Many interesting people in this world

This week has been a tough week. I've been super sick and we haven't had much to do except for contacting, so that is an extremely tough combination. Thankfully God has been bearing me up and has helped me get through it all and actually enjoy it! Although contacting is sometimes the worst thing in the world it's been getting a lot more fun with time and it's now at the point where I reasonably enjoy it. Honestly, I cannot believe I'm saying that, but it's been pretty fun this week.

Some English practice contacting we did right outside of a metro station

There's not much to talk about concerning contacting, but I can tell you some of the really interesting people that we contacted this week:
 - A woman who is a Messianic Jew, meaning that she's Jewish but believes that Jesus Christ was the savior.
- A man who tried to convince us that God wants us to sin and that the only source of happiness in this world is money and doing bad things.
- Some Nigerians who invited us to their church where the preacher performs "miracles" where people who used to be disabled now just stand up and throw away their wheelchairs.
- A 16-year-old who learned English by listening to rap music and can only talk by sounding like a rapper.

Pretty fun week to say the least.

havingfun.jpg:  Sometimes you just have to have a little fun.

Something that was so incredible and a huge testimony builder to me this week was an experience with one of our favorite investigators, Dmitri. When we first met him we really didn't think that the lessons would last for very long because it seemed that he had no genuine interest in learning more about the gospel. With time and with more lessons we've really seen his faith grow and his interest in learning more about this gospel grow much larger. Yesterday, he came to church for the first time, which was a wonderful experience for him. We had a lesson with him after church about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We started talking about faith and we asked him what he could do to grow faith in his life. He then said "Well, I think faith is kind of like a seed. If you plant it in the ground, take care of it, give it things that help it grow, eventually, it will turn into a tree." We were blown away by the answer and then showed him Alma 32 and began reading about how Alma "compares the word unto a seed." He started reading it and the spirit was so strong. It felt like the words on the page were speaking to him. One of the most incredible experiences on the mission yet.

I too can testify that faith is truly like a seed. Even if it's tiny we can plant it and nourish and strengthen it by experimenting upon the word. As the seed within us grows we can begin to feel more of God's love and the Holy Spirit in our life. I know that the Book of Mormon is true and that this Jesus Christ lives.

Love you all so much! I hope you have a great week!