Sister Fisher

What a week! July 21, 2014


Sister Fisher is incredible! She is from Figi. She's a convert. She was baptized when she was 16 years old. She really doesn't like frogs. She has a testimony like a rock! She started her mission here in Brantford North 16 months ago so she already knows all the members and the area. It comes in really handy. She is HILARIOUS! I think I'll keep her :)


Our first day together was full of the Spirit! We planned out the exchange schedule for the transfer and we both agreed that it had been a significant, revelatory experience! We went and visited a few members that evening and had incredible spiritual experiences with them as well! I just know it's going to be a good transfer.


Wayne. Oh Wayne. Wayne is a new investigator and he's incredible! He is so excited about the Gospel! He met with missionaries about 10 years ago and even came to church, but wasn't ready at the time. He has recognized and expressed to us the reasons he wasn't ready back then and he firmly believes now is his time! He loves the Book of Mormon and all the pamphlets we give him :) He isn't working so he has a lot of time to meet with us. So we met with him three times this week. He called us a few nights ago after he had read 2 Nephi 31 and was so excited to get baptized! He said that when he is baptized by fire it's going to be more like an explosion! Haha! So I'll keep you updated on good ole Wayne! Pray for him though because he's got addictions to overcome which is never easy. He smokes a lot and drinks coffee. He's already doing better though just in the past week!


Really incredible experience with Family History happened this week. The Spirit of Elijah is alive and well! Just so you know. A few weeks ago we knocked on a lady's door. Her name is Carmen. As we got talking we found out she knew a member of the church, and elderly lady that passed away some time ago. This elderly lady worked in the Family History Center so Carmen knew that she did that every Wednesday and we told her we could show her what it's all about. She was going to be out of town for a while, so she just told us to call in a few weeks. We set up an appointment with the family history consultant for this past Thursday then left Carmen a message telling her about it. We didn't hear back from her and the FH consultant cancelled, so we weren't planning on going. But an hour before the scheduled time of the appointment, Carmen called us and said she would love to come and would just plan on meeting us there! Thank heavens we were on an exchange and the sister I was with knew a lot about Family History! We met Carmen at the church and she had a binder of old pictures, newspaper clippings, pedigree charts, etc. She is Italian and had a real interest in one of her uncles, so we typed his name into family search and found census records and marriage licenses and all these other documents and it was SO EXCITING! Carmen was elated about these discoveries! I have a testimony of the spirit of Elijah softening hearts. I believe it's the only way to reach some people. I'm excited to see what happens with Carmen!


On one exchange we went on this week the sister shared an incredible analogy that I've been thinking about ever since. She compared a lifestyle of sin to a funnel. At first life seems so free and appealing, but the farther we get into the funnel we find that our choices become really limited really quickly. On the flip side, if we turn the funnel upside down, a lifestyle of the Gospel of Jesus Christ might seem limited at first and might seem like rules and restrictions, but as we live the commandments and the gospel, we will find that those commandments set us free and our options become expanded until they eventually become eternal. I know I am not perfect, but I am ever grateful I decided to devote my life to the quest of establishing a pattern of righteous living, because that righteous living will lead me straight to the mercy seat. Straight to my Father in Heaven and my Savior, Jesus Christ. It truly is a blessed and happy state when we live the commandments!! Keep the faith and have a great week!


Love, Sister Felix