Sister Nielsen in Washington: Powerful Faith

Monday, May 4, 2015
I'm sorry, but I don't have a ton of time today. I just quickly wanted to share a cool experience I had this week.

I'm so grateful for our district. In our district councils lately, we've talked a lot about praying more specifically and setting goals with faith. Also, something that I don't quite understand yet, but creating our success and goals spiritually before we create them physically. Sister Moetala has tried to explain that it's something the Lord did when he created the earth— creating all things spiritually before he created them physically— but it's still something I'm working to understand.

That was something my companion and I tried this week: We said, with words of faith, that we'd go out and meet the goals we had set, then we set a plan for people we didn't have set appointments with and determined that we would find at least one investigator. With that goal and that faith, we came across a member whom we were prompted to go visit. (We actually didn't know they were members, but it was a pleasant surprise when we found out they were!) After talking to them for a minute to get to know them, we asked if they had been working with anyone or if they had any neighbors who'd want to hear our message, and they gave us FIVE referrals right there on the spot. We then left to go contact them and scheduled a return appointment with one— Katie, a mother of two and the sweetest lady ever, for tomorrow!

It's amazing to see what faith can do and what it helped us accomplish this week. I know that faith really does bring great miracles to pass. As we believe in him, he makes it all possible. A favorite scripture that I came across this week is Moroni 7:33, which says, "...if ye will have faith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me." And I know that's true. He gives us power to do impossible things through our faith. The faithful goals we set and the faithful prayers we say as missionaries are so important for our success.

I'm so grateful for all the things our Heavenly Father makes possible through something so simple.

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"The Gospel's True, Folks!"
Sister Melanie Nielsen

These are the Pasco water towers. You can see them from everywhere in Tri Cities— even from the temple, which is in Richland, clear across the valley.

There's a forklift at the Union Gospel Mission, where we do service every week. We sort clothes and food for charity. It reminds me WAY too much of the DI sometimes!