Yesterday we had 3 investigators come to church! Two which have a baptismal date for March 30th. It was very exciting to have them there! For missionaries there isn't anything much better than that, than a baptism itself. We as a companionship have a lot of work to do though to make the 30th possible for these investigators. One of them has a drinking problem, and is scared to find out the truth. She is scared because she knows once she knows the truth there is no unknowing it. She also stated that "ignorance is bliss" so honestly she's there, and we feel she is ready, but it is going to be up to her agency, whether she is ready to make a change. I know it can bless her and her families life so much, so we are praying really hard for her. T was able to make it as well, but had to leave right after so we are hoping to go over to her house tonight and talk to her about what she thought!
Can't remember if I told you but J.C has committed to coming to General Conference with us! We are so exited about that! He will be able to see our Prophet and 12 apostles today and I know he is going to see they are men of God. General Conference is like the Super Bowl for missionaries. ha. We have a count down we are so excited!
The weather here is warming up! On Friday we looked like lobsters. We were out knocking for 3-4 hours and it was 90 degrees. HOT! Its been in the high 70's low 80's since, so I'm grateful its not quite summer yet.
Because of the influx of missionaries coming out, this transfer is being cut short. It will only be 5 weeks, instead of 6, which also means I will be coming home a week sooner most likely as well. So now its looking like April 9th. SO CRAZY. I'm only about a year now. Its flying! We are getting 25 new missionaries this next week, and the work is hastening. This month is going to be record breaking I think for baptisms. So amazing how many were bringing to the fold.
Funny story - there is a man John who is a Baptist. A devout one at that. Yea funny, "John the Baptist". We have been teaching him and he says he was born a Baptist and will die a Baptist; however, he has agreed to read The Book of Mormon! :) He is always concerned about our safety though, and asked us if we had pepper spray in case of attackers. We said no and so he said he would be right back. He came back with the biggest bottle of insect spray. He told us this will be better and that you can spray from 15 feet away. ha ha. We started laughing, but he was dead serious. And he told us we better keep it with us in our back packs at all times. Pretty sure it adds 5 pounds to our bags, but so very nice of him. ha.
The people here for the most part truly are so nice, and care about us, they just don't want anything to do with our religion. The big thing really though, is that there are just so many misconceptions. So I'm grateful we have the privilege of clearing those up ;) Some funny ones we get...we grow horns on our head, we sacrifice chickens at church, we worship Joseph Smith and he wrote the Book of Mormon himself in 5 days with a magical hat. We worship angel Moroni (they pronounce it Maronee) on our temple, and the best one, they always ask us how many mothers we have. I actually love answering their questions though. I would way rather them ask then just assume and send us on our way.
The days sometimes are really long. Especially when we knock and not anyone is willing to listen. The Lord truly is mindful though. The other day we were really trying to stay positive, but it was rough. After hours of knocking a man drove by and stopped and yelled out our window if we were missionaries? We excitedly replied yes! And he said "I thought so, you two are so beautiful and wholesome." Then he drove away. He wasn't willing to listen, but just that complement made me realize I am set apart from the world. I was set apart and have this mantle. I have been called by a Prophet of God to share what I know. And I know the message I share is true.
I know my Savior lives, and I am so grateful for the Atonement. I am learning so much, and definitely learning patience. Love you all!
Sister Turner
Some Bible belt t-shirts we got. Haha.
Some of the Lubbock Sisters out to lunch
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