I love the people here. 😄
I can now lay my hand flat on a table to paint my nails. You can say
PT has been going well. 👐🏼
This week was absolutely amazing! Miracle after miracle. The Lord has
been so good!
I don't even really know where to start.
On Tuesday we went tracting at this random street I picked during
planning on Friday. When we showed up it turned out to be in one of
the ritziest parts of our area. I was
basically thinking this was one of her stupidest idea I've had my
whole mission. Really I just felt really intimidated because my whole
mission has been in a different neighborhood. But my motto for the
rest of my mission is "Fourth Floor, Last Door". So we prayed and
started knocking. To see the talk she is referring to:
I can now lay my hand flat on a table to paint my nails. You can say
PT has been going well. 👐🏼
This week was absolutely amazing! Miracle after miracle. The Lord has
been so good!
I don't even really know where to start.
On Tuesday we went tracting at this random street I picked during
planning on Friday. When we showed up it turned out to be in one of
the ritziest parts of our area. I was
basically thinking this was one of her stupidest idea I've had my
whole mission. Really I just felt really intimidated because my whole
mission has been in a different neighborhood. But my motto for the
rest of my mission is "Fourth Floor, Last Door". So we prayed and
started knocking. To see the talk she is referring to:
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/fourth-floor-last-door?lang=eng
The first people to reject us gave us dessert! They were Hindu and
having a holiday so they shared with us! Then we saw this woman taking
out her trash so we ran to help her and we started talking with her.
She said she's been "done with organized religion" for a long time,
but has always tried to live the 11 commandments. (Love the Lord and
your neighbor+10 commandments) We shared that part of our message is
that God's authority has been lost, but we are here because it's been
restored. She let us come back Wednesday and when we shared the how
the gospel has been restored, she thought it was beautiful! She had
even read the pamphlet and committed to read the Book of Mormon. She's
had a lot of people over since the Hurricane (pretty much everywhere
is loaded with hurricane evacuees) so we haven't really taught her
again, but she's really excited and tells us she's been looking for a
change!
Also on Wednesday we started meeting with our new friend who wants to
get baptized at the end of the month! She has a friend who's a member
in Norcross, and she decided she wanted to join the church! She even
came to our relief society activity on Thursday and loved it! She is
so sweet and very sincere. Also she has 9 kids.
On Friday we tracted this side street we just felt like we needed to
knock and the first door let us in. As we taught one of the girls said
she's been looking for a church and that she wanted missionaries to
visits her in New York! That night we stopped by a Walmart to contact
until 9, and we were also looking for otter pops to give out on
Saturday, and the Walmart employee who was helping us just began to
open up about how she's been thinking a lot about how she needs to get
back to being close with the Savior.
On Saturday we went to the street with the girls and kept on knocking
doors. The next door also just immediately let us in. They were
refugees from Iraq and they took us in as their own. They were so
sweet as they showed us pictures of their daughters. They even fed us
dinner!
Then we felt like we needed to visit this less active that doesn't
really let us in ever. They weren't home, but we figured the Lord led
us there for a reason. So we started knocking doors. We found first a
guy from Vietnam painting his garage. We tried talking with him, but
he wasn't super interested. We left him a sticky note to
followhim.mormon.org and invited him to check it out because he could
change the Language if he wanted. His name is Kan.
Then we met Melvin. When he opened the door, the first thing he said
was, " oh. I know what this is." We had a nice conversation about my
arm and his finger, which was also operated on. Then Sister Selch told
him the truth: "We've been praying to find those God is preparing to
hear our message and we were led to you. Can we share with you our
message which is of great value and importance?" He said he was
alright and the wind was blowing super hard so told us to follow the
wind. (Important detail.)
Then we met Arturo. He had been recently divorced so we shared the
beauty of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the good news that His
authority has been restored! As we shared the Book of Mormon with him
he touched his heart. After he read Moroni 10:3-5 he looked up and
asked us when we could come back. So we made a return appointment.
When we went back out to the street Melvin ran out his door: I changed
my mind! I want to know what the message is! It's just. The wind. And
you prayed. I think this message could be for me.
Yes Melvin. Yes. This message is most definitely for you.
Then last night we had a little bit of time left so we stopped by
another friend's. We've never met her at home because her husband is a
former alcoholic and is struggling with drug addiction. They've had a
rough week because he's relapsed. Their kids have been staying at a
friends and honestly, we'd never met the husband because she's been
nervous about how he'd respond. Well when we showed up he ran outside
: It's the Mormon girls! Y'all are my favorites! Let me tell ya!
You see, about a week ago we had dinner with our stake president and
he sent us home with lots of dinner left overs.
Which we gave to this guy's wife. (Sorry, not sorry?)
He invited us right on in and told us about his journey with the Lord.
