Week 6

Loved ones!

It's been another wonderful week here in Georgia!

I went on an exchange two weeks ago with Sister Van Leuven in the
Riverside Spanish Branch. We were checking up on one of their
potential investigators and she never answered the door. As we were
walking back to our car we heard someone talking in Spanish by the
trailer behind her so we went over to talk to this woman. She was on
the phone but decided to talk to us anyway. She said she had met with
missionaries before but she was catholic. I had no idea what anyone
was saying so I would just smile and pray for the spirit to be there.
We invited her to the Day of Nations and called it a day.
Four days later I was on exchanges in the Riverside Spanish Branch
again but this time with Sister Martinez. We were checking up on a
potential inestigator and I found it was the same lady Sister Van
Leuven and I tried to check on. Once again she didn't answer. As we
were waiting on her porch a little girl was walking by the trailer and
called out a "hello" to us. As we were walking back to our car we
decided to see where that little girl lived. We asked if we could
visit her mom and next thing we knew we were on her couch having a
lesson with Minerva. She poured out her heart to us. Once again I
would smile and pray and pray that the spirit would be there knowing
little about what was actually going on. I also was praying to know
how I could help. I had brought a beginners Spanish book with me that
Sister Van Leuvan gave me so I could at least introduce myself and ask
a few questions in Spanish. I found myself flipping through it during
the lesson and landed on a page about bearing testimony. I felt
prompted to bear my testimony to Minerva. I don't speak Spanish. But I
bore my testimony in Spanish that night. Somehow I was lead to bear
testimony of the things she needed to know. She put her head in her
hands and just cried for a minute and then walked over to give us both
a hug. Sister Martinez told her to pray and read the Book of Momon and
she will feel the power of that book and ask God if it's true and we'd
explain more about it next time. We were both in shock as we left
Minerva's home that night. Sister Martinez was born in Mexico and has
spoke Spanish her entire life. She said she has never experienced
someone having the gift of tongues. The spirit was so strong and God
answered my prayers. I wanted to help and submitted to His will. Even
if it seemed a little crazy and way out of my comfort zone. He always
knows better than I do and I am truly humbled daily by His grace and
how my weaknesses are made strong and he makes all the difference.
They went back two days later and Minerva said she knew the Book of
Mormon was true!
Do you remember the Lee family that I met my first night in Georgia?
Well, they are amazing and are going to be baptized this Saturday.
It's going to be the best day ever because the General Women's meeting
is that night as well. I am so excited to hear from the leaders of the
church my heart could burst.

I love ya'll! (We never actually say it haha)

Sister Christensen

 Sunset & Hermana Martinez