole. Good thing we love Assen! They are wonderful. Read D&C 18:10-16 and remember who you are because you are something special. (Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God; For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh; wherefore he suffered the pain of all men, that all men might repent and come unto him. And he hath risen again from the dead, that he might bring all men unto him, on conditions of repentance. And how great is his joy in the soul that repenteth! Wherefore, you are called to cry repentance unto this people. And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father! And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!)
I love you all dearly! The gospel is true!
Love,
Sister Stevens
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| Statue of Bartje. Bartje Bartels is the main character in a series of Dutch books written by Anne de Vries |
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| Belgian Waffle |
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| Menorah in Assen |
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