Hiiiiiii my friends
This has been a pretty GOOD 2 WEEKS! So, we've been teaching the three Haner girls for a little while now and we were having a hard time getting them and their parents to accept a date to be baptized. Sister Dixon and I decided that we would present them with a specific date and see if that would work. I prayed, asking what day was right for them, and the answer I got was January 29th. However, before we even presented them with this date we decided to go a different route and give the family some space, and let them come to us when they were ready. A few weeks later, they came to us and asked if the girls could be baptized on JANUARY 29TH!! It was amazing to see that, that truly was the day the Lord had prepared for them. All 3 girls were baptized this past Friday and it was such a special night :')) We love them sooo much
I also found out that I will be staying here in Ontario with Sister Dixon for another 6 weeks! Yaaaay! Other than that, things weren't as great this week hahaha. We got stood up or cancelled on for pretty much all of our lessons. It's hard, but we just keep going and trying :))
I was reading this story of Alma and Korihor in the Book of Mormon this week, and I love this particular verse. Alma, a prophet, is trying to teach Korihor about God, and Korihor says if Alma will only show him a sign that God exists, then he will believe. "But Alma said unto him: Thou hast had signs enough; will ye tempt your God? Will ye say, Show unto me a sign, when ye have the testimony of all these thy brethren, and also all the holy prophets? The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator." (Alma 30:44) Everything around us is a sure sign that there is a loving Heavenly Father watching over us. The beauty of the Earth, the science in which everything operates, our families, everything. Nothing is by accident. I invite you all to look for reasons to believe in God this week. Look at the "signs" that He has given you and recognize that He is there.
Sooooo much love
Hermana Rawlins
345 NW 7th St.
Ontario, OR 97914
