To Quote A Cheesy Country Song: There Are Angels Among Us

"God does notice us, and he watches over us. But it is usually through another person that he meets our needs." Spencer W. Kimball, December 1974



This quote has been fulfilled in every sense this week.

Remember how I sometimes feel like my resources are insufficient? It's not true, but sometimes I try to understand how to feed 5,000 with a few loaves and fishes...and by all account, the numbers don't add up! This week our loaves and fishes came from a Baptist engineer. Melanie* is not at all convinced about the Book of Mormon, but she teaches me what it means to be Christian. On Monday she waltzed into our dinner appointment, thrust a giant laundry basket at us, and muttered something about us needing help. Having heard ounce the smallish sum that missionaries live on each month, she decided to take things into her own hands with her coupon-clipping skills. The laundry basket was packed with toilet paper and shampoo and laundry detergent. My cup runneth over, indeed!

As for my gloomy February spirits, our favorite investigator sends heart-winning texts. We woke up at 5:30 this morning to a stream of happy texts as a follow-up of last night's lesson on tithing. Please allow yourself to imagine how two young sister missionaries squeal when we receive such joyful feedback from our meager efforts:

"Good morning Sisters!!! i just want to share the joy I have in my heart for the gifts you gave me last night. I've just been like a kid on his birthday. My new Bible has brought so much back to me. It has maps!!! Hehe. And beautiful pictures! And this incredible thing I have never seen before, The Harmony of the Gospels. Wow. So I had to visit Isaiah 58 again (just incredible) but one of my favorite books of the Old Testament (way back to my youth) was Ecclesiastes. It was written as poetry to me too. And made the burdens of the world seem a thing we all share. But here is my last bit of excitement. The name Enoch has always stayed with me (and you know how I am with names, hehe), and he is only a shadow in the sea of those mentioned in the Bible. But the words "he walked with God" were drawn to my attention and have remained with me a long time. I found him!!! Hehe. In Moses 6 and 7. It's a small thing, but don't you think great things are sometimes like little hidden treasures? I'm rambling again. I just wanted you to know the depth of my gratitude. Have a beautiful day sisters."

Ah, God does love me. and I know it because I am surrounded by angels on every side.