As Sisters in the Mission Field

Hiya! Yalrigh? 

This was just a lovely week. Probably because there are TWO Sister Coleman's currently serving in the mission field! :) 

The Lord just led us the whole time. We went where we were suppose to go and met who we were suppose to meet. We felt the spirit teach us what to say to our member, less active, and investigator friends. It was just so so good:). 

We finally met with our friend G--. He is the man from the bus who asked us who we were and what we did. He actually lives in the Birmingham mission but he wants to be taught by us because he has felt the spirit with us. He asked us so many questions about melchezidek, eternal life, eternal marriage, etc. He has really been searching for the truth. We shared 3 nephi 11 with him of Christ appearing to the nephites and he loved it! 

We also found Ga--! We knocked on his door and he said, 'Oh hello, good to see you!' Haha he sees us in the library all the time. He is Christian and we have a return appointment with him on Thursday :).

We went to visit a recent convert, A-- yesterday after church. Because he is a single dad, we took one of the Laurels with us to teach, her name is Shannon. We had such a good time taking her with us. We had no idea at she was interested in becoming a missionary. We had a very spiritually charged lesson where we all felt uplifted. As we walked Shannon back home, we shared with her why we chose to serve. She seemed really excited about missionary work when we left and I loved chatting with her :). 

I also heard the conversion story of a recent convert: Clayton. Throughout his life ,he has come in contact with the missionaries 8 times! First when he was 18 the missionaries stopped him and set up a return appointment which he didn't go to. Then in his 20s he ended up touring Salt Lake City, Nauavoo Illinois, and Carthage, but he was still drinking and smoking and didn't want to change. Then he ended up hiring a Mormon to work for him who sent the missionaries around. The missionaries taught him for a while and then dropped him because he was stubborn about believing in God. Then finally ,this past December, he was taught by Sister Ranck and he felt the spirit and began to change and finally was baptised. How amazing is that! You just never know what your one brief invitation will build into. Seed planting works! :)

We had a lesson with our friend D-- she has epilepsy and her Mum died recently. We taught her about the temple and about being sealed to her Mum. You could have cut the spirit with a knife it was so thick and powerful in the room. What an amazing blessing we have of the temple :) 

We also had a day this week that we ended up street contacting people with the elders for 2 straight hours. We didn't intend to go that  long but ,it just happened. Haha we just had so many people to talk to! We didn't find any new people to teach but, all of the conversations we had were deep and meaningful. I feel happy with the work that we did :). 

Anyways, it was a great week and I prayed for everyone like a crazy person. :) 

I re read President Nelson's talk 'A Plea to My Sisters' and I wanted to share it with you--my sisters and friends, my mum,  and especially my missionary sister, because it is so powerful: 

"My dear sisters, you who are our vital associates during this winding-up scene, the day that President Kimball foresaw is today. You are the women he foresaw! Your virtue, light, love, knowledge, courage, character, faith, and righteous lives will draw good women of the world, along with their families, to the Church in unprecedented numbers!

We, your brethren, need your strength, your conversion, your conviction, your ability to lead, your wisdom, and your voices. The kingdom of God is not and cannot be complete without women who make sacred covenants and then keep them, women who can speak with the power and authority of God!

....              Today, let me add that we need women who know how to make important things happen by their faith and who are courageous defenders of morality and families in a sin-sick world. We need women who are devoted to shepherding God’s children along the covenant path toward exaltation; women who know how to receive personal revelation, who understand the power and peace of the temple endowment; women who know how to call upon the powers of heaven to protect and strengthen children and families; women who teach fearlessly.

                  My dear sisters, whatever your calling, whatever your circumstances, we need your impressions, your insights, and your inspiration. We need you to speak up and speak out in ward and stake councils. We need each married sister to speak as “a contributing and full partner” as you unite with your husband in governing your family. Married or single, you sisters possess distinctive capabilities and special intuition you have received as gifts from God. We brethren cannot duplicate your unique influence

We know that the culminating act of all creation was the creation of woman! We need your strength!

Attacks against the Church, its doctrine, and our way of life are going to increase. Because of this, we need women who have a bedrock understanding of the doctrine of Christ and who will use that understanding to teach and help raise a sin-resistant generation. We need women who can detect deception in all of its forms. We need women who know how to access the power that God makes available to covenant keepers and who express their beliefs with confidence and charity. We need women who have the courage and vision of our Mother Eve.

My dear sisters, nothing is more crucial to your eternal life than your own conversion. It is converted, covenant-keeping women--women like my dear wife Wendy--whose righteous lives will increasingly stand out in a deteriorating world and who will thus be seen as different and distinct in the happiest of ways.

So today I plead with my sisters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to step forward! Take your rightful and needful place in your home, in your community, and in the kingdom of God--more than you ever have before. I plead with you to fulfill President Kimball’s prophecy. And I promise you in the name of Jesus Christ that as you do so, the Holy Ghost will magnify your influence in an unprecedented way!'

I feel so privileged to have the example of so many women who fall under President Nelson's description. I pray I can develop these attributes and that we all can lift each other and rise together and be fearless defenders of righteousness. 

Shall we not go on in so great a cause? 

I love you all! 

Love, Sister Coleman I 

Kings Lynn