Area: Frisco Texas
Companion: Alex Christman Florence Kentucky/Dallas Tx
Hello Everyone,
It has been another busy week full of miracles. We are still trying to find
people to teach, but we have had a lot of great conversations with people. The
classic phrase in Texas for people looking for a church is "church shopping."
There were quite a few people that are "church shopping" that have shown some
interest in the church.
Elder Christman and I to attended a meeting for new missionaries this week
and talk about the progression that had been made in the first week. It was
great to receive revelation on how to best help Elder Christman and help our
area be successful. The next day I was able to attend Zone Leader Council which
was amazing. I am so thankful to work with some of the best missionaries in the
world.
We were able to meet with Lisa this week and answer her questions about the
church. The spirit was quite strong the entire lesson and it lead to
a conversation about her being baptized. She wants it for herself and for her
three children. She doesn't live in our area, so we passed her off to
missionaries in the Denton Texas Stake, but we were excited to have found Lisa
and have helped her through the beginning stages of her investigation of the
church. Her boyfriend is a less active member in our ward, so it will be great
to hear about the progression she will continue to make.
On Saturday we had a priest age young man working with us. He loves to do
missionary work and will jump on any opportunity he can to work with
missionaries. After stopping by a few people, we asked if he would like to knock
doors with us. He eagerly said yes, so we went to work. After about an hour or
so of knocking, we told him that the next door was his. We prepared him with
what to say and assured him that we would be there to take over if he got stuck.
With a big leap of faith, he walked up to a door, knocked, and waited nervously.
A young man the same age opened the door. He nervously and quickly explained who
we were and then instantly turned back to us to take over. It was hard not to
laugh in that moment, but Elder Christman and I took over and asked if we could
come inside to share a message with him. The young man accepted. We were able to
teach the restoration and answer a few questions about how we can find ourselves
through a relationship with our Heavenly Father. We each were able to bear
testimony of the restoration and teach him about the pattern of prayer we should
follow. We extended an invitation for him to pray specifically if Joseph Smith
had seen Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, and if the Book of Mormon was true.
The young man bowed his head and began to pray. At the end of the prayer, we
asked how he felt. He explained a warm feeling came to his heart. We bore
testimony that Heavenly Father was communicating with him and that his prayer
was answered. My testimony of the Lord knowing his sheep and providing them with
miracles grew that day. It was coincidental to me that the first door the priest
knocked turned into a teaching experience. The young man was not able to come to
church, and he will be leaving at the end of this week to spend a month with his
grandparents, but he accepted a challenge to read the entire Book of Mormon
while he is gone. We will visit with him one more time before he leaves, so it
will be great to send him off on a spiritual note.
I love this church. I am so thankful for the blessing it is to partake of
the sacrament. There are so many things we can do to help others make sacred
covenants with God and help them experience the redemption that comes through
Jesus Christ. If we struggle with our testimonies, we can always make choices to
change our behavior and then look for the feelings that come to us as we live
our lives. We will never be let down. Our perfect Father in Heaven is always in
our lives, but we must open our eyes and recognize where his influence is. I
love you all and am so grateful for you sharing your testimonies with me. It has
strengthened mine to where it is at today.
With love,
Elder Seager
