Easter 2016!

Hello everyone! Happy Easter! I hope everyone had time to reflect on

what our Savior has done for us. He sure is amazing, and I love Him so

much.

Our friend, who has been to church the last two weeks dropped us on

Monday. I'm pretty sure it's because we were asking him to do hard

things, and he has this sense of laziness about him, and I don't think

he was ready for commitment. I know one day he'll realize the

blessings that come from knowing who Jesus Christ is.

I went on exchanges with Sister Cook to an area called Back Creek, and

I was able to be the most bold I've ever been on my mission with a man

they're teaching. I literally told him that he needed to repent, and

it was all lead by the Spirit, and it was the most neat experience,

because it was the most prominent time on my mission that I've

literally felt the Spirit bring words to my mouth. It wasn't me that

was coming up with the things to say, that's for sure.

We visited a less active member who has been progressing slowly but

surely, and I got to hold her pet snake.

Our Baptist friends are still really bible bashy, and I thought we

were going to drop them this last week, but Sister Ward thinks we

should keep trying. I have a really hard time feeling the Spirit when

in their home, because of the contention that comes from them, but I

guess we'll keep trying, and hopefully the Spirit will soften their

hearts.

We're working with a part member family from Mexico, and their

daughter is getting baptized next month. She's 9, and SO CUTE. We had

dinner over at their home, and  basically I  love Mexican food. They

came to church too, for the first time since I've been here, so I was

happy about that.

The two investigators that we found last week have dropped us,

sadly... they're "comfortable with where they're at". "There's no

growth in the comfort zone, and no comfort in the growth zone."

oh, and I have a funny dog story. So Sister Ward is terrified of dogs,

unfortunately, since everyone and their dog has a pet dog. But the

other night, when we got home, we took some things inside, and then

had to come back out, because there were some things in the trunk we

had to get. Sister Ward steps outside first, and right at our door

step is the really cute, nice looking dog, and she FREAKS, and runs

back inside. I thought a murderer was at our door, and saw that it was

just a dog, so I step out to go get the stuff in the trunk. The dog

follows me to the back of the car, and when I open the trunk, the dog

hops right in, and doesn't come out. We tried EVERYTHING to get that

dog out, but it had no collar, and I couldn't grab it, because I

didn't want it to bite me. We even tried feeding it ham, but it

wouldn't come out. After about 15 mins, their owner came around, and

summoned her out, and we actually found a new potential investigator

out of it, so that was really cool. We're going to see him tonight.

All in all, lots of things are happening here, and I know that the

Lord works with us in the vineyard. I love this gospel, and I love the

assurance that He is in EVERY SINGLE DETAIL of our lives, and He leads

those details. If we chose to follow and serve Him, then we will see

His hand directing us. Christ is the only way back to our Heavenly

Father, and opposition is so important in this life. ALWAYS rely on

the Lord, and it will all work out.

"Rise to the great potential within you. I do not ask that you reach

beyond your capacity. I hope you will not nag yourselves with thoughts

of failure. I hope you will not try to set goals far beyond your

capacity to achieve. I hope you will simply do what you can do in the

best way you know how. If you do so, you will witness miracles come to

pass." --President Gordon B. Hinckley

Have a great week!

Love, Sister Kirkby