Yet another great week! A little long, but we had some beautiful
miracles that kept us going!
The first one was on Tuesday! Our appointment had fallen
through, and for us, that almost always mean knocking in the area. Because if you don't have appointments
then you got find some new ones. As we were working our way down the street we
came across a house that was completely demolished for renovation, and we
almost skipped it. But we had a prompting to knock on it anyway. So we did, and
we heard someone say, "Hallo, what can I do for ya?," in English! We
then had an excellent conversation with this man! His name is Chris, and he is
from South Africa. He has had a really rough past few months, and really needed
someone to talk to right as we knocked on his door. We talked to him about the
Book of Mormon, and he said that he would read it in the next month, and that
he would love to keep on meeting with us to talk about it. As we were leaving
he said "Keep in touch!" at least 5 times. We are really excited to
work with him!
The next day we were looking up some former investigators
and as we were parking our bikes we felt prompted to talk to the man sitting on
the bench. Little did we know that just this last month he lost his wife and
his 2 daughters. He was in total despair, and we showed up at the perfect moment
to help him. As we listened to him, we testified of the reality of life after
death, and eternal families. He really opened up, and he accepted a Book of
Mormon. As we were leaving, he asked us if he could give us a hug, which was
super amazing because both Elder DuWors and I had the feeling but we both felt
too awkward to ask. I feel super blessed to have been in the right spot and at
the right time for him!
As for our other investigators, we made some amends with
Sarah with some pastries since we have been pretty demanding on her. Joris said
that he really enjoyed church and that he wants to come again after he defends
his thesis on the 4th.
This week has made me feel super blessed and has helped me
better understand the blessings of obedience and hard work. For the most part
we found a lot of rejection this week, but because we just kept on pushing
through we were able to play a huge part in the lives of several people.
I did a pretty poor job of taking photos this week, but here
is one of minigolf! Elder DuWors and I were neck and neck until the last few
holes, where I really lost my game...
I love you all! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes,
and enjoy the fall!
Love,
Elder Thornton
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