Some people like us, some don't. (07-27-2015)

Hello people! 

It has been an interesting week! 

We knocked on a door one day, and from the inside we heard, "Come in!" Well, I didn't feel comfortable just walking into a stranger's house, so I yelled back, "It's the missionaries!" and heard, "Just a minute!" A young woman answered the door, just poking her head around it. We asked how she was doing, and she said, "Well, I'm kind of naked. Can you come back a different day?" We readily agreed, grateful we hadn't just walked in! So that was funny. Sadly she ended up cancelling the appointment we made, but we'll keep trying!

Another door knock didn't end very well. We ended up getting bashed on for about 20 minutes. that was really rough. Good thing the next day was Sunday cause I needed that day to recuperate. I just felt so spiritually drained and sad after walking away. They just chewed up what the "knew" about the church and spit it back in our faces, barely letting us talk. All we could do was leave a simple testimony and thank them for their time. It hurt. But hopefully something will soften their hearts and eventually they will be willing to listen. Right now just wasn't their time. 

We are beginning to work with a lot of people! But most people are really busy with vacations and things so they say, "Give us about 3 weeks then we'll be able to meet with you!" So in the mean time, we just work our tails off trying to find! We did have an awesome lesson with a woman named Annette. She is so great! We had planned to teach the restoration, but ended up just discussing the atonement the whole time, which is fine because it was what she needed and what is the gospel without the atonement anyway?! She has had a crazy hard life, and lived a lot of it thinking God hated her and wanted her to just be miserable. As we discussed the atonement, how God loves her and has provided a way for her burdens to be lifted and to be happy, she just cried. It was beautiful to see the hope and desire in her eyes. 

I got to go to a baptism for Isaiah and Jacob this week! (They young boys I taught in my last area). It was so good!

I hope you all have a great week! Stay strong and remember who's team you're on! We are all here to help each other come unto Christ. That is our life purpose. Don't do anything else :)
Love you!

Love, Sister Porter

QUOTE: "When salvation is sent to me, I can reject or receive it. In receiving it, I yield implicit obedience and submission to its great author throughout my life." Brigham Young