It's the little things ♥

I wanted to share a quick story with you all because I thought you'd might appreciate it as much as I did! I was having a garage sale this weekend (p.s. I'm not the biggest fan of garage sales, but, was trying to have a good attitude .. ha ha) and this little Hispanic woman walked up to me to purchase something and asked me if I was LDS because I was so nice(no, really....that's word for word what she said:)). I said I was and that I was going on a mission to Bolivia. She started telling me about her daughter that was on a mission in Albania then started telling me about her conversion story. 

 She was originally from Guatemala but moved in with her sister in L.A. as a single mom. The missionaries met her on the street and she started taking the lessons. She was baptized and has been an active member ever since. She then told me that she was introduced to her husband through the missionaries and they now have been married for 17 years and have 7 children. She told me she has been trying to find her missionaries for years to thank them for bringing her to the gospel and she told me that someday someone will look for me to thank me for helping bring them to the gospel. 

By the end of her story I had tears running down my face. How could it be that I got to meet this amazing woman and hear her story on a random day (when let's face it, I wasn't in the best of moods because of the garage sale). It was then that I realized I had been feeling the Holy Ghost so strong I had goosebumps. I realized that this was not a simple coincidence that this incredible sister stopped at my garage sale and asked me if I was LDS because I was so nice. This story changed my life. It really put things in perspective for me and made me realize that even though we (as missionaries) don't truly convert people to the gospel because the Holy Ghost does, that we are tools in Heavenly Fathers hands to help convert them and bring them to the one true gospel so that they may enjoy the blessings of it. I am so blessed to have this gospel in my life and I am grateful that Heavenly Father puts experiences in our lives so that we may gain a personal account to build our testimonies and faith. It's because of experiences such as this one that I personally can say that I have a true testimony of this beautiful gospel and all of the blessings it brings:)