We started off by serving at the
Kingsburg Auto Show. We felt like we were in the 50s, all these classic
cars and old music that we were trying not to listen to, it was fun to
see everything and serve!
Then we went to the
temple with the branch. A whole bunch of recent converts got to do
baptisms for the first time, and there was such a peaceful feeling
inside. Lots of primary kids stayed outside and colored pictures of the
temple and talked about it. If you haven't been to the temple recently, I
encourage you to go, and to bring your kids as well so they can feel
the spirit of the temple from outside and have a goal of where to go one
day.
Then we were informed that our
investigator Moses was in critical condition in the hospital. We called
up the elders serving nearby and asked them to give him a blessing. He
ended up passing away while they were in the waiting room. But they were
able to be there with the family and give him a blessing. They shared
with us that it was a very sweet experience. I know that missionary work
continues on the other side, our job here is to prepare people to come
to Christ, and even after we pass away we still have the opportunity to
learn and progress and become more like God.
Then
afterwords we met up with our other friend and he wanted to play
basketball while we taught. He stopped after a rebound, paused, and
said, "I want to follow God, I'm going to do it. I'm going to get
baptized". SUCH A MIRACLE!! I've seen so many changes in him already,
and I'm so excited for him to get baptized and start over following
Christ.
And all of that happened in one day...we came home and crashed that night. I love you all and hope you have a fantastic week!
I'll send some pictures next week, I think I put my phone on overload trying to upload, still trying to figure it out!
 |
| Hermana Marin Fisher & Elder Dietrich |
p.s. At the temple on Saturday, there was a group of Vietnamese members from San
Jose. Part of the group was a senior missionary, Elder Dietrich (Not
vietnamese) who started talking to the senior couple serving in my
branch. ( The Brandts, who used to live near Naperville). They told him
to talk to me and he asked, "Sister Fisher, do you know Bob?". I started
laughing and said, "Everyone knows Bob!". He got baptized into the Fox
Valley Ward 38 years ago, just a few months after Grandpa became stake
president. Small world!
--
Hermana Marin Fisher
California Fresno Mission
1814 N Echo
Fresno, CA 93704
No comments:
Post a Comment