I hope everyone is doing wonderful today! We had a wonderful week here in Linz last week. To start off with - its that time again - miracle time with the Ameh Family! haha So the night before church that Sunday, we challenged the family to have questions to take to church and we promised them they would receive answers! Well towards the end of church, before the family left, we were talking in the foyer and a few members were coming up and talking to us. Then the old ward mission leader, Bruder Lipp, came up and asked if I had shown them the display case with all the different languages the Book of Mormon comes in. I had not so we headed over. As we walked, Hannah leaned over to me and said, "I was just thinking that question...how many languages the Book of Mormon comes in...and then he just answered it. It has happened so often today - that i ask a question and then receive an answer... just like you said it would!" YESSSS! I wanted to cry. But that is not even the best part.
So here is Bruder Lipp talking away...he LOVES missionary work...and then all of a sudden Clement sees something. He sees the Book of Mormon in Yoruba...his mother tongue!!! What?! It was crazy! He got SO excited! He was just giggling the entire time! haha The display was locked or else I would have just taken that copy then and there. Well on Monday, we ordered three copies in Yoruba from the onlinestore on lds.org...expected arrival 14 days. Miracle #532...the book got here on Thursday! We did not tell Clement about the book....we just headed over! The moment I was able to give Clement the Book of Mormon in his language was so cool for me. We opened up to a few of our favorite scriptures and then Clement just started translating from his language into english! haha Well translating and preaching! haha It was truly a miracle to see the light just come on with Clement. He had understood most of what we had been reading...but not it was clear in his language. It was sooo cool.
Toward the end of that lesson Clement told us how his sister wanted to join us, but wasnt able. He also said he told his friend James about the Book of Mormon in Yoruba (James is also from Nigeria). Clement said that both his sister and her family and James want to come to church on Sunday! What?! Clement is doing missionarywork already! We were able to give out all three of those Yoruba Book of Mormons. It was amazing.
Well Yesterday, the once-not-so-sure Clement showed up with his family, his sister Ene and her two kids and his friend, James. We filled an entire row in the chapel and then half of another one. It was so neat to see. There each family member was with their Book of Mormon and their Bible ready to go. The closing hymn was I am a Child of God and could not have fit more perfectly.
I am grateful for our Loving, Heavenly Father. I am grateful for His love for His children. His love was felt by these sweet and faithful Nigerian people as they read the word of God in their mother tongue this last week. His love is endless. I am out of time this week. But know that I love all of you and am grateful for this gospel. The Ameh Family is experiencing the joy from hearing and experiencing the Gospel for the first time...something that each of us can experience each day too.
Ich liebe euch!
XOXOXOXOXO
Schwester Jaynes
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