Do you know, the Lord really prepares people! This Sunday my companion and I arrived to church earlier than we usually do, and we found a man sitting there alone, so we decided to go talk to him. He said he was willing to learn the Gospel, so we told him to wait after church and we could teach him. Well, come time to teach, we found out he'd met some Elders back in August who had given him a Restoration pamphlet and a Book of Mormon. He told us he'd read most of it, prayed about it with his wife, and they had both decided to learn more! It was actually quite funny, he practically taught us the restoration! We've already got him a baptismal date for the 3rd of February, and we're super excited to meet the wife and find out how she feels about all of this!
We also had a wonderful experience just after church this week: Sister N was baptized!! This woman once upon a time chased us away and said she wanted nothing to do with her 'husband's church'. On Sunday the two of them were smiling and holding each other like they were newlyweds! These things don't happen in Malawi! She bore a simple testimony, thanking God for her baptism, and sat down. But this woman is so wonderful, and I hope that one day I can have the same joy in the Gospel that she does (she comes and sits in any lessons that are near her house).
One thing I'm grateful for here is what everyone calls mvula gwambiri! (lots of rain) It helps the pollution stay down, so the air, though humid at times, is mostly clear. The rain scares most Malawian's indoors, so we're fortunate to find a lot of people at home when the rains come! Its after that we have to worry about... the ground gets soft and so many people leave to their farms to work after the rain.
It doesn't dampen our lessons, though! My companion and I counted and found we taught a total of 35 lessons this past week! It was really cool! And the people here are so teachable, they know they can hardly get by without help from God so they're really open when we say we're representatives of Jesus Christ.
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One of my favorite things about this place is the humility and love of the people. They're not afraid to lend a hand when needed, and everyone greets everyone else in such a friendly manner. It is my hope that we can all become more Christlike, and at least smile at people we pass on the street. This is my challenge to all who read these words, is to say hello to at least three new faces each day. You never know, showing that kindness might just change someone's life!
All my love,
Sister Adams
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