Area: Dallas Texas
Companion: Elder Riley Layton from Glendale AZ
Hello Everyone,
I first want to share an experience I had last night. I was working with a
missionary in my area and chose to knock some doors with the remaining time we
had. As we were driving around, we thought it would be good to knock a street
that had a good number of cars parked. We looked left and right as we passed
street after street with hopes to find a good street. We drove past Lorrie
Drive, and I felt a subtle prompting that there was someone we needed to talk to
on that street. Because we were driving aimlessly I kept going, and I was
distracted at the thought, "that street is the same name as my Mom, but it isn't
the same spelling, I should cross out the "r" and "i" and put an apostrophe,
then it would be a good street." We continued to drive and look for other
streets. Another thought came to my mind that we needed to knock somewhere near
a particular members home. I put their address in our GPS and then away we went.
Without realizing where we were going we came to the members street on Beverly
which intersected with Lorrie Drive. I remembered the prompting I had earlier,
so I thought a little bit harder about where we needed to go. We parked just
north of the members home and began to knock. About three doors later, a
hispanic woman in her late 20's opened up the door with a big smile. Viane was
so friendly with us and knew who we were. Viane explained her mother had visited
with spanish missionaries about 6 months ago, but they had stopped coming by and
they didnt know why. Viane noticed a pamphlet was left by the missionaries so
she had read it and had the desire to know more. We shared our testimonies and
explained a bit more about the church. Her smile helped us understand the
excitement she had about knowing more and attending church. With Viane's
mother only speaking spanish, we arranged for the spanish missionaries to come
back and teach them. I know that God wanted us to speak to her and that we were
lead by the Holy Ghost to visit her. I am so thankful to be a part of this work
and know that there are people just waiting to be found. It is a great blessing
to find them.
Today, Jennifer is going to be baptized. Earlier in the week, we met her at
the church and walked her through the baptismal service. It was so powerful to
see her in the font and practice the sacred ordinance of baptism. It has been
great teaching her and watching her testimony grow. She has become converted to
the gospel of Jesus Christ, and knows it is the first step to salvation.
We were able to welcome another missionary to the Texas Dallas Mission. It
is amazing to see how mindful the Lord is of His servants. There have been a few
missionaries that have had to go home for various reasons, and two
missionaries have been reassigned to serve in our mission. Both Elders were
reassigned for unique circumstances and not because we had missionaries go
home. It is another evidence that the Lord knows His sheep and is directing them
to where they are most needed.
A senior couple was welcomed back to serve in the mission office. They were
serving when I first came to Dallas, so it has been great to have them back and
work closer with them.
There was also a training meeting in East Texas this week. It is always
great to be with groups of missionaries and help train on the needs of the
mission. Last week there was a mission-wide fast to increase the number of
baptisms. We have seen immediate blessings come from that fast, and know our
prayers have been answered. I love being a part of this work.
Transfers calls will be coming up this next Saturday, so the prep work will
be done this next week. I love being a part of transfers. It is always a special
experience to place missionaries with companions in particular areas. It is a
lot of work, but we are ready for it.
I love you all and thank you for your prayers and letters. Have a wonderful
week.
With love,
Elder Seager
