What a wonderful week it has been!!

November 4, 2013 - from Sister Jacie Gillett

Hola Familia,

Buenos tardes! Como esta? Somos representantes de Jesus Christo. Cree en Jesus Christo?

Well, how is my spanish coming? That's about all I know how to do at doors. Sister J has been helping me practice the basics so that when we do run into Spanish speaking homes we can talk about Jesus Christ instead of just walking away and sending the Spanish missionaries. It counts every time we plant a seed!!

WOW!!! What a wonderful week it has been!! I feel like I say that every week but this one have been AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! We see so many miracles daily and I love it!! Here is a story especially for Jenson...Flat Stanly helped us to be in the right place at the right time!! So a few weeks ago on Sunday we were tracting and we ran into a man named J. He was just leaving so we gave him a mormon.org card and he said we could come back anytime to visit with him more about the gospel. We stopped by a couple of times and we were never able to catch him because he worked a lot but we were able to cross paths with him again. coincidence... I think not!! We began teaching him some basic doctrine and about the Book of Mormon. He started asking us what our purpose was as missionaries and what we expected from him as we taught him. Normally we tell our investigators our purpose and then see what they expect from us. He must have been really in tune with the spirit. The spirit in our discussion was so powerful. At the end, he accepted a copy of the Book of Mormon and without us even asking him to read it  he committed himself to read it!!!! WOAH!!! WHERE DID THIS GUY COME FROM???  The Lord has really prepared his heart and he is so ready to become more perfected in Jesus Christ. So, here is where Flat Stanly comes in. After we had met him for the first time on Sunday, the next day we had plans to go take pictures with Flat Stanly. It took two attempts because the first time I had accidentally forgot Flat Stanly at the apartment so we had to go back and get him and then go back. Well it just so happened that as we were walking back for the second time, J drove past us and thought "those are the girls that talked with me about Jesus last night." Which again sparked thought about learning more from us. The Lord works in mysterious ways but I know that I accidentally left Flat Stanley home the first time for a reason and now, we know why. Wow!! How cool is that!!

Miracle #2 this week. Around 2 weeks ago we had just enough time to knock on one more door before we called it a day. Our plans were to tract B street so we tried to find it. We couldn't find it on the map and I was honestly just thinking of stopping where we were and knocking on a door. Eventually we found the street and when we came around the corner Sister J and I both had the impression to go to the second house. We did and we met a girl named K. she has previously dated a mormon boy, she knew the bishop's family, and she had been to church a few times and she really enjoyed it. We were able to get her contact information and she told us the best time for her was on weekends. So  we went to do a sneak attack because she wasn't answering our texts. Turns out, she moved. However, we met a really cute and enthusiastic girl. She is about our age and she had just moved in with her family. We started talking with her about Jesus Christ and asked her how He has influenced her life. She told us that Jesus has really helped her through the passing away of her dad when she was younger... What a better thing to testify of than eternal families!! As we told her that she could be with her family and especially her dad forever you could see her countenance change. She wanted to learn more of the knowledge we could share wth her. We are so excited to go back and teach this truth to her family.

Miracle #3. After we had visited, we were planning on going to visit a member and give them a Book of Mormon invitation. The members weren't home, so we were headed to our back up plan. As we drove past the church their was a beautiful reception going on. I had the feeling to go in and see if we could give service in any way. I brushed off the feeling, but Sister J said, turn around. I thought I was just going the wrong way so I did and then she had me pull into the church parking lot. We had no idea who the reception was for, but we were both receiving the prompting to go in so we "had to go to the bathroom" As we made our way to the bathroom we passed the kitchen and a lady flagged us down. We went in to see if we could give service and help them clean up. She told us they didn't need anything and then handed us big bags of food. What a tender mercy that was for us because first, we didn't have dinner plans for Sunday night and two, we didn't really have much to eat because it was the end of the month and pday wasn't until the Monday. We were able to help clear off some tables before we had to leave. We were also able to run into the Ward Missionary Leader and his wife and tell him about the experience we had just had. I love strengthening the members by sharing with them the miracles we are seeing each day.

Miracle #4. Last night we went to go and visit a young man named G. He is 15, he really likes sports, and his grandparents  are really pressuring him to learn more about God. He had missed his appointment with us on Saturday morning so we just stopped by to visit a little bit. We were able to really focus on helping him to know that there is a God and that God love him and that he is God's son. It was a really powerful lesson. We asked him if learning more about the gospel was something that he desired. He said there is a part of me that really wants to learn more, but the other part says that I really don't have time to learn more because of school and sports. he then asked us What do you think I should do? We avoided his question and helped him to understand that we can't make that decision for him. He needed to know for himself. We told him that the only way he could know what to do was through praying to God. We then invited him to pray with us right then to know what he should to, to know that there is a God, that he is a son of God, and that God loves him. I guess we didn't explain that we wanted it to be a vocal prayer, but we knelt and we each said personal prayers. As I looked at his face as he prayed to know, I knew that he was talking with God with real intent. It was such a beautiful and a sacred moment for him and for us to witness. You could tell that he took talking with God very seriously. After our prayers, Sister J and I had decided to let him break the silence, so that he had some time to just think and ponder and feel the power of the Holy Ghost working in him. So we waited, and waited, and waited. Finally he said "ya, you guys should come back." WOW!!! He received his answer right there of what he should do. We can't wait to help him learn more about his Heavenly Father's love for him!!

I have been officially cleared to drive a car here... Bittersweet feelings about it. I hate traffic, I hate stop lights, I hate drivers.... I just hate everything about driving the the city. I am only driving because I love my companion and she has been driving everyday for 9 months so she really needs a break. It is also really helping me to learn the area better which is a huge blessing! Please keep me in your prayers that we will continue to drive safely!!

I love you all so much and I am so grateful that our family is together forever. I thank the Lord each day for all my tender mercies!! I know that Poppa is here being my guiding star and helping me to see the silver lining in the clouds. He is the angel that goes before me to prepare the way. I am so grateful for my opportunity to serve here. I love our investigators, and the ward members. I love my Savior and my Heavenly Father. I know He loves each one of us!! Have a great week!! I love you all!!!

Love, Sister Gillett