Hey Family!
I just want you all to know I love
you a lot. Like an overwhelming a lot! You all are incredible.
This week has been soo great! Tuesday
was Konninginneday (Queens Day) and we took advantage of the holiday to talk
with hundreds of the people on the street out celebrating. We set up a stand
where we shared pass-along cards, pamphlets, and copies of the Book of Mormon.
We shared about 40 books with everyone and pretty much everyone who received
one specifically requested it! We are still working on contacting all the
people we met from the booth. Such a great experience. The individuals we met I
believe were sent there by the Lord at just the time they needed for the
particular pass-along card or pamphlet we shared in that moment.
An example of this is a young Polish
family we handed an English Family Proclamation to, not because we knew they
were Polish, but because it was the end of the day and that's all we had left!
About 5 minutes later I saw them walking back to us and my first thought was,
"Oh no! They realized what they accepted to read and are returning it
because they don't want anything to do with Christ," as had happened with
others during the day. However, to my surprise the man asked, "Where can
we find this church? Is is here in Amsterdam? Where is this church? We had a
sister missionary teach us about this in Poland, Zuster (I can't remember who
they said). We loved her and the message she shared. Where can we find this
church?" A much better reaction than I expected. And just think, if they
hadn't come at that time they may have received another pamphlet or card and
not realized it was from the same church.
Another young man who came to our
booth shared an extended moment with us, 5-6 hours worth. D. attended Institute
with a friend the week before and heard us invite everyone to participate at
our booth. None of the young adults came, but he did. He told us how he'd been
reading in the Book of Mormon, about 30% of it so far, and had some questions.
We answered his questions and he spent his Queens Day reading the pamphlets we
were sharing, observing the reactions of others to our efforts, and he even
helped give away a copy of the Book of Mormon himself. The next evening he was
again at Institute where we arranged an appointment for the next day.
Since then we've met with him twice, he's come to sacrament meeting, and he's
accepted a baptismal date!
I love missionary work.
I got a new companion this week, Zr.
Larson. She is a sweetheart who came to share her love for our Savior and every
time she bears testimony all present are flooded with the Spirit of love too.
Teaching with her has provided some of the most powerful lessons of my mission.
She came here to testify and work and her focus helps me be better.
I really love it out here.
I love you truly and eternally,
Zuster Becky Hinchcliff
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