WOW! We had so much fun doing missionary work this week. One day, we
decided to do something creative in our contacting. So something super
cheesy came to my mind. "Let's do an icebreaker," I said after looking
at my icebreaker mints. "And if they can guess how many icebreakers are
in the package they win it! If not, they have to answer a few
questions!" Sister Duering laughed so hard but we did it. haha. Instead
we did it with buttons. There were 444 buttons in the jar and if they
got it right, they got a package of gum. If not, we asked them some
inspired questions. Everyone we asked were not even close to the real
number. So we started to give them 3 chances. And when they still didn't
get it right we told them, "With our Savior, Jesus Christ, we don't
have only 1 chance, 2 chances, or 3 chances. He gives us as many chances
as we need! He understands you perfectly. He loves you. He knows you.
And he wants you to succeed." It's also a great way to show the new #princeofpeace video!
So while doing this little "icebreaker" this week, we found a bunch of potential investigators! We decided to take the sprinter/train one day from Palomar College to Cal State San Marcos and we talked to sooo many college students! One in particular was Mario Fabbrini. As we walked down the stairs from the Cal State stop, we found this kid chilling out in the shade, waiting for the train I assume. We started to talking to him and one of the first things he said was, "I know that Jesus Christ is my Savior. He died for me. He died for my sins." He told us that he goes to Calvary Chapel in Oceanside and every Thursday, he sings in a Christian "worship group." Mario loves the bible and reads it every day. He said that reading the bible is one way that God speaks to him. That is when we brought up the Book of Mormon and asked him to read it. Mario hesitated and then said, "On one condition. I will read the Book of Mormon if you come and worship with me tomorrow at the 'center dome'." <<sounds fancy huh? Without hesitation, Sister Duering and I said, "DEAL."
The next day we walked around Cal State with the elders, asking many students where the 'center dome' is. We got many distorted and confused looks as they told us, "I have no clue what that is." Oh great, we thought, hopefully the center dome exists. Luckily to my surprise, Sister Duering yelled, "I SEE THE CENTER DOME!" We got so excited and started lunging towards the 3 domes. As we got closer we realized that there was nobody in sight. We were expecting a crowd of people at Mario's musical worship thing. The elders started to complain and doubt us, but all of a sudden I said, "SSSHH. I hear him." We found him and the first thing Mario said when he saw us was, "LEXIE!!!! TORRI!!!! You came!" Oh my goodness, he remembered our first names, oh no. There was only one other guy and two girls sitting in the "center dome." Not surprisingly more girls showed up later...haha.
Standing in the middle of the dome with his guitar in hand, Mario said "Welcome to the center dome. This is where we come, relax, worship, and get away from there," pointing at the school. Sing along with me if you'd like! The echo of his guitar and beautiful voice in that small "center dome" brought the spirit in an instant. I knew at that moment that this kid loves his Savior. You could feel it, no doubt, when he sang. Mario was strumming his guitar (eyes closed the entire time he played) and sang from his heart. In music, he spoke of his Savior's love and eternal sacrifice. It took me a minute at the last song to realized that he was praying! I closed my eyes and soaked in every word. He testified of truth, forgiveness and hope. Of mercy and love. This is exactly what I needed. The spirit overwhelmed me and I knew that Heavenly Father was speaking to me. I felt forgiveness and peace.
I know that God speaks to us in many different ways. He cares about us. I know that week was the very last week of Christ. He spent His last days serving, loving, healing, and worshiping His Father. I know that because of Christ, we can be with our families forever. There is no such thing as an end. We have so many chances with Jesus Christ. He overcame death, sin, sorrow, pain, guilt, illness, weakness, doubt, and fear. HE IS THE PRINCE OF PEACE. you should click on that link btw and watch the video. I am eternally grateful for the love that he gives to each of us, member of the church or not. I know that HE LIVES. HE LOVE YOU! HE IS THE CHRIST!! don't forget it!
ps. this is a picture of me and sam. I'm going to miss her so much as she leaves to BYUI. we are going to be roommates when I get back.
#MIRACLE >> Jennifer's family wants to be baptized! The elders are going to start teaching them!! This is Me, Sister Duering, and Tots. She is 8 years old.
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♥ Sister Alexis Skabelund
451 W Bobier Dr
Vista CA 92083-1906
United States
So while doing this little "icebreaker" this week, we found a bunch of potential investigators! We decided to take the sprinter/train one day from Palomar College to Cal State San Marcos and we talked to sooo many college students! One in particular was Mario Fabbrini. As we walked down the stairs from the Cal State stop, we found this kid chilling out in the shade, waiting for the train I assume. We started to talking to him and one of the first things he said was, "I know that Jesus Christ is my Savior. He died for me. He died for my sins." He told us that he goes to Calvary Chapel in Oceanside and every Thursday, he sings in a Christian "worship group." Mario loves the bible and reads it every day. He said that reading the bible is one way that God speaks to him. That is when we brought up the Book of Mormon and asked him to read it. Mario hesitated and then said, "On one condition. I will read the Book of Mormon if you come and worship with me tomorrow at the 'center dome'." <<sounds fancy huh? Without hesitation, Sister Duering and I said, "DEAL."
The next day we walked around Cal State with the elders, asking many students where the 'center dome' is. We got many distorted and confused looks as they told us, "I have no clue what that is." Oh great, we thought, hopefully the center dome exists. Luckily to my surprise, Sister Duering yelled, "I SEE THE CENTER DOME!" We got so excited and started lunging towards the 3 domes. As we got closer we realized that there was nobody in sight. We were expecting a crowd of people at Mario's musical worship thing. The elders started to complain and doubt us, but all of a sudden I said, "SSSHH. I hear him." We found him and the first thing Mario said when he saw us was, "LEXIE!!!! TORRI!!!! You came!" Oh my goodness, he remembered our first names, oh no. There was only one other guy and two girls sitting in the "center dome." Not surprisingly more girls showed up later...haha.
Standing in the middle of the dome with his guitar in hand, Mario said "Welcome to the center dome. This is where we come, relax, worship, and get away from there," pointing at the school. Sing along with me if you'd like! The echo of his guitar and beautiful voice in that small "center dome" brought the spirit in an instant. I knew at that moment that this kid loves his Savior. You could feel it, no doubt, when he sang. Mario was strumming his guitar (eyes closed the entire time he played) and sang from his heart. In music, he spoke of his Savior's love and eternal sacrifice. It took me a minute at the last song to realized that he was praying! I closed my eyes and soaked in every word. He testified of truth, forgiveness and hope. Of mercy and love. This is exactly what I needed. The spirit overwhelmed me and I knew that Heavenly Father was speaking to me. I felt forgiveness and peace.
I know that God speaks to us in many different ways. He cares about us. I know that week was the very last week of Christ. He spent His last days serving, loving, healing, and worshiping His Father. I know that because of Christ, we can be with our families forever. There is no such thing as an end. We have so many chances with Jesus Christ. He overcame death, sin, sorrow, pain, guilt, illness, weakness, doubt, and fear. HE IS THE PRINCE OF PEACE. you should click on that link btw and watch the video. I am eternally grateful for the love that he gives to each of us, member of the church or not. I know that HE LIVES. HE LOVE YOU! HE IS THE CHRIST!! don't forget it!
ps. this is a picture of me and sam. I'm going to miss her so much as she leaves to BYUI. we are going to be roommates when I get back.
#MIRACLE >> Jennifer's family wants to be baptized! The elders are going to start teaching them!! This is Me, Sister Duering, and Tots. She is 8 years old.
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♥ Sister Alexis Skabelund451 W Bobier Dr
Vista CA 92083-1906
United States
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