The Inescapable Heat
Man has it been hot here in central Florida!!! As we have focused on obedience and following the spirit, we have found many blessings for our sacrifices! We took time to go through our area book and organize the mess that was left from previous missionaries. We are by no means done, but we found so many potential people to teach! And everyone that we have met and visited has been completely accepting and open to us coming back!!!We also decided the other day that we would walk to an appointment in town rather than drive. It was hot that day. I mean super hot. We were sweating every amount of liquid I had. But, on our way back from an apartment that was just as hot as the outside was, we met this group of men that we decided to talk to. I was scared as they did not look like the most friendly people in the world, but we both knew we needed to talk to them. When we did, it didn't seem too successful. But, as we turned the corner, Henry stopped us.
Henry was sitting quietly while his dad went off about this and that. He's a 15 year old boy who really wants to meet with us. We are supposed to see him today and I just can't wait to see how prepared he his.
We keep finding success in Madison. There is so much work to be done here. Nobody in the mission thought so before I got here, but we are proving that if you have the right attitude and want to work, the Lord will show you the way. It is an honor to see His trust in us with His beautiful children.
The best part of this week though, was working with Tammy and her daughter Kassiy. She read everything we gave her. We gave her a lot of things that had built up over time. She read it all though and has been praying a lot. She was really stuck on the gospel of Jesus Christ pamphlet because she has an issue with baptism. I love her so much though, so I asked her what it was. She doesn't want hers to be a big deal. She knows she needs to be baptized, but she doesn't want everyone in the branch to be there or all of that. I told her, we can take care of that. She committed to pray about it all and to keep studying. She has really progressed and she attributes so much of the change to us. What an honor it is to serve these people! We are only conduit's for the Lord's work. It is just an honor to witness such change in people's lives.
We keep working hard here though. I am so grateful to serve in Madison, and President let us know that we will probably be here together for another transfer! What a blessing! I haven't even told you all how great Sister Johnson is. She is an amazing missionary. We have been having such powerful lessons together. She is bold and loving, and super easy going! I couldn't ask for more in a mission companion!
I hope you all have a great week and really focus on how you can be a representative of Christ. Many of you have taken His name upon you! Don't forget that!
Love ya!
-Sister Peterson
