Roller-coaster

Hello everyone! This week was kinda a roller-coaster. 

To start off Tuesday our friend Henok came to a baptism and it was SO good! The talks were simple, clear, and very heartfelt. At the end we could tell Henok could feel the spirit. So this gave us a little boost to start the week.

The rest of the week consisted of lots of not so successful finding and visits. We had a few members lessons too which are always good. But by the end of each day Sister Esplin and I were pretty defeated. We had no idea what to do differently to find some success, so we asked our district. Their suggestions were ditching the car and visiting people who formerly showed interested in the church.

So Thursday after lunch we ditched our car.

15 minutes into our walk we got 2 phone numbers and then 1 more later. Did any of those people come to church? No. But they were tender mercies from God.

Thursday night Henok came to a member meal and it was so good until he told us that he's grateful for us talking to him but we should focus on talking to people who don't have a relationship with Christ. But then he still came to church and our members invited him to go to the temple visitors center sometime and he said yes, so we aren't sure if he dropped us. We're not giving up hope yet. 

Saturday I got to call my fam to see my brother and his now wife walk out of the temple after getting married so that was a big highlight!

Sunday we attempted to apply our districts other piece of advice, visiting formers. When deciding who to visit we decided to go somewhere we don't go too often and we missed the mark a bit. We got to the first "house" and it was an office building, the next was only a street, one wasn't home, and the last was a house of dudes smoking weed (who were not interested). So we'll have to retry visiting formers again haha (and look at the addresses better). 

Sunday we also got to volunteer at a faith walk. This basically consisted of us welcoming people and giving them general information for 2 hours. If anything it showed people that our church consists of good people wanting to help out.

For pday we went to Annapolis (the Island of Maryland) and toured the naval academy and got some good Mexican food. The unfortunate thing was that our district leader forgot that our area has permission to use our gas card to pay for parking so we did some good old walking. Annapolis is beautiful though! Praying that I serve there are some point.

If any former missionaries have finding advice send it my way I'm all ears! 

Spiritual thought: 

In Alma 36: 3 & 27 it states,

"3 And now, O my son Helaman, behold, thou art in thy youth, and therefore, I beseech of thee that thou wilt hear my words and learn of me; for I do know that whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted up at the last day.

27 And I have been supported under trials and troubles of every kind, yea, and in all manner of afflictions; yea, God has delivered me from prison, and from bonds, and from death; yea, and I do put my trust in him, and he will still deliver me."

Alma is telling his son Helaman that God will support him through his trials because he has done so for him, all it takes is trust. I know that if we trust in God he will help us through everything! There are so many hard things I wouldn't have been able to go through if I didn't trust in God. Trust in him and look for him in every little detail and tender mercy. It won't only make it easier but it will strengthen your relationship with him.

Love you all! Thank you for the support!

- Sis.Kapp

Car ditched

Faith Walk

Annapolis