Saturday I asked Sister Bradford to plan the day. Completely, all by herself. She did it, and she did well. Of course, she's my prodigy. We spent most of the day contacting former investigators. Just before dinner, we knocked on the door for a man named Richard who showed interest in the church 2 years ago.
His brother Pete answered. He was honestly shocked that we came at that moment. Why? Richard was on his deathbed. He was going to die any hour, and family members were coming in and out, saying their goodbyes. He's been battling cancer for a year at the age of 56. We said a prayer for him.
After that I said that we had a message about life after death, and we could share it in as little as 15-20 minutes. Pete said that we had 5 minutes. So I planted my feet firmly on the ground, and shared the truths of eternity, the reality of our pre-mortal life, the purpose of our life on earth, and the potential sons and daughters of God have in the life to come. Pete said that he'll be telling this story for years to come. I believe that I will as well.
Teaching comes naturally. We've been taught this since we were born. The trick is to live the principles that we know are true. Knowing something and acting on that knowledge are two completely different things. The reason God wants us to know the plan of salvation is so we can know the great impact that our decisions have on eternity.
On the other hand though, I think it's important to know the forgiving and loving nature that God and Jesus Christ have. They want each of us to return to him, every last person on earth, and they're going to make it possible. It's not always easy, we'll face opposition always, but it's so possible. The only requirements are to have faith, to repent, to be baptized, and to endure to the end with the companionship of the Holy Ghost. Anyone can make the cut, and that's no accident.
Some news- Sister Bradford and I are going to have roommates now. I know one of them, she was in my last zone. We're stoked because this will be the first time that either of us have had roommates on the mission. I'm also going to be a sister training leader, or STL. That's kind of like being a district leader or a zone leader but for all the sisters in the area.
It'll be rad, I'm looking forward to it🐨
-Sister Jane Petty
6833 West Bell Rd
Glendale, Arizona, 85308
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| The finger painters of the zone |
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| Peacocks just wander around here... I don't know why |
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| The ward mission leader, brother zanzucchi |
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| We started teaching this woman who's native language is Urdu & Hindi🤙 |
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| I'm in a trio now |
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