18 February 2014

Dear Family,

We have had a crazy week this week! I think that I mentioned that Sister Pocock was sick in my last email.....and her sickness lasted almost all week. Yikes! We had two investigators that were set to get married and baptized on Sunday and I was stuck inside all week, without a companion to help plan everything. Needless to say, my stress level was very high all week long. I just knew that something would make it all fall apart. But, these two investigators, Ramon and Myrah, were and are  just amazing! I have never had such golden investigators before. We literally met them about three and a half weeks ago and they were just so ready to accept the gospel and be baptized. Satan worked really hard to thwart our plans. All of their family turned against them, telling them that they shouldn't get married or baptized in the Mormon church. He is still looking for work and she has a job that works her like a slave and pays her nothing. Considering they had nothing, we turned it into a nice but simple wedding. The members really helped us out too. We asked a less active sister who hadn't been to church for years, to help us make decorations and to do Myrah's hair for the wedding. This sister just thrived on the opportunity to serve and came to the wedding and baptism. We also asked a less active brother to take the wedding pictures for us. He even came to church that morning too! It was awesome to see the investigators progressing and also involving the less active members. Everything turned out nice and, once again, the Lord's side won!! They have been trying to get married for months now. They have tried three times before and they all failed. But this time Satan lost.....WhooHoo!!

We have also been working with a less active sister named Marcela. We visited her once, she said she would come to church, she didn't come, we lost her phone number, and didn't get to see her again for a while. Every time we passed by her house, no one was home. One of the few days that we got to work this week we went to an appointment over in the same area as Marcela but they weren't home. We knew it would be doubtful that Marcela would be home that time of day but we decided to pass by anyway. Surprise!! She and her boyfriend, Arnold, were home. As we talked with them for a few minutes we found out that her oldest son (22 yrs old) had gone missing and she was really struggling right then. Well Sister Pocock and I don't have children and we have never experienced a missing child either but we tried to comfort her the best that we could. At the end of the visit she said, "I can testify that you are God's angels that He is sending to call me back to church." Both times that we had visited her she had really been struggling with a trial and we happened to be there to visit her. That was a super cool moment. The spirit was really there and I was left amazed at how the Lord works. Some how, even when we didn't plan on visiting her that day, the Lord had sent us there, knowing that she needed us. Missionary work is hard some days but then there are moments like that that make it all worth it!

This Sunday at church I was feeling a little over loaded. I played the piano the first hour, had to give the Sunday School lesson, and had to teach singing time in primary, and I hadn't slept well the night before. I was feeling a little less than excited for Sunday School because I hadn't had time to really prepare the lesson on prayer but I was just going to have to wing it. (that is completely against my personality!) We got to the gospel principle class with a bunch of investigators there and I actually didn't end up teaching much at all. I started the discussion on prayer and asked for personal experiences. One sister who was there for the first time shared her experience about praying after her house had fallen on her young son. She had never known who had pulled her son out from under the house that day but she would forever be grateful. I tried to continue the lesson but Arnold (Marcela's boyfriend), who was there for the first time that day too started talking. He said he felt awkward and felt like he needed to say something....he was the person who hard pulled the other sister's son out from under the house four years ago!!!! The whole room just sat in unbelief! The spirit was so strong as they continued to share more about that day and how everything had worked out. Other amazing experiences were shared and I just bore my testimony and ended the lesson. Thank you Heavenly Father for making Sunday School into an inspiring experience! It was just so crazy!

Well my time is gone but I just want to thank everyone for your prayers. I know that this church is true and that the Lord is truly preparing people to hear and accept the gospel!! Have a great week! Love you all!

Sista Heap

ps: someone asked about mailing info and I just got a new address: (Mom, will you put it on facebook for me please.)     

Sister Cassie Heap

C/O Victor Galvez

PO Box 9

Orange Walk Town, Belize

CA