I have had an exhausting week, that I'm still recovering from, but it has
been a great one. I love my new area here in Calgary in Shawnessy. I love
my new companion Sister Lamont. I'm so grateful for Walk and Talk August,
even though we haven't talked to as many people as we wish, we are trying
and are seeing miracles happening from it. As I'm reading the Book of
Mormon for Miracles by Faith, I can see how miracles are not always big
things, they are most times, very small. It is helping me recognize the
miracels more in my every day to day life. I'm so grateful for zone
conference that we had this week. I had so many spiritual experiences, it
left me exhausted for the next day. I just want to share with you some of
the miracles we have had this week.
So on Tuesday as we walked outside we found that we had flat tire on our
car. We couldn't believe it! We had just checked the tires the day before
for car inspections and they were all fine. We didn't know what to do so of
course we called Elder Trim (he's over all the cars in the mission) and he
told us to find some other missionaries in our zone to come help us. The
zone leaders and our district leader were almost there. So then whith
permission from Elder Trim and our zone leaders we called other Elders in
our zone. Canyon Creek Elders had to come back for a temple recommend so
they said they would come help us. While we waited for them, we decided to
start acting and doing what we could. We pulled the spare out of the car
and I started loosening the lugnuts. Then a man from our apartment complex
saw us and offered to help so we accepted. As he was changing the tire we
talked to him about the gospel and who we were. We asked him if he goes to
church. He said no, he's just too busy. But then he admitted that that
wasn't a good excuse. So we invited him to come sometime. I know that the
Lord placed us in his path so we could talk to him.
Another miracle happened on Saturaday as we decided we had nothing going on
the whole day that we were going to walk from our apartment to Somerset,
which took us two hours, then to walk out to Silverado which was another 30
minutes. We tried to talk to as many people as we could, but their wasn't a
lot of people outside and no one was home on the doors we knocked on. As we
were getting close to the entrance of Silverado some members stopped and
gave us a ride to their house where we were able to fill up our water
bottles and rest from the heat a little. They then offered to feed us
dinnner because we didn't have a dinner that night. We had a few hours
before dinner so we went out to tract and stop by some less-actives. On our
way to one house we got a call from a member who was in Silverado helping
his less-active son with some yard work. He was looking for Elders, but we
said we were probably the only missioinaries in Silverado, we would come
help. So we did in our skirts for about an hour. We found a new less active
that is not in the ward directory who has a non-member wife. They really
like us because we did service for them. We are hoping to start teaching
them on a more regular basis and do more service for them.
Well, those are just two of the miracles we have had this week, and they
have been amazing. We got Bernard to come to church and also picked up a
new investigator who said she is Muslim, but it doesn't look like she's
practicing, but the way she was dressed. She was willing to read the Book
of Mormon. When we meet with her this week we will find out more about her
background as a Muslim. I'm so grateful for Walk and Talk August. It is
pushing me out of my comfort zone and helping me learn and grow even more.
I love this gospel so much and am grateful I have the opportunity to share
it with all those around me. I'm grateful for the experiences I've had this
week, especially at zone conference and the temple.
Love Sister Barton
“There is no mortal man that is so much interested in the success of an
elder [or sister] when he is preaching the gospel as the Lord that sent him
to preach to the people who are the Lord’s children” (The Teachings of
Lorenzo Snow, comp. Clyde J. Williams [1984], 70).
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