This last week was amazing.
There is so much happening in the work of salvation here in Davis, CA. On Wednesday, one of the members, Hermana R***o, whose calling is to be a branch missionary and help us with our work, took us to visit one of her friends. This friend has two little boys and lives at the end of a very long dirt road in the middle of a bunch of fields. I think they were tomato fields, but they have already been harvested. Anyway, she was very receptive to us and we are excited to keep teaching her. When we went back to see her on Saturday, again with Hermana R***o, she had other visitors there...but we think she'll be happy to have us back another day. The awesome thing was that when we went back with Hermana R***o to her house, she told her nephew who was there, "Hey, the Sisters are here to teach you about the plan of salvation." At first, he sort of ignored her, but we started talking to him a little bit more, and he really was interested in talking with us. We taught him and his little sister and we are excited to go teach these two teenagers again (and hopefully their dad as well, according to them) later on this week.
On Thursday, Hermano R**s, another family member of a member in our ward, told us that he wants to get baptized! He is a wonderful man...he has helped his wife to get active again in the church and the gospel, and his earnest desire to gain his own testimony and be an example and blessing for his children is inspiring. As he knelt and prayed with us on Thursday evening, I was just filled with so much admiration and love for him. That's what it feels like to be a part of the journey of one of Heavenly Father's children back to Him.
On Sunday, we found out that this young woman who has been coming to church every week with her grandma for four or five weeks is not even a member! I had no idea...she comes to everything. So it was easy to ask her, "hey, do you want to meet with us missionaries so you can learn more about the church and how to be a member?" She is excited about it!
We also started teaching a lot of other new people and families this week. We have so much to do that we find we hardly have time to be on Facebook and do all the work that is piling up for us there too.
It's a privilege and a pleasure to be serving the Lord Jesus Christ at this time in this place. Things are going really, really well. And just getting better.
I love you all!
Have a wonderful week, and please take advantage of the opportunity to hear and hearken to the words of God for us right now in general conference this weekend! http://www.lds.org/
Love,
Hermana Brighton
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