MIRACLES!!!! (Elder Lowery March 18, 2019)

There seems to always be something random that happens every week! Elder Lowery and I had a another weird experience. Everything started with our appointment falling through so we decided that we would have to change all of our plans and go and visit some members so we can start working on "Come, Follow Me" with them to build trust and strengthen the members. We started walking down this street when all of the sudden one of the unchained dogs outside starts coming toward us barking and we keep going thinking that nothing may happen when it gets right to my companions leg and starts getting close to bite. At this point all common sense comes to me and says alright lets go back there is another way, however my companion decides to keep going as i stay back and slowly starts to take off his bag as if he is going to be able to fight the dog off with his bag and the first thing that comes into his head is "OH! im gonna have to get rabies shots" (in his southern accent). But he keeps going haha and somehow makes it across. Well let me tell you NO WAY was i going to try and get pass especially since now i am probably the one that will get attacked now thank goodness some driver had mercy on us two americans and drove the car in front of the dog pushing it toward the house and blocked the dog from getting to us. What a saint! After that we got another dog get bold with us and my companion almost backed up into another hahahaa what a day!

On a more spiritual side, we had so many miracles this week it was amazing! We had a great Family Home Evening at Sister Dyyyyyyyyyyling's house that was really fun and we got to teach a lot of her friends! We got to back and teach one of the people that came on friday and we had a really good lesson. She was happy to meet with us and seemed interested.

Do you remember Jyyyyean? My recent convert? Well this last week her mom finally went to church! That was a miracle! We have been teaching her for so long but decided that we would have Jean baptized first and then focus on the mom because Jyyyying Jyyyying was avoiding going to church. We really tried to strengthen Jyyyyean's testimony though especially after she was baptized of the importance of the whole family going to church. I felt so strong that Jyyyying Jyyyying will go to church and you could tell it bothered her but she did not give up and she did not give up on her mom. Last thursday we taught her the Plan of Salvation and the spirit was there and we talked about how to follow the Gospel we need to go to church and prepare and after using the Book of Mormon Alma 34: 32-35 which talks about preparing in this life and repenting and after we committed her to go to church and you could tell that she felt the spirit telling her what she needed to do. She loved church and after we invited her to be baptized and she said yes! We are so excited and happy to see that their whole family are starting to come unto Christ.

We also got to teach Jyyyyenelyn, Sister Ayyyyyyrellano's friend and we had a good lesson with her. She opened up to us about her husband who had passed away a year ago and we talked about eternal families and i asked her if she believes in that and she said no, but really that she doesnt know. and i testified to her that families can be forever and when she heard that she got so happy and she also wanted us to share to her sister which we got the chance to last saturday and they both committed to go to church and they loved it! they brought all of their kids and they loved it a lot. We were so happy to see so many families come to church together. Ayyyyndrea and Myyyyyyonchie were finally able to come to church and now they are back on track for baptism. I am so happy to have had so many miracles this week! I know that Heavenly Father is aware of the hard work we are doing and is by our side helping us and i know he is for all pof you!

I love you all and hope you have a great week!

Elder Wright