Following the Spirit - New Arriving Missionaries - Sunday Eve Walk

We love attending church with the Barrigada Ward members on Guam. Sister Martin was the substitute teacher for the Relief Society class today. I (Elder Martin) liked her story a lot and wanted to share it. Here it is:

Today I shared a personal experience in the Relief Society lesson I taught about seeking the Spirit of the Lord and following his promptings.  In May of 1980, my son Steve was a year old and daughter Carol was two. I was busy cleaning the house and they were playing in the backyard. They had been playing in the mud and came to the sliding glass door wanting to come in. I told them, I would get them cleaned up when I finished vacuuming. It seemed like just a few moments later that Carol came to the sliding back door again and said, “Mommy, DeDe (Stevie).” My first thought was “I just told you I would clean you up when I was finished.“ But, immediately the thought came to my mind very clearly, “Go now”!  When I got to the sliding glass door, I could see Steve’s lifeless body in the spa. I rushed into the spa and pulled his body out. I prayed to Heavenly Father for help. I had never had classes or training in CPR. He didn’t respond right at first when I breathed air into him, but I continued to follow the promptings of the Spirit of what to do until he vomited, and began to breathe again. My life has been blessed when I have listened to the promptings of the Holy Ghost. 

Sister Terry Sparti Martin

1980 Carol & Stevie- Perhaps Carol used this chair to climb over and open the gate from the inside 

Always a great time when we see new missionaries arriving at the office. Excitement, enthusiastic yet a little jet lagged.

Going over finance details with the new missionaries

 

Elder Hamilton and Elder Martin

Sister Martin and Sister Thomas on our sunset walk at Asan Beach