October 22nd 2008

Another week has come and gone!! Man time is flying!!
Well, we have another baptism date set!! A previous investigator actually. She had met with the missionaries for years and had a baptism date set, but she backed out and the Elders lost contact with her for over a year. We found her in our area book and decided to give her a call. She didn't answer so we left a message. A few days later she called us back and wanted to have a "Bible study" with us. So we went to the appointment not really knowing what to teach about and just attend to her needs and questions. We ended up talking about Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon and testifying like crazy! The spirit was so strong and we committed her to be baptized and she said "absolutely! I'm ready!!" We were all teary eyed and we all knew she was ready. She's an older lady and she's so nice. So she's set for December 6th and Reggie is still on for the 5th. So they'll both receive the Holy Ghost on the 7th.
We're also working with a less active member named Marla McFarlane. She's such a great lady! She fed us lunch and we gave her a lesson on Prayer. Before we went and saw her I prayed for days to know what to teach her. Prayer kept coming to my mind so I taught her the importance of prayer and she said all that was said is exactly what she needed to hear. It was really great! She's making me a beanie for the winter so that's exciting! A pink on of course! With sparkles!
We are still tracting a lot lately. That's pretty fun sometimes. Some people are so mean but it makes good stories to tell. We asked a guy how his day was going and he said "It's going good and it'll be going even better once you girls hit the road and get off my property." Yeah he wasn't very nice. We had 5 or 6 doors in a row act like that. But we just smile and thank them for coming to the door and keep pushing forward. It's good times! We'll find those who God has prepared to hear the gospel. It just takes time. Sister Halliday takes what they say to heart and she'll cry sometimes. But we just have to keep moving forward and always remember that at least we're trying and doing all we can to spread the gospel. They'll remember us in the future and hopefully be ready at a later time.
Always try to help spread the gospel. You don't have to be a missionary to do that. Let people know of the happiness you have in your life because of the gospel and try to bless theirs with your knowledge and testimony! We're commanded to do so :)
-Sister Orawiec

REMEMBER: The Church Is True!