We had some Christmas finding miracles this week!
We have been struggling to find people to teach. For a while now. Our faith has been strong and we know that there are people out there for us, they are just reallyyyyyyyy hard to find.
BUT! This week we found 2 of them! 2 new investigators and another 2 with great potential.
On Tuesday morning it was rainy and cold and we had no car but we knew the investigators weren't hiding inside our apartment. So out we went tracting. After a few doors with nobody interested we kept going along. A man named J then answers a door and we give him our spiel and he says "yeah I have time right now, teach me". We started telling him a little bit about what we believe and asked about him. He just moved here from another part of NC to find work and he has actually been church shopping. We realized we couldn't really go much farther on his doorstep and since he was a single man we couldn't go inside. We had a member coming out with us later in the day so we asked if we could come back and 2 and talk a little more. We went back at 2 and he let us right in. We introduced the Book of Mormon and read from it with him. He seemed genuinely interested and was excited to read more. We are excited to go back after the Holidays and see how it went!
The other person we are now teaching is J. She is amazing!! J's son A has been attending scouts at our church for a few years now. She just finished Grad school and with A now 11 she has decided it is time for her and her son to join a church. She has enjoyed everything she has seen and the people she has interacted with from our church during the time A has been in scouts. She approached us and said she would like to learn more. We were able to go and teach her the Restoration yesterday and she really loved and understood it. She has already been reading out of the Book of Mormon and has really enjoyed it. She accepted to be baptized if she came to know the church was true and wants A to start taking the lessons as well. J's mother also lives with them and she might be interested too. Miracles happen! We are so excited to see what happens with this cute family.
We had a wonderful Christmas Zone Conference this week. We got to hear and be instructed by our Wonderful Mission President and his wife Sister Bernhisel. Then we had a delicious lunch and did the 12 days of Christmas "Bernhisel style". They made up a little dance with motions to the song. It was fun to do that with them and all the missionaries. We then had a musical fireside. My district had the best performance if I do say so myself. Our district leader somehow got his hands on a set of hand-bells from a member. So our district learned a song a surprised everyone with 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing" by the Durham Bells. Everyone pretty much laughed the whole way through because it was unlike anything anyone else had performed. I wish I could send videos through email because it is pretty good. We also got all the sisters from the Durham zone and performed "The 12 days of Missionary Christmas" that a sister wrote. That was fun. there was lots of singing and lots of good talent shared. It was a wonderful day full of the Spirit!
I am so grateful for this Christmas season. I am so grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ and the opportunity that I have had to really learn about who He is and what He has truly done for each of us as I have served my mission thus far. I am so grateful to be here for another Christmas and to be able to spread Christmas cheer through the gospel of Jesus Christ. May we all remember Christ this beautiful week and always.
Merry Christmas!!
All my love,
Sister Judd
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