This morning in my studies I read Alma 37:10 and it says, "...they had this miracle, and also many other miracles wrought by the power of God, day by day." Missionary work is accompanied by miracles. Because it is the Lord's work. If you want to feel God's power in your life, just go do some missionary work!
One of the miracles from this week happened on Friday. We were riding the bus home and I started talking with a girl named Jenna. I complimented the braid in her hair and that turned into a discussion about the Gospel! She said she had seen me on the bus a few days earlier and thought it was so cool that I was a missionary. She was too shy to strike up a conversation with me, so she texted her friend that was with her and pointed out that I was a missionary! I had no idea!! It made me wish I would have talked with her. But God gave me another chance :) She told me that she didn't grow up religious at all but has been really interested in spiritual things since she took a religion class a few years ago. She has never even set foot in a church before! She told me that one of her friends that is Catholic invited to give her a tour around a very prominent chapel in Guelph called the Church of our Lady Immaculate. The attached picture is of this cathedral looking church. It looks like the Notre Dame! Anyway, her stop was coming up and I hadn't had a chance to tell her a lot about our unique beliefs, but as we approached her stop the bus suddenly broke down! Tender mercy! We were able to talk for about 10 more minutes about the apostasy and Restoration and the Book of Mormon. It was amazing! She felt the spirit. I know she did. I invited her to church sometime, or even just to have a tour of the chapel, but we'll have to see what will happen. Miracle.
Juliana is scheduled to be baptized this week! If all goes as planned, it will be on Sunday
. It's going to be a crazy week, but it's going to be a good one! Juliana came to a Relief Society Christmas activity on Saturday and loved it! We decorated and baked Christmas cookies to give away to less actives or sick ladies in the ward. It was a lot of fun! We also put together what they were calling "blessing bags" with things like tissues, hand sanitizers, chap stick, etc to keep in their cars and to give away to homeless people they see on the street. So that was pretty cool. We also had two less active sisters come to the activity and one of them brought a friend! I'm grateful for Relief Society!
We are also teaching a man named Warren. He's quite a nervous and anxious man in his 50's that wears thick glasses and a paper boy hat no matter what the weather is. He has never had a belief in God, but this week we had a lesson that I think changed that. We talked about prayer most of the time and had a recent convert there that bore a powerful testimony of the reality of God. We are giving him a chapel tour on Tuesday to help him feel comfortable enough to come to church. I'm hoping he'll stay for the scripture study class we teach on Tuesdaynights. We teach a weekly class for investigators, recent converts, and less active members about how to study the scriptures that is focused on the Book of Mormon. This is the first time I've ever done anything like this on my mission and it's pretty great!
We ate lunch this week with a sister in the ward named Sister Shantz. She feeds us lunch every Friday and it's always an amazing experience! She is the most wonderful, mystical, and spiritual person. I had a moment in her home that I never want to forget, so I'll try to describe it to you. Sister Dyer and I were sitting on a sofa next to Sister Shantz elderly mother in her historic home eating sausage, soup, salad, and butternut squash. The warm room was lit with light from lamps and it was snowing outside. Sister Shantz read us a poem about the birth of the Savior that she found while she was looking through some old cards. The spirit was so strong and the peace I felt was indescribable. It was peace that I needed to feel. It was a moment that is seared into my memory.
I hope you all have a fantastic week! Eat lots of turkey and count your blessings on this week of thanksgiving.
Love and Prayers, Sister Felix
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