A Lot of Things Happen, But They're All Pretty Small

                                                                                                                                   March 31st, 2015

Rakkaat ystävät,

It's been one of those week where a lot of things happen, but they're all pretty small. So here two of the bigger things:

1) Saturday, we were contacting in a neighborhood and weren't sure what to do. I wanted to just knock on a couple doors there, and Sisar Lafferty wanted to drive up the hill a little further and try some doors there. She left it up to me, and I felt impressed that we needed to do what she wanted to do. So we went up the hill and saw a name on one of the mailboxes that stuck out to us, so we tried it. The woman we talked to was pretty interested in learning about all religions, had talked to missionaries before, and invited us back.

Monday, we went to see her. We had a really great lesson with her and her husband. They are a really wonderful couple, very friendly, and still potentially really interested. But they don't want to set anything else up until after Easter. So we'll see what happens next week.

2) Later on Saturday, we were in another part of the neighborhood trying out a particular apartment complex. We really felt like something was holding us there. We tried a couple doors, to no avail and spent a few minutes just talking and looking around. Finally we knocked on one last door. The woman who answered let us talk for a minute, and expressed that she didn't have a super strong belief in or understanding of God. Her little daughter came to the door, and we mentioned that the gospel would bless her family and that they could be together forever. That got her thinking, and when we asked if they had a few minutes now for us to share a message, she let us right in. She's a single mom with three daughters. Both Sisar Lafferty and I feel very strongly that this is the time for them, and we're really excited to keep teaching them.

I know that the Lord leads us to places for a reason. These experiences teach me that. There are people who are prepared for the gospel. He knows His children and He knows when it's their time. We just have to be open for the Spirit to guide us to them.

And as the Easter holiday approaches, remember the reason. Among the brighlty colored eggs and the plastic grass, do you see yoru Savior? He lives so that we too could live. He rose from the tomb so that we can rise again. Because He lives, there is no despair, no pain, no hurt that cannot be taken away. Watch this video (Because He Lives) and consider, what have you received because He lives?

Stay shiny!

Rakkaudella,

Sisar Hillebrant

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