Dear
Mom and everyone,
Well, life is
unexpected! Found out Friday night that I am leaving Dixon tomorrow. And our mission president changed the way of doing transfers
so now we don't know who our companions will be or even what area we are going
to until the day of transfers, so I'm off into the unknown! It's really
exciting this way though, and daunting at the same time, but I know that this
mission is in good hands so I'm sure whatever happens will be great. I'll let
you know my new address next week. I didn't expect to be leaving Dixon so soon
after I just got here, but I am excited for another adventure to add to my
mission "sandwich" so far (6 weeks in Winters, 6 months in Willits, 6
weeks in Dixon). So that's the fresh news of the day.
As far as this week,
something miraculous happened on Friday!
There is a couple that we teach that has been meeting with missionaries for
forever and a half, and it has been our goal to figure out where they are
really at and what is holding them back, but it has been hard because the
husband is a chatterbox and doesn't really let anyone else get a word in. We
especially didn't know how his wife felt about any of it because we were never
able to hear from her, and everyone always thought they were fine because they
had been taught forever and had always let missionaries in, and the husband is
one of those people who agrees with everything you say and seems to understand,
but really it wasn't sinking in because he wasn't doing anything about it. So
here's the miracle: he didn't talk during the lesson on Friday and we were finally able to talk to his wife
and see where she is at! As it turns out, she has no understanding of the
Restoration of the Gospel and Priesthood Authority and even why we were coming
over. They thought missionaries just came over and talked about God and it was
all great, but they never really understood that we expected them to act on the
message and change as a result of it. So we're going to teach them the
Restoration tonight, and I think after that the missionaries here are finally
going to be able to either move forward with this couple or give them a break
for a bit. I know it may not sound like such a miracle, but maybe the words of
my companion will help you see how monumental it was: "God Himself
probably came down during the lesson and clamped his hand around ______'s mouth
so we could finally hear from his wife and know what to do with them."
Miracle.
Well, Happy
Thanksgiving to everyone this week! I am grateful for God in the details of my
life. Wherever I turn, I find that He is there and I know that He is there for
you too. Please don't let your spiritual eyesight be blinded by worldly things.
Love you!
~Hermana Burton
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