Friday, December 30, 2011

"The Advent of Miracles" Miracles

The missionaries reported the stories of the miracles they experienced during "Der Advent der Wunder". Here are just a very few of them:

  • Nineteen investigators and five members who come less often showed up to the first Sacrament Meeting of the Advent der Wunder. (Elder Harris)
  • Four Elders had one hour to go finding before their appointments started. Before they left the car they prayed that both companionships could make out an appointment before they got to the Institute Center, a five minute walk from the car. They talked to everyone they saw we made out four APPOINTMENTS in the matter of 20 minutes. (Elder Voran & Elder Wilson)
  • The Elders asked a member family what street they should knock on doors. They ended up having a walk-in appointment and later made another appointment out on the same street. The Elders also received a phone call from someone who found the pass along card in her mail box, a street the Elders did not go to. They found members had been passing the cards out. (Elder Van Miltenburg)
  • While getting off a bus, Sister Kitterman and Sister Martinz felt they needed to give a pass along card to a man and invite him to church. The following Sunday he showed up at church, he really liked it and the Sisters set an appointment to start teaching him.
  • Elders set four baptismal dates! They also had an investigator and his family make it to church even though they had to take a train and then a taxi. (Elder Jake Walter)
  • Elder Carlson said that four wonderful friends decided to follow our Savior and be baptized, all of which were baptized. The people the Elders work with are amazing and Elder Carlson knows that God is a God of Miracles.
Sister Risenmay sums up the feelings of the missionaries: “I think that the best part of the Der Advent der Wunder is how it basically opened our eyes to the miracles we are already receiving and that we continue to receive. It was a time to… focus on Christ and to exercise our faith…that not only would we see miracles, but our investigators would too. It was an amazing Christmas season.”