Week 62 - Oh Deer . . .

Haha, you know it's quarantine when the most exciting thing that happened this week was that we found a nature trail near our apartment to walk on! It's gorgeous and reminds me a lot of the sacred grove (minus some sacred) with tons of brush and wildflowers and stuff. We have seen a ton of bunnies and even came close to a deer! it made us happy :)

We also had some more miracles this week! We had someone call us on accident, and we just kept talking to him and turns out he's really interested! Yayyyyy.

Also we got a referral from some Elders in North Carolina for a guy who they found online who lives in our area and wants a Book of Mormon and a Bible. Turns out it's the same guy who was one of our self-referrals from the other week who we haven't been able to get in contact with! Glad he's being taught!

Still holding all mission meetings via Zoom!  
No sign of the quarantine letting up anytime soon.  

Also we have had a lot of training this week on helping people say kneeling prayers with us. It's amazing how much more power these prayers are having in their lives. Our friend who's 73 and on date even said one, and it was so sweet because he told God he knows the Book of Mormon is true in it. AND that he was excited to get baptized! Our heart melted a bit :)

But we have also been trying to say more kneeling prayers ourselves. And just more prayers. My favorite quote on prayer is, "Prayer is a supernal gift of our Father in Heaven to every soul. Think of it: the absolute Supreme Being, the most all-knowing, all-seeing, all-powerful personage, encourages you and me, as insignificant as we are, to converse with Him as our Father ... Don’t worry about your clumsily expressed feelings. Just talk to your compassionate, understanding Father. You are His precious child whom He loves perfectly and wants to help. As you pray, recognize that Father in Heaven is near and He is listening." Richard G Scott

I know he is there, that he loves us, and he is listening. And we can feel that so much more a we pray humbly and respectfully while kneeling! So I invite you to make an increased effort to pray more while kneeling and tell me what you feel :)

Love, Sister Potts

Fun Facts:

1. Let's talk about some church history prayers! Most of the significant events in church history stemmed from a prayer....

2. The first and obvious one : the First Vision. The restoration of the gospel was inaugurated when Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father appeared to Joseph Smith's humble prayer.

3. Joseph Smith was praying fervently for direction when Moroni came and instructed him about the plates in 1823.

4. During translation, Joseph and Oliver would come across passages relating to baptism, which would lead them to pray in the woods concerning the matter. In response, John the Baptist appeared to them and restored the Aaronic Priesthood. 

5. As the translation of the Book of Mormon was nearing completion and three witnesses were chosen, they each took turns praying until the angel appeared to them and showed them the gold plates.

... and many more that I don't have time to relate today haha. 

A little early birthday celebration--can't go wrong with Strawberries & sprinkles:)

Note from Momma Potts:  Emily's 21st B-day is this Saturday, June 27.  No pressure, but feel free to email her at emily.potts@missionary.org if you feel so inclined!
Transfers are this week (either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday), so she may or may not be in Pittsford for it, and cards may or may not reach her.  If anyone wants to send a card, please send it to the mission home address in Syracuse (address is on the web-version of her blog--let me know if you can't find it--the mission office is forwarding all letters/cards right now). 
Emails or voice recordings are always great, too!
Hope you're all having a great summer!