The Washer Repair Man

God bless the Washer Repair Man that came to my house last week. Let me explain,
we have had a rough week. Anthony's Honda broke down - we had to have it towed to our house. Anthony called our insurance company after hours to get it towed. With our member #, they couldn't find our policy. (We just received our insurance cards in the mail a couple weeks ago.) We were stressed thinking we didn't have auto insurance that we were paying for monthly. Thank goodness my sister has a truck, so her and her husband we able to tow the car home. Thanks Tricia! The starter went out, so that cost $250. Thank goodness we know a cheap mechanic because the dealership wanted $400. The car had to be repaired so Anthony could go to work.

The washer was leaking and barely getting by but it finally gave out, we received a monstrous phone bill and then I saw the EOB for Kassi's week hospitalization. Needless to say, I was feeling quite stressed.

Anthony called RC Willey to see if we still had a warranty on the washer - of course it had expired. The good news was that we still had a warranty on our fridge. Our ice maker has been broken for several months and we figured it was too expensive to fix, so we did without. Well, our ice maker was fixed - we needed a new one, with no cost to us. It is really nice to have ice again, especially in the summer heat. Anyhow, I got sidetracked, back to the real story.


My mom called some Washer Repair Men to see how much it would cost to get the washer fixed. Just for the service call, it was $79. My mom described what was going on with the washer, and one repair man said it sounded like the pump. He said it would be $250 for the parts and labor besides the $79 service call. He recommended that we go buy a new washer.

My mom called me at work to tell me the news. It was like the final blow. A washing machine is a necessity, especially when you have children. I have washed my clothes by hand - once on my mission in Chile. It is a lot of work! It takes a lot of time! It is not fun and the clothes do not come as clean as a washing machine gets them with very little effort.

A couple hours later, my mom called me again. She said, "You won't believe what happened?" Apparently, one of the washer repair men had called back to the house. He said he was outside our home and wanted to look at the washer. My mother told him that we didn't have $ to pay him. He said that she would have to shoot him to get him not to work on the washer. This man (an angel sent from God) proceeded to work on my washer for 2 1/2 hours. He refused to give my mother his name and he refused payment. He said he felt like he was suppose to come to our home and help us.

I was stunned! I called Anthony and he was stunned! Just when we were feeling really discouraged and abandoned, Heavenly Father, through another person, let us know he was aware of what was going on with us. This strengthened my testimony to know we are not alone. I am so grateful that this man was in tune to listen to the spirit and then follow the prompting. I want to be this type of person.