12. Perfect set up

So for all of you that know me I had a Valentine's sale for my Mary Kay business and called all my previous customers to tell them about it. I called my neighbor, and she said that she would like to come over and look at a catalog. A few days later she came over and we visited in my living room while she looked over the catalog. Then she asked me what the picture was of that hangs in our front room. I told her that it was one of our churches temples, the one in Manti. I talked a little about it, that Matt's uncle had actually drawn it with colored pencil, that we had been married in the Salt Lake Temple, but that this one had particular meaning, and on, and on. And just talked about it for a second.

K - Matt and I just barely logged on and ordered tickets for the Draper openhouse and I asked him to get 1 extra ticket because I wanted to invite her. So when she asked this question I thought "wow, could I ask for a better opportunity than this?" So I had to take advantage of it.

(It's funny to me though that even in those moments that are just right, my mind still hesitates, "I don't want to offend her", and I wonder if I really dare ask? Fortunately that feeling is getting weaker the more that I put myself out there, but I don't know, I just find it strange how we work, that we can pray for these opportunities, know that they are happening right now, and still hesitate to take advantage of them. Oh well, I guess that's all part of the natural man right?)

So anyway, I was planning on inviting her to the open house and wondered how I would bring it up. So I knew that when she asked me about this picture of the temple in my own house, that it was my perfect opportunity. So I asked. I asked if she had heard of the open house that was going on for the Draper Temple? She said that she had heard about it on t.v. but hadn't gone.
I told her that Matt and I were planning on taking Audrey through to see it and wondered if she wanted to come with us? She didn't even hesitate to say yes. It was almost like she had seen it on t.v. and wanted to go, but didn't know how to go by herself and that she wanted me to ask her. It was great. So we are going on my birthday. What a great gift for my birthday to share the joy of the temple with my husband and daughter, and one of my non-member friends. I am really excited and hope that it will be one of the greatest experiences of her life.

My advice: I've said it before, I'll say it again.... Take advantage of those little opportunities! Sometimes they are so small, but if you are looking for them , you will recognize them.

What will I do next: I'm going to get Audrey and my friend excited to go to the temple open house! And I'm going to keep praying for missionary opportunities. I mean, look at me, I've been praying for missionary opportunities since the bishop asked us bishopric wives to start preparing for our talk just over 3 months ago. And I have had more experiences in that short time than years before, combined. It's amazing how much Heavenly Father wants us to have those opportunities. He's just waiting for us to ask.