He then was very interested and listened very sincerely as we talked
about Christ's atonement and the significance of the restoration. He
even committed to read the Book of Mormon.
There's no way the Lord's hand wasn't in that. He knew the bible very
well and was not shy with his opinion, but was very open and listened
to us and considered what we had to say.
Sorry this is forever long. As we've been praying to be led to those
the Lord is preparing, we've been finding them. All I know is that
the Lord's promises are sure:
“And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before
your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my
Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to
bear you up” (D&C 84:88).
I love this work and am so grateful to be here. I know our Savior
lives and that He knows and loves us personally.
I love you!
Hermana Wallis
Also. I got permission to visit families in the Spanish branch here.
The Lord is so good!
having a holiday so they shared with us! Then we saw this woman taking
out her trash so we ran to help her and we started talking with her.
She said she's been "done with organized religion" for a long time,
but has always tried to live the 11 commandments. (Love the Lord and
your neighbor+10 commandments) We shared that part of our message is
that God's authority has been lost, but we are here because it's been
restored. She let us come back Wednesday and when we shared the how
the gospel has been restored, she thought it was beautiful! She had
even read the pamphlet and committed to read the Book of Mormon. She's
had a lot of people over since the Hurricane (pretty much everywhere
is loaded with hurricane evacuees) so we haven't really taught her
again, but she's really excited and tells us she's been looking for a
change!
Also on Wednesday we started meeting with our new friend who wants to
get baptized at the end of the month! She has a friend who's a member
in Norcross, and she decided she wanted to join the church! She even
came to our relief society activity on Thursday and loved it! She is
so sweet and very sincere. Also she has 9 kids.
On Friday we tracted this side street we just felt like we needed to
knock and the first door let us in. As we taught one of the girls said
she's been looking for a church and that she wanted missionaries to
visits her in New York! That night we stopped by a Walmart to contact
until 9, and we were also looking for otter pops to give out on
Saturday, and the Walmart employee who was helping us just began to
open up about how she's been thinking a lot about how she needs to get
back to being close with the Savior.
On Saturday we went to the street with the girls and kept on knocking
doors. The next door also just immediately let us in. They were
refugees from Iraq and they took us in as their own. They were so
sweet as they showed us pictures of their daughters. They even fed us
dinner!
Then we felt like we needed to visit this less active that doesn't
really let us in ever. They weren't home, but we figured the Lord led
us there for a reason. So we started knocking doors. We found first a
guy from Vietnam painting his garage. We tried talking with him, but
he wasn't super interested. We left him a sticky note to
followhim.mormon.org and invited him to check it out because he could
change the Language if he wanted. His name is Kan.
Then we met Melvin. When he opened the door, the first thing he said
was, " oh. I know what this is." We had a nice conversation about my
arm and his finger, which was also operated on. Then Sister Selch told
him the truth: "We've been praying to find those God is preparing to
hear our message and we were led to you. Can we share with you our
message which is of great value and importance?" He said he was
alright and the wind was blowing super hard so told us to follow the
wind. (Important detail.)
Then we met Arturo. He had been recently divorced so we shared the
beauty of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the good news that His
authority has been restored! As we shared the Book of Mormon with him
he touched his heart. After he read Moroni 10:3-5 he looked up and
asked us when we could come back. So we made a return appointment.
When we went back out to the street Melvin ran out his door: I changed
my mind! I want to know what the message is! It's just. The wind. And
you prayed. I think this message could be for me.
Yes Melvin. Yes. This message is most definitely for you.
Then last night we had a little bit of time left so we stopped by
another friend's. We've never met her at home because her husband is a
former alcoholic and is struggling with drug addiction. They've had a
rough week because he's relapsed. Their kids have been staying at a
friends and honestly, we'd never met the husband because she's been
nervous about how he'd respond. Well when we showed up he ran outside
: It's the Mormon girls! Y'all are my favorites! Let me tell ya!
You see, about a week ago we had dinner with our stake president and
he sent us home with lots of dinner left overs.
Which we gave to this guy's wife. (Sorry, not sorry?)
He invited us right on in and told us about his journey with the Lord.
He then was very interested and listened very sincerely as we talked
about Christ's atonement and the significance of the restoration. He
even committed to read the Book of Mormon.
There's no way the Lord's hand wasn't in that. He knew the bible very
well and was not shy with his opinion, but was very open and listened
to us and considered what we had to say.
Sorry this is forever long. As we've been praying to be led to those
the Lord is preparing, we've been finding them. All I know is that
the Lord's promises are sure:
“And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before
your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my
Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to
bear you up” (D&C 84:88).
I love this work and am so grateful to be here. I know our Savior
lives and that He knows and loves us personally.
I love you!
Hermana Wallis
Also. I got permission to visit families in the Spanish branch here.
The Lord is so good!
To write to Madeleine please use: madeleine.wallis@myldsmail.net
