Monday, June 14, 2010

MIRACLE SUNDAY

Hello dearest family! This weeks has been quite the miraculous week! But first let me tell you all that all mail should be send to this address and not that PO Box one. They are just sending it to one place now. So mom if you could change the blog and my facebook or whatever so that people only send to this address:
Äldste Adam Webster
Sweden Stockholm Mission
Enebybergsvägen 38
182 46 Enebyberg
Sverige
Well i'll start off with the best news. So a few days ago we had a little extra time after our teach so we decided to go tracting. The first door we knocked on was a man from India who welcomed us in. We sat down and he and his friend started to listen to our message. After we finished, they said that they were really interested but were going out of town so we would meet them next week. Just as we were about to leave, two more men from India walked in... one of them asked, "hey, is there some type of church that I could visit?" And we said YES! We showed him the place and time and got his number and were on our way. On Sunday he texted us confirming which bus stop to get off and so we were really excited for him (Surendra) to come. The hour before sacrament meeting was sunday school... and through many calls, the ward mission leader was able to pick up the family from Serbia of 5! So they showed up and not only that... but a less-active we have been teaching can speak Serbian and was able to come and translate for them! As I taught them in one classroom the plan of salvation... I told elder Bush to go to another class to teach Surendra the first lesson in English. This man was prepared... after church was over Elder Bush told me that he had recieved a Baptismal date for the 26th of June! On the FIRST lesson! Amazing! That same night we went to his house and wanted to teach him the next lesson, but three of his friends showed up and so we taught them and asked them if they were to recieve an answer about the Book of Mormon, if they would be baptized and one of them said.. yeah that would make sense! AMAZING! So we got his number and went on our way.
Our next teach was with a man named Benjamin from Iran. He didn't really accept his Muslim beliefs and decided that he wanted to pray in his own way. After the opening prayer he told us that the way we pray reminds him A LOT about the way he prays. So he asked us a little bit more about repentance and forgiveness (we were teaching the third lesson) and talked to him about Baptism for the remission of Sins... he said that sounds good... So we challenged him ALSO to be Baptized the first day of July and he says... Yeah... I think that goes alright with my calendar... tht sounds GOOD! Without hesitation. It is really amazing to see once the Holy Ghost witnesses to them of the cleasing effect of the Atonement how much they desire to be cleansed!
A couple of days ago our man from afghanistan Zaki could never meet with us. Until last week. As he was taught he said to us that he had read half of the Book of Mormon and as he was explained the plan of Salvation he accepted Baptism.... When? TODAY.. the only downer is that he didn't make it to church but he is still looking positive and will be baptized next week! The 21st.
This week we have been blessed with Michelle this saturday... Li next saturday... Surendra next saturday... Zaki next monday... and Benjamin on July 1st. At the end of yesterday we couldn't do anything but get down on our knees and thank our Heavenly Father for the Spirit that has been present during our teaches.
Other than that Alinda has been doing good and has quit smoking (because her friend got cancer) It's a good reason to quit but not driven by the Gospel. She still needs a testimony of Joseph Smith and she will be ready! We talked to her about her two kids and told her to start talking about baptism with them because this phrase kept ringing in my head... Family.. isn't it about TIME? That is what this church is all about. We are not here to separate families... but to lift, enrich, and create gospel-based families so that the SPIRIT can be in their houses!
This Gospel.. This Church and everything that is in it IS TRUE. I KNOW it is. I have seen the hand of the Lord in this work WAY TOO MUCH to deny of his Love!
Well family... thats all I got for this week.. Zone Conference is tomorrow so I am super stoked for that! I have been good at taking pictures this transfer so eventually I'll send some off!
P.S. If you could ask Jacob Dedow.. if you ever see some to send me something in Serbian... so that these five can understand the gospel... get a testimony and be baptized?! Thanks!
Love,
the Wad

PS... I GOT THE MEMORY CARD AND USA SHIRT! MOTHER I LOVE YOU! P.S. im pretty sure your temple visit helped... A LOT! I love you mom.. you bless me more than you know!
Love, the WAD

pss..also... don't worry if you sent something to the PO BOX address already... I still can get the mail... but the mission will be not using it from now on.... so yeah.. love ya

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