This week has really been a week of miracles. It was monday night around 5:50 and pouring rain while we were traveling to our 6 o clock appointment when out of nowhere this car hit us. It attempted to merge and failed to look to see if there were two innocent missionaries already occupying that exact space of the road. Little did he know what he was in for. Both in shock, Sister Taylor and I made sure we were both okay and pulled over. Neither of us really knew what to do and so we got out of the car and introduced ourself to the 24 year old chinese asian man that had just hit us. His name was Sandor and as Sister Taylor called the person in charge of car stuff I found out that Sandor had been on his way to sell his car in order to go back to China next week after a 3 year study abroad in America. I explained a little bit about who we were but since his english isn't great, he read my tag and realized we are christians. He said he wants to be Christian but his parents wouldn't approve. We got his information and headed on our way in time to teach our lesson before our Family Home Evening Activity that night with the ward. The next day, we met with Sandor and were able to teach him how to pray. Though he has no christian background, as he prayed he was able to feel the spirit of God. He described it as feeling emotions that made him keep talking to God. We haven't been able to get ahold of him since that lesson, but perhaps we have accomplished our purpose in finding him and letting him feel God's spirit. He is in God's hands now. I know without a doubt that everything happens for a reason- even car accidents. Yes sometimes the reason is that someone made a bad decision, but sometimes it is just God guiding us to find those searching for truth. Don't worry Dad, I wasn't even sore the next day- I'm convinced angels protected us:) And that, my friends, is how we literally found someone by an accident this week!
Sometimes missionaries do crazy things to try to teach people. Albert, the guy we met in april who went to jail and recently got released, works from 6 to 9 at night, leaving us no time to teach him. We got special permission to have a lesson with him and some members from our ward at 5:20 in the morning- to which Albert didn't show up. I'm sure God laughed at us that morning, and now we know to only set up lessons like that with extremely dependable people. Luckily the people with us both served missions and thought it was a good little adventure:)
Seeing Anthony continue to change in preparation for his baptism wednesday has been the biggest miracle of all. He told us last night that if we had talked to him 2 or 3 years ago, he would not believe that he would be making this decision right now. God truly does know us and reaches out to us throughout our lives. But, we must choose to accept his hand of help and that is what Anthony has decided to do. None of the commandments have been a question in his mind, he takes everything as it comes and trusts in God to help him keep all of these committments. He has great desires to serve those around him and sees this as an opportunity to do that even more. Sometimes I take for granted the spirit that I am able to feel throughout each day as a member of Christ's church, and so it was a sweet experience to hear anthony describe how new it was for him to feel yesterday. The holy spirit is a real force in the world today and I am a witness of that. It is the greatest teacher of truth because it bears witness to our souls rather than just to our physical senses as signs and vision do. I invite you all to think back througyh the times in your life when you have felt for the power of the holy ghost in your life, and if you have not yet had such an experience, pray to God and ask him if he knows you. Ask him if you are really His child. I promise you he will answer! This is the greatest decision I ever could have made in my life and I am so blessed to be here.
Love,
Sister Pearson
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