To Be Bold - 10/19/2015

My dearest family and friends,

What a great week it's been! I hope you all have been enjoying the

nice fall weather. It's starting to cool down here and the leaves are

falling but don't change color. Everything is just always green. So

that's interesting. This week we had to drop the family we were

teaching. They say they are going through some issues right and now

and need to figure it out on their own, but I think that's code for we

don't want you guys to come around anymore. So that's nice. A key

principle I've learned this week comes from Nephi 16:2 "wherefore, the

guilty taketh the truth to be hard, for it cutteth them to the very

center." This week I've been trying to be more bold in our lessons.

And I didn't realize I wasn't until we taught a referral (her name is

Refugio) from some sisters in the area next to us with them. They

taught with such boldness and plainness it made sense to the

investigator and didn't come out harsh. I have come to find that when

you speak with boldness you find those who are ready to hear the

Lord's message, because those who are offended by what you say take

the truth to be hard and are not ready for that change in their life.

And in that lesson they invited her to be baptized and she was so

excited to do so. So the Next lesson I tried it, and we set a date

with her for November 7. And she said yes of course! Why would she say

no to promised blessings and gifts?? It was amazing! We have been

meeting with her everyday, and I can see her testimony growing so

much!

My other story for the week:

There are A TON of Armenians where we live. So when ever we go

contacting or pass people by on the street they are almost always

Armenian. We met this one gentleman named Rafik and when we spoke to

him he spoke English pretty well and we invited him to church the next

day. He showed up which was great but we realized that his English is

very very broken. Surprisingly the only words he seemed to make out

were, "you, me, everything!" We were so confused, but he was smiling

and just saying those three words over and over again along with,

"English, I listen and I know, everything!" He went to all three hours

and we told him we would set him up with the Armenian speaking elders.

So when all five of us met again, Rafik and the Elders were speaking

back and forth in Armenian and it sounded so cool. I really wish I

could understand it but it's crazy. Any ways, they said Rafiks

intentions to coming to church was to learn English better, not so

much about the church. But something really cool he told them was that

being in this church he had felt something he had never felt before in

other English speaking churches. He knew there was a reason we met him

and invited him to church and he was so impressed by the people who

came and introduced themselves to him. Most of all though, he was able

to feel the spirit, even though he didn't understand the language of

the speakers, he was able to hear the language of the spirit which

speaks to everyone the truth. The Armenians will be giving him English

classes along with some of the gospel lessons as well, and he will be

coming to our church every single week! I've always known the Lord

works in mysterious ways and I can't wait to see the blessing that

will come to Rafik and Refugio as the gospel changes their lives.

Hope all is well with everyone!

Mosiah 24:15- (replace Alma with your own name)

Love much,

Sister Plumb

These pics are of Sister Plumb with other missionaries in her district.  Her companion is still Sister Iaboo.  I have been writing Sister Iaboo because she doesn't get much mail since her family is on a remote island.  If anyone wants to write her please join.  She is a brave young woman and such a great missionary companion for Zhenya right now!  We have adopted her as our missionary until she goes home in 4 months.