The Spirit November 7,2011

Missionary work here in Woodinville, as the ward members say, is ON FIRE !   The Lord is definitely blessing us. We are having nonmembers coming to church left and right. The members enthusiasm for sharing the gospel has grown a lot. It's cool to see. 
       Missionary work is being in the right place at the right time and following the Spirit and taking the opportunity that is placed before you and then to trust in the Lord.
We had a neat experience this week. We went to visit a less active family on Friday. Their 14 year old daughter,Sam, had a nonmember friend over. The mom, who is less active, started to share the gospel with her and telling her daughter's friend all about what we do as missionaries. We talked to Sam's friend more about (the work). She had never gone to church before. Sam doesn't like church at all, she thinks it is boring so she rarely comes to activities or the 2nd and 3rd hour ( block of Sunday classes). She says that she feels that everyone is perfect. We had a great conversation about that and helped her to understand that none of us is perfect. You come to church and see everyone on their best behavior. You don't know their imperfections until you start to get to know them. "Church is a hospital for sinners not a hotel for saints."
Anyways, to make a long story short, her friend is really interested. You could tell that she is searching, she doesn't seem very happy with life and she is searching for greater happiness. So we kept inviting them to church and they just avoided the question by telling us that they would come to Wednesday's activity. Well, (on Sunday) they all came to church with their daughter's friend and they stayed all 3 hours!!! How neat is that?
They have plans to come to a Young Women's activity on Wednesday. Missionary work is one answer of how it can help strengthen our own faith. To see SAM start coming back to church because of sharing the gospel with her friend, is the neatest thing. 
Miracle! It was all the Spirit. People often say,"good job", and I want to say,"It is not us. It is the Lord's work, we are just instruments in His hands and conduits for the Spirit to work." It is a privilege to be a missionary, to serve and to see these miracles occur.