This week was pretty great! It went really fast! The week started with a trip to Franklin, and a lot of driving through small towns and corn fields. It was the most successful trip I have ever had in Franklin. We saw just about everyone we needed to. We stopped by M--- and B----'s, and we got to see them and you know what! M--- has just about quit smoking. She had to go to the hospital last week for bronchitis because she quit so suddenly, but in two and a half weeks she only had two cigarettes since we challenged her to quit. Her husband, B----, hadn't had such luck, but they are coming along and have been praying about a baptism date. Hopefully we can set it soon!
C---- came to church and is growing just slowly. We also spent more time than usual this week on campus because we met with A----- and a few other people. Our lesson with A----- was amazing! His first question was about missionaries and how a member told him we help people become members, and he said how do I become a member. So we spent a good amount of time explains what baptism was because he didn't know. We invited him to be baptized, and he said he want to learn a little bit more and make sure it was okay with his wife. We considered that a soft acceptance.
Also, we were on bikes for the majority of this week which allowed us to zip around faster even though we get many strange looks. Two girls on bikes and (yes, my companion rides a child-sized bike) in skirts and helmets. We definitely turn heads.
We have seen blessings this week. Two separate occasions when we had an appointment fall through we have felt guided to do something else in the area. Usually this means street contacts or tracting, but we can always see why we were there at that moment even if it was a discouragement. Our count of Africans found this week is 20. They were all living in places where Africans don't usually live, so we were happy to find them and refer them to the Swahili elders.
We had interviews with president this week and it is always so wonderful to meet with him, such a inspired man.
Spiritual thought: It comes from a talk on priesthood, but I think it applies to other things as well. "The tough part of that reality is that for Him to give you that increased power, you must go in service and faith to your outer limits." As our responsibility increases, so does our ability to function. Such is the power of the atonement that the Lord will give us a way to accomplish what we need to do for Him. With that, we receive power and can truly work miracles.
I love being a missionary!!
Sinceramente,
Hermana Nielson
P.S. The south has giant spiders
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