Members in the Work 3/7

Hello family and friends!!! This has been an amazing week. We have been able to do some finding which is something we've been struggling with a bit the past few weeks. But we've found some great people and I'm very grateful! So an update on the ward here, I was honestly just starting to wonder a bit if what we've been doing to get the members involved had even done anything but then we had fast and testimony meeting this past Sunday and there were so many people who got up and shared their testimonies about missionary work, it was so humbling to hear so many sweet testimonies about the importance of missionary work. When the members are involved in the work it brings miracles.

So an update on our investigator Anna, she is progressing very slowly but she is progressing well. We met with her again this week and she had read more than 100 pages in the Book of Mormon and still told us she felt like she hadn't read enough. Haha she's amazing. She still has not received her answer but she said as she's been reading the Book of Mormon she's been able to feel a little bit more each time she reads it. It has been incredible to see.

So in district meeting this last week we talked about discouragement and I would love to share one of the stories that was shared. "Once upon a time it was announced that the devil was going put of business and would sell all his equipment to those who were willing to pay the price. On the big day of the sell, all his tools were attractively displayed. There was envy, jealousy, hatred, malice deceit, sensuality, pride, idolatry, and other implements of evil on display. Each of the tools was marked with its own price tag. Over in the corner by itself was a harmless looking wedge shaped tool, very much worn down. But still it bore a higher price than the others. Someone asked the devil what it was, and he answered "that is discouragement." The next question came quickly: "and why is it priced so high even though it is plain to see that it is more worn than these others?" "because," replied the devil, "it is more useful to me than all these others. I can pry open and get into a man's heart with that when I cannot get near him with any other tool. Once I get inside, I can use him in whatever way suits me best. It is worn well because I use it on everybody I can, and few people know it belongs to me. This tool was priced so high that no one could buy it, and to this day it has never been sold. It still belongs to the devil, and he uses it on mankind." (author unknown)

This really impacted me, so many times it's our own discouragement that holds us back, when in reality we have eternal potential! through our Savior Jesus Christ, we can get through everything and we can become the people we are meant to be.
Les quiero!!! Que tengan una buena semana!
Hermana Bangerter