"I was hoping you would come"

The week was filled with a lot of time trying to visit recent converts and less active members but no one was home. so we tracked . A lot! We still didn't see much success and I won't lie I was getting a bit discouraged. Then one night my companion and I decided to go tracking. We parked the car to go knocking but we both felt that was not what we were supposed to be doing. After praying we came to the conclusion we needed to go visit a less active lady we had tracked into about a month previous. when we went to her house she said to us" I was hoping you would come." It's amazing what those words did for me. It was a witness to me of how the spirit works. Often times we visit the same people over and over and its discouraging because you don't feel like you are doing any good or if the people even want you there. It was a testimony to me that  the work I am doing as a missionary is important and every visit and every lesson we teach makes a difference. I started thinking about how many times a day we knock on a door exactly when that person needs us. They may not always say it like this lady did but it is still true. I am so grateful for the spirit which directs and guides me. I know that we are all children of a loving Father in Heaven and this is His work that I am doing. He knows the needs of all His children and as a missionary I have the privilege of being able to help people. I get to dedicate 100% of my time to Him. There is a saying that says :a missionary is someone who is needed but not wanted, and stays until they are wanted but not needed." It is so true. As a missionary I often feel like people are drowning and as a servant of the Lord I am trying to save them but they just won't reach out. I love and miss you all. Love Sister Lee