Good afternoon. This week has been quite splendid.
Last
week our Ward Mission Leader´s wife called us and said that she had a
reference for us and that she wanted to take us there to meet him.. but
we were in a lesson and we couldn't go at that time... so she said that she would make an
appointment with him for later. Well she called and called and he never
answered. The next day
we saw a guy walking really slowly up ahead. I felt like we needed to
talk to him and I tried to get my comp to start a conversation with
him (he is still very scared to talk to people and hardly ever does..)
But after a 30 second conversation with my comp, I saw that I wasn't getting anywhere so
I ended up starting the conversation. We started talking about the plan
of salvation and if he thought that he had a purpse for his life and he
started saying that he hadn't ever felt true happiness. He lost his job
because somebody broke in and robbed his business, because of the stress of
losing his business he had a stoke, after the stoke his wife left him
with his 2 daughters, and now he has nothing and rents a tiny room that
he doesn't have money to pay for... so it's safe to say that his life is
hard.
After talking to him a little more he said
that two days ago he was hit by a car and a Mormon helped him all day in
the hospital... who was that Mormon? The ward mission leaders wife! He
then said that he has had the feeling to talk to the Mormons ever since
but he was too embarrased to ask for help. We then scheduled an appointment
with him for the next day at the bishops house. We had family home
evening with him and taught about The Book of Mormon. Over the next couple of
days he started reading the Book of Mormon and said that he felt a
happiness that he had never felt in his whole life. He said like he felt
like his first love and he couldn't put the book down. Every night he
fell asleep reading it. Then sunday came around and all the ward members
wanted to take him to church, but he said he wasn't going to be able
to go... but right before church started he said I'm here! He walked 45
minutes with a cane to come to church and didn't want anybody to help him
because he didn't want to be embarrased. It was so crazy! The bishop was
so exicted to see him there! It was super cool. He has a baptism date
coming up and hopefully he can make it! Pray for Danny!
God puts us where he needs us so that we can help his children.
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