we had the wonderful opportunity to be missionaries

This week, let's see....

Well we had the wonderful opportunity to be missionaries.
That sentence is really cool.

We met with the girl this week who works a jewelry store that a member
in our Ward loves, she told us about it so we went in and we met this
girl who knows her, we invited her to come to church and learn more
and there ya go! We got an appointment! It was really good. What I
absolutely love, is when we are teaching somebody and they begin to
tell us their journey or how they want to have have been searching for
truth. It's a testimony to me that everyone in this world is looking,
in someway. And God sends his spirit to comfort, teach and lead them
to find answers to their questions.
The painful part is seeing if they will accept what God has lead them
to or not.
This girl is really sweet though, and as we were teaching the
restoration the spirit was strong and her desire to understand was as
week. I know the Lord works with our desires to help us become and
meet them.

What I also loved about this was the member who came, is so sweet, and
loves the gospel so much. She practically taught the whole lesson!!!
Haha when we asked her to come she was way excited and said, "yay!! I
get to invite her to church!"
I really believe that missionary work, is what brings us the fullness
of joy, and happiness we can't imagine until we experience sharing the
gift given to us.

On Wednesday we had an teaching appointment with some members. I love
the saints in Chicago 1st they are special. After that appointment we
headed to another appointment for an investigator, well we checked the
phone and the just weren't up for it... So it got cancelled and they
dropped us. But Hey!!! Life goes on, there's people out there, and The
Lord knows it, so he reminds us.
We headed to a former investigator to see if she was home, she wasn't.
As we were waiting to cross the street I turned around and I saw two
people walking up the street. I turned to my companions and said,
"let's go talk to them!" As we did... It was obvious that they didn't
speak very good english. We invited them to our english teaching class,
continued to tell them what we do and then they invited us into their
house. They were two guys one from Palestine and the other from Egypt
and they are both Muslim. It was kinda funny at first when we sat
down, because well... We don't know how to speak Arabic!
But we asked for their phone and I was able to pull up the Book of
Mormon in Arabic and have them read the introduction page. One said
"no, he already know this kind of stuff" and the other said, "do you
have a copy of this?" And you will NEVER believe it.
But we did.
Remember that one person we were teaching that spoke Arabic? And then
they gave the Book of Mormon back to us and said "they didn't want it,
they had enough bibles" well that was still in the car and we gave it to
him right there! In a matter of 3 days he already has read through half of
it, and is in love with the Book of Mormon... The only problem, he is
Muslim and moving back to palatine next month :(
But the power of the Book of Mormon is real, because it the word of
God. I know that those who are searching for truth and reading with an
open heart and are blessed.

This week has been great, full of blessings.
I love this work and I love the Lord and his mercy.
I hope your week is a great one.
Keep on keeping in!

Love, sister. Tincher

"As we emulate His perfect example, our hands can become His hands; our eyes, His eyes; our heart, His heart."  Pres. Uchdorft