Sister Kristine Hain: People Looking For Purpose

This Week in the Indianapolis Indiana Mission

Michelle is the next door neighbor of one of our members. The member prayed and and felt that finally, after all these years, her neighbor friend was prepared to hear the gospel. We received the referral and tried to contact Michelle for a few weeks, but she is a busy woman. Finally, yesterday we were able to catch her at home. Her kid answered the door, "She is sick.." Well, a few moments later Michelle came out and we had a great conversation. She and her kids have been through a lot. It's amazing how a few simple statements of the gospel made her want to let us share more with her. It's just like Preach My Gospel says, many people are looking for purpose in their life but they don't know where to find it. I know our message will bring purpose into Michelle's life.

Sister Kristine Hain: Finding Out Who God Is

This Week in the Indiana Indianapolis Mission

Story 1: We were teaching a student named Linda this week. At the end of the lessons we asked if she had any questions or concerns she said, "No, just a comment.... I thought that this was how God always was I've been waiting for 20 years for some church to tell me!" 

Story 2: We met with this Asian girl named Renee. At the beginning of the lesson did not know who God was or what prayer was. By the end of the lesson we were able to teach her about who God was and his son and how we can pray as well as be clean from baptism. She accepted baptism and said a kneeling prayer. It was amazing. Our member that went with us even bore her testimony on Sunday of how special that was. It was also refreshing to go to testimony meeting where there were multiple testimonies of how doing missionary work the past few weeks has been a joy!

Sister Kristine Hain: The Lord Softens Hearts

This Week in the Indiana, Indianapolis Mission

In my first area we worked with Less Actives a lot, and one of the Less Actives that we helped back into activity was Sister Hand. After I started training, she started coming out with us to other lessons, inviting us to dinners, and allowing us to come and serve her. Her husband, Brother Hand, is a devout Lutheran and can be very antagonistic (mainly to the Elders, not us). Brother hand found out a few months ago that he only has 5 months to live. So, he allowed us to come over more and more to help Sister Hand clean her home and such.

Last Saturday, Brother Hand told Sister Hand "I need to go on a walk, I love you". Sister Hand was very worried, but let him go. He came home hours later and suddenly started bearing his testimony of how he knows that Joseph Smith is a prophet, how the Book of Mormon is true, and how all you have to do is follow Moroni's promise to pray and you can know. Now, anyone who knows Brother Hand would think this is CRAZY! Later that night he turned to Sister Hand and said "I think I need to be baptized". I got the phone call last night that he passed his baptismal interview, and he is preparing to be baptized THIS Saturday. God. is. so. good.

Sister Hain has only been baptized for 2 years herself and responded to the Prophet's invitation when the missionary age was lowered, three weeks after her 19th birthday and three days before her year mark as a member.