Tender Mercies :)

If there's anything I've learned this week it's that the Lord is

anxious to supply us miracles, we simply have to be on the lookout for

them. I may have mentioned last week our investigator Dazjor. He is

one of the sweetest people ever, and very humble. He attended the

baptism of someone in our zone and came to church this past week (he's

the one who missed last week, but still tried running). It was fast

and testimony meeting and every testimony felt as if it were centered

on him. A woman named Sister Wilkerson stood up and shared her

testimony by singing "Amazing Grace." I really love the Rochester 3rd

Ward.

Another tender mercy! While I was at the sites Sister Lucas and Searle

ran into the nephew of a member of the Spanish group the day before

church. They invited him to church the next day, and HE CAME! Miracles

all around. His name is Christian, and he, Dazjor, and a man named

Brother Taylor made their own little crowd, and Brother Taylor was

explaining what was being taught, and it was the sweetest thing ever.

Watching people make these very small but significant changes in their

lives is something I will never forget.

Rochester continues to be crazy. The other day Sister Searle and I

were tracting/street contacting around a particularly ghetto

neighborhood and we met a man named Pablo who gave us empanadas. As

little and silly as it was, it was definitely a tender mercy from the

Lord.

I also had the chance to attend my first MLC (mission leadership

council). It was one of the coolest things to see a side of the

mission I never have, and also learn firsthand from President Evans

and the different leaders in our mission. Most definitely a privilege

and very needed. We were trained a good deal on using the Book of

Mormon in contacting. It's easy to forget how much power is in the

Book of Mormon. I carry around a Book of Mormon with me that I show

people, and I can show it and point to it, but the real power comes

when we open it. So here's a scripture I wanted to share with all of

you I've recently come to love. Found in Heleman 3:28 and it says,

"Yea, thus we see that the gate of heaven is open unto all, even to

those who will believe on the name of Jesus Christ, who is the Son of

God." Heavenly Father wants all of His children to return to Him, and

He has provided the way, all we have to do is take it.

I love you all very much!! Hope your weeks go great :)

Hermana Abreu

1. First MLC!

2. President Evans taking a very blurry selfie

3. Dazjor and Christian with Brother Taylor at church :)

4. Walking with our empanadas, tender mercies 😉