Week 61

Hey everyone!

So I don't really have all that much to say this week, just lots of service and random lessons and stuff like that, so instead I'll just tell the story of the one super cool thing that happened this week.

So we went over to Hope's house last week for our lesson. We had been planning on teaching the Plan of Salvation and had prepared pretty extensively, but just as it so often happens, the Lord had other plans. She opened the door and immediately let us in, but we noticed she was walking with a pretty bad limp. We asked her about it, and we found out she had been walking up the hill next to her house carrying some groceries for a friend when she tripped, hit both knees really hard, and strained her ACL in her right leg. She had gone to the doctor and he told her there was a possibility they'd have to do surgery and replace part of it with one from a cadaver, which she was really scared about. The thought obviously came to our heads to give her a priesthood blessing, and we offered it right after she was done telling her story. She accepted and seemed really excited about it. So we explained a little bit about the process and the purpose of consecrated oil, and she asked Elder Lamb to do the anointing and me to do the sealing. As soon as I started the blessing, she began crying, and she didn't stop until I was done! I've never felt the Spirit stronger in a blessing than I did in that one. As soon as I finished giving it, she started saying over and over "You guys are so blessed! You guys are so blessed!" We asked her what she meant, and she told us that during the blessing, she felt something touch her legs, and they immediately felt better. She even got up and started walking around just fine, without a hint of a limp at all! I've never seen the healing power of the priesthood to such an extent before, and it was incredible to see the amount of faith that she demonstrated in order to make that happen. We also gave her friend a blessing of comfort, and he felt the Spirit really strongly as well. Hope accepted a baptismal date after that and I'm confident that she's going to meet it.

Anyway, that's about all the time I've got, but I hope you all have a great week!

Elder Hart