You Never Know

A little while ago, we contacted someone in a park. She was very nice, accepted a Book of Mormon, and gave us her phone number. We called her up this week, but she was unable to meet with us. We'll be calling her again within the next couple of days, and hopefully we can work out a time to meet with her. As Sora Heim was talking to her on the phone, a very clear thought entered my mind.

Even if every copy of the Book of Mormon you give out doesn't have a huge effect on the person who accepted it doesn't mean it won't have an impact on somebody they are connected with somewhere down the line.

Stories came to mind that I've heard of people who have discovered the gospel because they found a discarded Book of Mormon that had been given to a family member or friend or they possibly found it in a garbage can somewhere. Obviously, we don't want the copies of the Book of Mormon that we hand out to end up in garbage cans, but what the spirit was teaching me in that moment is that we don't always see the fruit of our labors. What may seem to be a dead end or an unsuccessful contact may actually be the means of some good at some point. We have no way of knowing for sure, but we go forward with faith, hoping that our message will touch even just one person.

Often we don't realize that positive impact we have on people. We may not think we have any influence at all, but as we strive to live the way that Heavenly Father would have us live and as we build our faith and confidence in him, we begin to change. There really is a light that comes from the gospel, and people can see the difference. Our example has a huge impact on people. Just look at all the examples in the scriptures of people who changed for the better because of the example of another. 

Don't sell yourself short. You are a strength to somebody. You can be a influence for good, and I believe all of you are.

Here are some awesome things that happened this week:

- I taught Rebeca and Andrea how to play Jenga.

- Sora Hunt's purse was stolen (which is not awesome) but was returned because it was taken by mistake (that part was awesome). Someone from English class thought it was their bag.

- I gave a talk yesterday in church and sang as part of it. One of the members liked it so much that he said the next time we visit them he's going to make me sing ha ha ha

- We showed a couple Mormon Messages to Rebeca and Andrea and they loved them. Those things are awesome. You should watch them.

I hope you are all have a great Memorial Day. Have a great week!

-Sora Adams

PS:  Danielle mentioned in her letter home that Rebeca was having pretty bad headaches.  As they were talking to here Danielle's companion, Sora Heim, told Rebeca that if she would study the scriptures her headache would go away.  The next time they saw Rebeca that is exactly what she told them, that as she put more effort into studying the scriptures she found she did not have any pain. Not sure if it was only when she was studying the scriptures or if it extended beyond that, but it is still a little miracle that was greatly appreciated by this young woman.