Day after Christmas : )

So last week, I mentioned that one of the days I was alone with Elder Lamipeti. The day was going really slow because we didn't have any appointments and we were walking a ton. It was cold and it wasn't a ton of fun. We were walking back from the northernmost part of our stake to a house in the middle of the stake and I just had this thought to stop and knock on this one house that we were passing by at that moment. I fought it for a few steps and then I just turned around, back tracked a little bit, and knocked. A teenage Tongan boy answered the door. He quickly and warmly greeted us as Elders (which is a pretty sure sign that he's LDS, which he was) and he let us in. He immediately started offering us food, including some brownies right out of the oven. Now I know that you might've expected the story to end in a baptism, well it didn't. But that was the only house that day that we just randomly knocked, and it was a friendly member of the Church who really blessed two missionaries that day. It was just another evidence to me that Heavenly Father is taking care of me and that He knows when we're not having good days. And more importantly, He cares about it when we're not having good days. He really blessed me and Elder Lamipeti that day.

The other experience is actually quite similar. I was with E. Lamipeti and E. Heaton (on exchanges from another area) and we were walking through and apartment complex. We weren't tracting it, we were stopping by a specific address, but as we were walking we passed by an apartment with an open window. In the window we could see the backs of two people's head as they sat on their couch. The window was right next to the door, so I figured that if we knocked on the door, they would have to open it, because there was no hiding from us with that window  there. So we back tracked a few steps again and knocked on the door. An older lady from the Philippines answered the door and let us in. Her husband was the other person on the couch. Now, I'm sorry to disappoint you again, but they were both members haha. But, they explained that they were just visiting their daughter and son-in-law (who were members of the Church) and who had just moved into that apartment three days prior and who didn't know how to find their Church Building. So we met the daughter and son-in-law and helped them figure out where the building was, and then the son-in-law told us about two people that he wants to share the Gospel with. He said that he wants to wait a little bit, so we're still in the very beginning stages, but it sounds like two really solid potentials.

I know those aren't amazing miracles but they are small miracles to me. God lives and this is His Work, and He is definitely directing it.

I'm so grateful that I was able to see/talk to you all yesterday. I love you all so much. Happy Boxing Day! The next time I email you, Ricole will have a different last name haha. Congratulations Ricole! I'm so happy for you and Michael. Best wishes.

Love,

Elder Rogers