Large Boats and Large Miracles

We went to see the Ark of Noah last p-day. That was pretty exciting. It´s a life-size model of the ark. Complete with real animals. I´ll try to send pictures sometime.

 

We´ve been busy this week! It´s always exciting to see the potentials turn into investigators. Or, at least, stronger potentials. We had a lesson on the door with a potential found during a blitz a few months ago. He is looking for faith.  We taught him the whole first lesson, and while he is not sure if he believes yet, he is sincerely interested in learning more and trying to develop more faith. He has already read a significant part of the Book of Mormon (he said about 20%, but he wasn´t sure exactly) and is just so sincere. Another one of our miracles, at least for me, made up for a bit of a heartbreak. We had found a potential who willingly accepted the Book of Mormon and just seemed really cool. But when we went back for our appointment, he said that he wasn´t willing to investigate at the moment because of his fears of how the people at his work would react (he works for Salvation Army). But he said that he would read the Book of Mormon, and maybe at another time in his life. But what was really cool is what he said at the end. We gave him a card for the website, partly because it sounded like he might have heard/seen a little anti material too. And he took it and said, "Thanks, but I don´t need to look at it. I´ve seen enough. I´ve seen you two. I can tell that what you have is good just by talking to you." That was super cool for me to hear, and I´m grateful that he said it. We have plenty of people tell us they don´t want to talk to us anymore, for a variety of reasons. So it is very neat to encounter a sincere seeker of truth who is open to the Spirit, even if circumstances in their lives make it difficult to hear our message.

Where our thoughts and focus are make a really big difference in our attitude and how we approach the work, which in turn affects the work, just like a small tiller moves a large boat. If we focus on Jesus Christ and His Atonement, that makes all the difference for us and for those we come in contact with. I also came across this quote that I really liked: "Thanks to His love, it is possible to change."--Elder Ulisses Soares