2017-04-20

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Finished up my split with Elder Myers this morning. We visited this guy during companion study, and man he is cool. But he also has some serious attachment problems and abandonment problems too.

We visited Regina, and I had a couple really strong spiritual prompting during our lesson (which was the April 1st presidency message about faith).  She was saying some really rash things like how she doesn’t believe in miracles anymore and this and that. I felt prompted to promise her that if she read the plan of salvation pamphlet, she would understand God’s plan for her. She seemed really taken aback by that and promised she would read because she really doesn’t understand what her plan is. It was cool.

We also visited another sister today. She is a 26 year old member whose husband cheated on her when she was 8 weeks pregnant. She has 2 kids, divorced once, and in the process of getting divorced again. At 26. How difficult. This was my first time actually having a conversation with her, and she told us her entire story. Abuse from the first husband, the whole cheating story from the second, and all of the spiritual difficulties she is having as well. She is struggling right now. But, I think the Lord is trusting me more because I am having some stronger promptings and ideas during our times with people. The whole time we were there, it was basically just me talking to her one on one. 

So, we talked about an answer to a prayer she got, and how she thinks that sometimes it wasn't really an answer because what she felt isn’t happening. We helped her realize that when things depend on others, God can prompt and send messages and love and do all He can, except take away their agency. So things aren’t going the way they are supposed to because of the cheating husband’s agency. Not because it wasn't answered, not because God was wrong, but because the husband is letting Satan win in his life. God wasn’t, and can’t be wrong though, so I helped her to see that there truly is a way that all can be well and happy. Cool day!

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