April 23, 2018

 Oak Harbor

 This is our day today, at a members house playing 

nurf gun capture the flag, lunch and this view.2

 1 pound Meatball from Olive Garden

Smart Phones April 23, 2018

Dear Family

The Lord has provided so many Miracles this week! I don't know how He does it, but He does.

We had a lesson with a Potential Molly on Tuesday, she is seriously the coolest women ever. She is around 30 and has two sons, one is 7 and the other is 10. They were both with their dad on Tuesday, but she said that her older son loves to learn about religion. We taught her the 1st lesson and she loved it! She invited us back on Sunday and her 10 year old son Archer was there. We were able teach them both The Plan of Salvation and we were able to put her on date for June 23rd! She is amazing. 

This day will be marked in WEM history! (4/18/18)

We got our smartphones! it is so exciting! It is going to make the work we do so much easier. It is a little sad we won't have planners anymore to decorate and then have the memory of that area, but the planner app is super convenient. We have Zone Conference Tomorrow and will be instructed on how to better use our smartphones and Facebook to do missionary work! I know that the use of technology is going to hasten the Lord's work and help us reach people we never could before.

Exchanges:

We went on exchanges with our Sister Training Leaders Sister Shill and Sister Savoy from Friday at 4:00 to Saturday around 7:00. they are supposed to be only 24 hour exchanges, but Sister Harris and Savoy lost the phone in a field and searched for it for 2 hours haha. It was such a great exchange! since I've only been in the area for over a week, I was a little nervous, but God helped us be in the right place at the right time.

We went to a referral's house from 3 years ago and there was a guy walking his dog right when we got out of the car. I wasn't going to say anything to him since he was already passing our car and I didn't have a Book of Mormon or anything in my hands, But Before I even knew it I said HEY! Can we share a card with you? so I frantically find a card and give it to him, we were able to talk with him for a little. He is 16 years old and said that he doesn't really have a faith in Christ, but has gone to our church before with one of his friends! So we talk to him about the Book of Mormon and he said  he is interested in learning more! I wasn't expecting this at all, so i'm just scatter brained having to go into the car and find a pen. But we were able to schedule a time to come over and we got his number and Facebook and were able to make him a new investigator! It was awesome, because it was the very first place sister Shill and I went together and right away we found a solid investigator. (The referral wasn't interested). 

The next place we went we saw potentials, and one of them was Rochelle. She is a very busy single mom with 5 young kids. We talked with her for a while and she actually was a former, but was dropped because they could never catch her home, so it was a miracle she was home, and she even said that. But we were able to make her a new investigator also! 

The Next day on exchanges, we went to a LA's house who we came across in the parking lot just a few days before with his girlfriend. He is 27 and is in the Navy hasn't been active for a long time, who knows where his records are. But his girlfriend told us that she has been wanting to learn about the gospel and so we were able to make her a new investigator and help him to remember the fruits of the gospel. The Lord really works miracles when you're ready to work hard and talk with everyone you see.

The Lord is willing to put us in the Paths of those who are looking for the gospel, we have to be willing to seek out those opportunities through sincere prayer and to put forth effort and act in faith by following the promptings we receive. If you ask God to help you see/have missionary opportunities everyday, I know that He will provide, as we show our eagerness to serve and even step out of our comfort zones, we will see many more miracles in our lives.

Sister Stokes