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Three newly arrived missionaries and a boy with blue hair.

In Bentonville it seems to be more of a trend to have crayola colored hair than back in Idaho. Anyway, our next door neighbor has blue hair. As President was leaving to take the missionaries on to “The Square” for some visiting with strangers, A_ stepped out of his house. President asked if when they got back he would be willing to listen to a discussion. A agreed.

Later that evening as I helped my son with a paper he was writing, I could hear the elders and A talking. Later President explained that A had interpreted the invitation as an opportunity to critique the new elder’s presentation. President said the observations were insightful. 1. “Why are you acting so nervous? Your moving leg and your shaking voice tells me you are nervous. I already agreed I’d listen to you. So you shouldn’t be afraid.” 2. “Do you have any personal experiences? What you say is good, but what does this mean to you?” Elder Gast_ then shared how he and his mother had been very poor and that he had spent his days inside a small empty room wondering if that was all there was to life. He was not happy. Then two sister missionaries knocked on his door and brought the gospel. He then shared that finding out there was a purpose to life, and that he could make choices that led to happiness had made all the difference in his life. “Now that makes me relate to you. You should share your personal experiences.”

I don’t know what will happen with A__, but he did mention that his friend had given him a copy of the Book of Mormon that week. Was it a coincidence that a boy with blue hair had come out of his house just when he did? I think not.

Welcome to the Arkansas Bentonville Mission!

5/25/2016

36 Enter the Waters of Baptism

5/23/2016

We had 36 Baptisms this weekend!

The most we had before at a time was 19.

As the senior leadership in the mission we divided up and tried to have someone make it to all of those baptisms.

At the ones that President and I attended I noticed some very significant similarities. They came as a result of obedience. This last little while President has said, “There is someone in your area who is ready to be baptized who at one time expressed an interest in the church, but is currently not being taught.” The elders found the Sister in Lake Ozark as a result of looking through past texts in the phone. Another set of sister missionaries had been out riding their bikes, which is a fairly new rule for Sisters in our mission. Something happened to Sister Poll___'s bike so she and Sister Rich_________ were walking pushing their bikes. It was then that they made a contact with a person who was baptized this weekend. Several baptisms were a result of members and missionaries following the direction of our area president to seek out and teach the discussions to less active families.

Sometimes as zone or as a mission we will set a goal and all work toward that goal. This weekend was not one of those times. This was an out pouring from the Lord as a result of the individual obedience and efforts of companionships and members. This came from the Lord.

Besides feeling incredible gratitude for the Lord and His help, my mind has sought for greater understanding about such an event.

I woke this morning thinking of the day of Pentecost and the days of the Kirkland Temple Dedication when a great number of people received a spiritual witness all at the same time. Each had individual experiences unique to them. As a whole those experiences combined to be a huge outpouring of the Spirit.

This past week, I have been seeking the Lord's help in obtaining some of the promises He has previously given to our mission. His response to those prayers were other scriptures that confirmed the previous promises. And so this weekend was a witness to me that the Lord keeps His promises when we keep ours.

Hallilujia!

Sister Loveland

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The Lord's Little Nudges

5/22/2016

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Occasionally my mom would use an object lesson to get her point across. Like the time I impatiently demanded where my sack lunch was because I was going to be late for school. Soon I walked out the door, lunch in hand, never giving it a second thought until I bit into a liver worst sandwich. My mom had gotten her point across and believe me, I never complained about my lunch not being ready again.

This past weekend I had another opportunity to be taught through an object lesson. I was in the breakfast room of the hotel, when I noticed a woman with two grandchildren enter the room. She caught my attention, but I left without visiting with her. As I walked down the hall I thought, “You should have visited with her.” For a brief second, I wondered what I should have talked about, but I then walked on. When I got upstairs, I couldn’t get my key to open my room. After trying the key every which way, I had the thought, “How does it feel to be locked out? The lady downstairs is locked out of my kingdom.” The Lord had my attention. I turned to head back downstairs. This time the thought came clear as day, “Share with her the Bible Video app.”

To my relief, she was still there. As I approached her, I told her that I’d noticed she was wearing a cross, so she must be Christian. I was too. I mentioned her grandchildren, and that there was this incredible app that featured short bible videos. In a matter of minutes her grandson had downloaded the Bible video app and we were engaged in a pleasant conversation. After a short time, I headed on my way with a wonderful feeling.

I am grateful for the Lord’s little nudges.

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May Iron Rod

5/2/2016

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May Going Home

May Transfers

The Boy with the Blue Hair

Welcome to the Arkansas Bentonville Mission!

May Sister Loveland's Phone

36 Enter the Waters of Baptism

The Lord's Little Nudges

May Iron Rod

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