Each week in Sister Olson's letter to her family she tells them of a miracle that week. We have so many, some days it's hard to keep track. This is her post from last week.
Monday, June 2nd, 2014... At noon Sister Ball did a 'house call' (no, we don't normally do these), to see Sandra T. and help her for over an hour with a computer problem. She is a family practice physician but is basically computer illiterate. Then after work we went over to Sandra T's again and Sister Ball spend almost another 2 hours helping her with her computer. It is interesting to see a mind capable of becoming a doctor, who hates computers because she knows nothing and doesn't feel able to tackle it, at all – it was over whelming for her. Recognizing her limitations, she was greatly appreciative for the help and the patience. It was an double act of charity on Sister Ball's part, as Sandra has dogs and cats. Woah..... Sister Ball is allergic. I was concerned she would finish the tasks but not be able to breathe and I would have to drag or carry her to the car – or worse!!! Serious! But she made it. “I” am grateful, for her charity and for still breathing!
Tuesday/Wednesday, June 3,4 - Career Workshop The Lord's handiwork for the individual continues..
Last Friday I called all those who were signed up for the Career Workshop, (that I could contact), to see if they were coming. Three were definite. Two I couldn't contact and at least three of the others had unexpected conflicts and asked to sign up for the next workshop. A man that was on standby, had a job interview on the second day, and then his brother died- so a funeral. By late afternoon, it appeared we had 3 for So, Monday I called again. Jennifer P. and Sandra T. were two of the for-sures - still YES... Brad, another for-sure yes, who has been anxiously waiting for the workshop, had his wife call to tell us he had come down with the flu. He was ready to come, sick, but his wife did not want to expose us... Two that I had not been able to contact last week called back to apologize – they have jobs and don't need to come in. I called two from the next sign up, but they weren't able to get a babysitter for children...SO....
By Tuesday morning, we had gone from about 12, to 2... I would have been greatly disappointed except I reminded myself that we PRAY, for only those the Lord wants in that class to come, and we have seen that work over and over...
CLASS BEGAN: with the two...
I have been working with Jennifer and got to be her mentor last week, so there was good rapport with both Sister Ball and I. (She wants to work with fish.) Sister Sandra T. is early 70s, a doctor who was let go because (it appears) she was making too much, and in the last year has had severe medical issues herself. She still wants to practice. Unfortunately, she has NO computer skills and she is very negative... and combative about most things. Sister Ball and I were worried we would not fill her needs... then we worried her negativity would be challenging to the whole class... BUT, we told ourselves, 'she signed up, and there was something for her to learn'. A good portion of the first morning is self esteem, and she contended on several points. I had expected this and felt prepared. I thought I handled her concerns even though she did not seem convinced of the worth of some of our advice... we plugged on. By the end of the day, Jennifer was thrilled with all she had learned. Sandra seemed to feel she would continue to see if there was something that applied to her interviewing with DOCTORS, whom she said didn't interview the way we were teaching...
We went home feeling we had not taught with the spirit sufficiently. I thought I may have been too prepared to 'protect' us from the negatives, and felt a need to repent of that protective attitude. I felt I needed, again, to simply teach as the spirit directed, and what was needed would be given. Not worry about ANYTHING else.
Wednesday they both came back! Things seemed to go more smoothly, but with some of the same negative attitude and combativeness from Sandra. Later in the day, there were several times when both Sandra and Jennifer expressed gratitude that there were no others there, as they needed the individual help and they didn't see how we could really do adequately with more. Yes, we acknowledged, the practice times would be shorter – and less personal attention or questions... I found several times that I was able to give more examples relating to self-esteem and happiness etc., than I normally would. I went with the promptings.
Late afternoon, Sandra confessed she was normally a positive happy person but she didn't have cause to be right now... So yes, we did have to address that - it does affect how you interview. (She even said we were both good teachers, and the class should continue... whew) By the end of class a whole NEW perspective emerged...
THE PEOPLE WHO NEEDED THIS CLASS AND ATTENTION HAD COME! Anyone else would have detracted from the need, or been affected by the negativity...
-"I" was reminded... The law of the return – what we throw into the air, we will attract back. Sister Tiller is currently very negative and in the afternoon acknowledged happiness is a choice, and right now she isn't. In both of her practice interviews she didn't crack one smile, or much of one. THE good news is that she could see this when we video-taped her. She commented on how she 'really is' a happy person normally... and I told her we looked forward to seeing that, said with a sense of humor – and she smiled. With some discussion she even thought she could put a smiley face on the inside of her port-folio to remind herself to smile... Ahhh some progress...[ Even when talking on the phone we suggest they smile... SMILES can be felt over the phone (try it)... NO ONE wants to hire a frowning face...]
-I was reminded there was not a need to be protective (against negative thoughts), of Sister Ball or myself -but just speak by the Holy Ghost. That is sufficient. Be selfless. We teach who HE wills, and it is God's timing.
-Heavenly Father knows us and our class individually... We would NOT have been as successful with Sandra if Sister Ball had not taken the opportunity to SERVE her in charity, before class... We could NOT have blessed these two ladies if there had been others. This was the ONLY way we could have blessed them, and not been distracted by others needs (They will be blessed later – and individually.)
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