This week has been one amazing week. I have felt
my Heavenly Father so much and seen him work in my life. This week we
started off on exchanges and I was in my area with Sister Gardner, this
is her second transfer and oh my goodness she is such a sweetheart. She
is from Enterprise Utah, and we just had so much in common. It was so
funny because we went to bed the first night we were on exchanges and I
said goodnight and started to go to sleep after my prayers and then she
just came alive and started talking to me for like an hour just about
different things we both have in common and it was so fun, however I got
so tired haha. On Tuesday
we were also together and that is when I called sister Baker about
going to the Doctor cause I got pretty sick again and couldn't really
breath without coughing and so we called sister Baker...how ever I could
not remember dad's exact birthday that is why she has to call....sorry
dad. I really love you so much...I just was sick :P so I couldn't
remember haha. Well because I couldn't remember a miracle happened
also...just so you know, so God planned it that way haha. Since I did
not remember I had to wait till Wednesday
when I heard the Birth date. So before going to the Doctors I got a
blessing from my district leader, saying I would heal fast. It was a
wonderful blessing. Then we did some other things and then went to the
doctor..well first off they took my temperature and I had a fever of 101
that I had no idea I had..I just thought I was hot haha. BLESSING from
Heavenly Father for sure! Then they decided that I have bronchitis. And
prescribed me an antibiotic and an inhaler. Well we left the Doctors
and I was so happy to finally get things figured out, cause I am so sick
of being sick haha. We decided we would wait till the end of the night
to go get my perscription, so we went with the Furrers (ward
missionaries) to try a less active, he wasn't home, but they found out
that I needed to go to the pharmacy and they told us it closed at 8 so I
need to go over right then, because it would also be closed on
Thanksgiving, the next day. So we booked it over to Rosars. I am telling
you all these details, because they all had to work out like they did
so that we would be at Rosars at the right time. Heavenly Father is in
every second of out lives and I know this even more so becuase of what
happened next. We got in to Rosars and started looking for the pharmacy,
and I saw this man from the back and I just felt like I needed to look
at his face. So I walked in front of him and it just clicked, I knew
him, He fit the description of this referral the temple square sisters
gave us the week before. However we had not been able to get a hold of
him. So I asked him right there "what is your name" and ok I realize now
that is a really creepy question to ask, especially since I like leaned
into him and was like a foot away. Cause he seemed a little weirded
out, but he answered and said "...Ron?" and of course being who I am I
jumped in the air with my hands out and said "we have been looking for
you!" I introduced who I was and he was so happy to see us also. We had
to be there at that time, which means I had to wait to go and see the
Doctor till the next day, so I had to forget dads birthday, and we had
to have that less active not be home so the Furrers could tell us to go
to the pharmacy. Because we needed to find Ron.
Now
let me tell you about Ron. We set up an appointment and he was excited
for it. By the way the description of him was that he had long hair, an
earring and a bandanna. (by the way that sounds funny, but he actually
looks pretty put together. He's probably in his 60's I would say. Here
is his story. So about a year ago missionaries knocked on his door and
gave him a book of Mormon and he was so excited, however the
missionaries never came back. Then 2 weeks ago he was in SLC at the
University of Utah hospital..cause he has some crazy medical
conditions..poor guy..maybe I will tell you all about them later.
Anyways the Doctors denied him I think...and so he was down but he went
to go get lunch at a little sandwich shop, and 2 temple square
missionaries happened to be there and started talking to him. They
invited him over to temple square and he loved it. While in SLC he met
with them a couple times and then they gave us him as a referral when he
came back to Missoula, and this is where we came in. So he has been
prepared and Heavenly Father had really been influencing his life.
Anyways we had our appointment with him on Friday
night and it was amazing we were teaching the plan of salvation but it
turned into baptism and we committed him to be baptized on January 3rd
and he accepted and is so excited for his baptism. Bishop Calkins and
his wife were at the lesson. And we learned about his medical conditions
and so Bishop offered to give him a blessing on Sunday.
So now Sunday
comes! 1st off we went to go see if a less active was coming and her
friend was over so we invited him and the both came to church! Then we
had sweet Edith, this old lady we are teaching, she came. Then about 2
minutes into church Ron showed up all spiffy and in a suit and
everything! He is so awesome. I jumped up and sat with him. Towards the
end of fast and testimony meeting he was really feeling it and he got up
and bore his simple and sweet testimony! It was so powerful and he
brought the spirit in so strong. Then after church he asked us when we
could meet again, and if we would help prepare him for baptism on the
3rd :) Wow yes he is that prepared! I am so excited to teach him. Ron
is a Miracle!
Oh ok so ps Thanksgiving was awesome we
saw I think 7 families and we had dinner with Sami and his non member
family, they were wonderful. I loved Thanksgiving. While studiying on
Thanksgiving I found 2 Corinthians 9:15
which says "Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift" That just hit me
and has stuck with me. It is a simple verse but how powerful it is! We
can never fully express how much Heavenly Father has done for us, but we
cherish it and love him. So thanks be unto God for his unspeakable
gifts :) Well everyone I love you so much and I am so greateful for God.
I am sorry about the spelling errors haha...my computer is running out
of time and I have to go. I LOVE YOU. Thanks for everything. Have a
great week :)
-Love Sister Draudt
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