Lots of miracles and lots of puddles.

6/23/14

What a week. We started off the week with a zone conference. We gave a training and I was scared out of my mind before the conference started because our misison president and the assistants were going to be there. But it was okay because I got to sit next to Sister Southworth the entire conference and I stayed at her house the night before and I got to go on a split with her the day after. You could say I was the happiest girl in the entire world and you would be correct. And our training even went over well. It was one of the times I have concretely felt that the Spirit has worked through me. We talked about how we can teach with the spirit and learn from the spirit. My companion shared how she found the church and it was so cool because she is a miracle. She is Russian. She is exactly what we try to find everyday. And somebody did find her and now she's a missionary and changing other people's lives. I will send you what she said next week. Also, at zone conference they talked about my first district leader I ever had in Russia. He's a stellar human being. He has changed so much on his mission, physically and spiritually and just everything. He has lost over 90 pounds on his mission. But the change he has made spiritually is even more incredible. He talked about how the beginning of his mission was the most fun. He was with a lot of people who didn't care about the rules and they just did whatever they wanted. But then he talked about how that was not happiness. Wickedness never was happiness. And righteousness always was. He never had a lot of success on his mission. Until he changed. And they had 11 investigators at church last week. And he has four baptismal dates this transfer. He will baptize four people this transfer right before he goes home. So cool. This week was the first of the Transfer of Miracles. AND WE DID IT. We reached our goal. We got 56 new investigators as a mission in one week, more than has ever been done before. Miracles. And there was a lot against us this week. Including the weather. So much rain. So many people didn't show up for our meetings or didn't want to talk to us. I think that means we are on the right track because Satan is stupid and is working so hard against us. This week we had probably one of the most classically bad days it was on a comical level. But really, it was so bad that it wasn't even bad because it was so funny? Does that make sense? We had an awful meeting with this lady and ended up getting thrown out of the house by her sons. Then right after that this other guy yelled at us. Then it started pouring rain. And then while we were waiting for our bus (already in the pouring rain) a car drove by and splashed a wave of water on us. Hahaha. I honestly was so blown away. But that's what makes a mission fun. We have so many adventures. We see so many miracles. Even if they are not the miracles we expected. I listened to a talk this week about the expected good and the given good. They are different but because they are from God, they are still good. God will always give us bread if that's what we ask for, it just might not be the white fluffy bread we wanted. I love you all! Have the best of weeks. Love, Sister harris