I Propose

Contacting in the Bus

It's been a great week!

Highlights:
*Two Zone Conferences this week, and we gave a Thema about goal setting at both.
*A former investigator came back to church, and is simply fabulous!
*We figured out what was wrong with my Bahn card...it wasn't for Duisburg, it was for Dortmund...

So, we got another random call from someone who called himself something we didn't understand, but heard as "Yellow". Well, Yellow was super anxious to meet, and so we set up an appointment at the Bahnhof. Once again, no one remembered contacting him. Well, we get there, not sure at all what to expect, and then this guy comes over, and my heart drops. I recognize him as a guy contacted on a split, and he was super interested in the Sister I was on a split with. I pulled Sister Terry aside, and let her know that we were entering potentially awkward waters, so she suggested a quick lesson and then leave.
That rang true.
Well, it didn't work.
He didn't really want to hear what we had to say, which happens sometimes, but then he looked at me and was like
"I have one question,"
Uh oh, that's never good.
"Are you married or do you have a boyfriend?"
In that moment, I sincerely wish I could have said yes.
Alas...
"Nope,"
I answer.
He then asks if we can be friends.
I grasp the corner of my name tag, and hold it out to him,
"You see this?
This is a shield.
It means I'm not available as anything but a missionary."
He doesn't take that as an answer.
Frustrated, but flattered, I try again.
So does he.
But he ups the game.
"My parents would not be happy to hear that I went to your church, but if you take me to your church right now, and marry me, then I can explain to my parents why I went to a different church."
In the background, Sister Johnson whispers,
"Flirt to convert..."
Meanwhile, he looks at me and says again,
"Take me to your church right now and marry me, and then I can come to your church."
We didn't make a return appointment.

Looking for baptismal pants. These are a little large!

I'm flattered, and also feel really bad. I hope he finds another way to truth.

Just a thought for the new year.
No one will find a spouse, become a great missionary, overcome a weakness or whatever it is, on accident.
We will not get to Heaven on accident.
You will not be surprised as to where you end up.
It's not going to be some shocking thing at the Judgement Day where people will be waiting for God decide whether or not you are worth it.
You will know exactly where you're going, He is not some biased judge, and it is not a competition where your success is decided by someone who has their own view of what is acceptable.
We get to where we want to go through daily, inspired, and consistent reaching to achieve goals.

It's doable.

All things are possible to him who believes.
Are you a believer?

I am.

And I believe in you.

So,
I propose a change this year.
I propose that we become more believing, and if that's all we got, that's ok.
It's enough.


All my love,

Sister Roderer