AND MORE MISSION MIRACLES

SISTER HICKS AND SISTER STANTON

This new member's mother and dog had passed away recently and he was beginning to wonder what more of a purpose there was in his life and if he needed to be having more of a relationship with God. We met Him on His front porch and approached him. He said we could return and he set a return appointment for two weeks later. thankfully we were persistent and returned a few times before the return appointment and He came to church that weekend. That was the true beginning of his conversion. He felt peace at church and that peace continued as he learned and felt the power of the message of the restoration. He loved the Book of Mormon after we helped Him understand it a bit more and He truly felt the peace of God when he went for a tour of the temple. Through the power of God he was able to quit smoking and drinking and was baptized. He has a beautiful new confidence and peace and it was a beautiful experience that was only successful because of the Love of the great congregation that fellowshipped him and loved him through his hesitancy until he knew for himself.

SISTER HICKS & SISTER TAI

We met this great new member through our neighbor. They were friends from her work. She was a nice lady and very friendly. We decided one day to tract her street. We found her and she welcomed us in. She had been a member of the Salvation Army Church but wasn't happy with it any more. And to our surprise she had one of our pamphlets. It had been slipped into one of her delivery books by someone who was trying to throw away a pamphlet of ours! We continued to meet with her and slowly she began to realize that our church was the family she had been searching for. When She Prayed about it the Lord confirmed it to her through her feelings. The members of our ward played a great part in helping her recognize this. She humbled herself and asked us to teach her what was right and how she needed to change. We then started her stop smoking battle! She was resistant at first but as soon as she prayed about it she knew that it was what God wanted her to do. It was amazing to see how God confirmed the Truth that we taught. She then changed her life and brought herself into harmony with God's teachings by reading and praying daily and living the Word of Wisdom. With greater light and knowledge from the Book of Mormon she entered into the waters of Baptism and was confirmed a member of the church on the 10^th of November; a month later she went to the temple to include her deceased family into her new found family here on earth. We know they were waiting for her. Heavenly Father truly guided us and her to each other so that we could provide the family she had always been searching for. 

ELDER KAY AND ELDER TO'OMATA

OUR NEWEST CONVERT is a bright young woman and loves church so much. She said that when she saw her friends being baptised she too wanted to be the same. She remembers all that we've taught and at times reminds her dad who is slowly coming back. But we are so happy that Heavenly Father blessed us to have her mother ask us to teach and baptise her daughter. We love them so much.