This one time....

Dear family and friends

So Sister Shumway has experienced me at my tiredest this week, which
resulted in us lying in bed and me listing off a bunch of crazy
stories from my life, and each one began with this one time...

We have had a fantastic week, I was so tired because we have been
talking to so many people and have just been so busy!!

We have 3 new investigators this week!! Oh I love walking. It makes it
so easy to just go up to people and talk to them. I am loving it!
First few days my feet and my legs were sore, but now I think I'm
getting used to it.

So this one time.... we were walking in an area and looking for people
out and about that we could help. We were walking by this one house
when I felt the spirit tell me to go knock on it... I shrugged it
off... then it told me to go knock on it again... and I ignored it...
then the prompting came a third time. Me and sister Shumway were in
the middle of the road almost completely passed the house when I just
threw my hands in the air and said fine and began back to knock that
houses door. Just as we were about to knock we noticed that she had a
bunch of mulch bags in the front of her house. We told her that we
would love to help her and she said she didn't need help... well
needless to say she was very closed when we began our conversation.
After she declined our offer to serve her we began to teach her about
the Book of Mormon and read a scripture from it to her. We asked her
what she thought and she said that it would require some more
investigation. So we said here ya go, and gave her the book. At the
end of our conversation she not only accepted the Book of Mormon, but
she set up a time for us to come back the next day to help her mulch.
We brought a member and her 3 yr. old daughter and they were perfect
fellowship. We mulched in no time and then she let us teach her the
restoration when the task was completed.
Then last night she even came over to the members house to watch
Joseph Smith Prophet of the restoration. She has not yet read the
book, but says she really wants to.  She is taking it with her on her
vacation to Kentucky, so will everyone PLEASE pray that Denise will
read the Book of Mormon this week, that would be wonderful!!! :)

So this other time....
We met a lady name cynethia. We invited her to an event this saturday
but we couldn't find an invitation. She said that when we found one to
come back and give it to her. So the next day we did. She invited us
in and we began talking about our favorite things about Jesus Christ.
The conversation evolved to her telling us about all these dreams she
has been having about her family that has passed away coming to her
and trying to tell her something... WOW. She is pretty prepared. We
asked her if she wanted to learn more and she said of course... we
tried to set a time to come back. Well that resulted in this awkward
moment when she had sooo much faith that she wouldn't reschedule with
us because she knew we would come back at the right time... ha.

So this other time...
We were knocking doors when I realized that the door had 2 peep holes,
one normal height and one very low. I jokingly said to him, "that's a
small peep hole, is it for small people... ha ha ha" He didn't
laugh... it was awkward, and he wasn't interested. As we were walking
away my comp. said, "that awkward moment when his wife is a midget."
GAH! Don't tell me that!

So this one time I forgot sunscreen and got sunburned very very bad...
It peeled. BUT I think I am actually getting tan!?!?!?

So this one time I had a question. I looked at my companion and said
what do you say to Jesus when he sneezes?
you: bless you
Jesus: no, bless you...

So this one time a lady tried to bible bash... and it was really hard
to not bible bash. Seriously people just because it says in
revelations that nothing is to be added to this book, well I always
want to rebut with ...that same statement is written in Genesis, so
should we just throw away the whole bible? But I contained myself. She
asked some questions and we answered, and then she bore her testimony
to us, then we bore our testimony to her and read moroni 10:3-5 and
asked her to read it and compare it to the bible and find out if some
of the things she has heard are really in the Book of Mormon. She
accepted and took the book!! Man I know the Book of Mormon is true, it
seems that every time we read them something from it they accept the
invitation to read it!! :)

So this one time sister Lambson told us a joke...
Sis L: did you hear about that guy who got his whole left side cut off?
Everyone else: what?
Sis L: yeah he is all right now.
Everyone else: HA HA HA!


So this one time our new members brought not only one but two non
members to church. We talked to them and they want to learn more and
be baptized, so we are going to get their parents permission and begin
to teach them!! :)

GOD IS SOO GOOD!

This was one of the best weeks of my mission. I love being here and am
kind of sad that I am at my half way point because that means this is
going to end sooner rather then later... :( though don't get me wrong,
I still love all of ya'll! :)

Happy Easter week! It is going to be so great!!

Love ya'll!

Love,
Sister Chambers