The
weeks just go by so quickly as the mission goes on.... this one was KILLER!!
So I had a stomach bug
starting Thursday afternoon and the only thing that stayed in my system between
then and Sunday evening was 10 saltines, a banana and a bowl of tomato soup. It
was the first time I’ve got something other than a cold my whole mission! We
were fasting Sunday to find people to teach, since we haven’t found anyone new
to teach since I’ve gotten in the area and all our plans and appointments were
falling through. We remembered that a member at church told us to stop by his
neighbor who had taken the discussion before, so we book it over there before
dinner to meet him. He went to Columbia, Stanford, Notre Dame and UNIVERSITY OF
MARYLAND!! He’s 85, loves God and said that he would love to learn more and about
Christ again! We taught him at his doorstep and we were feeling great. Until he
closed the door, then Sister Hayes’s head started pounding and the 3 days of
essentially no food caught up with me and we both almost collapsed! God gave us
the strength that we needed to have one last miracle during the day! Our district
leader also got us milkshakes from Starbuck’s on Monday, on the condition that
we find someone to teach, so we were able to fill our end of the bargain!
We taught our
investigator K again. She'll be going to Utah with the family that introduced
her to the gospel for Thanksgiving and she’s been having a hard time getting
her grandparents to open up to the church. She’s been hesitant to set a date
but she told us that she wants to get baptized within the month so that she can
go to the temple with over Thanksgiving!! It was the coolest thing ever, she
ALREADY has that goal and she isn’t even a member yet! We've been going over
the commandments but the White’s essentially taught her all the lessons
already, and she is seeing how the gospel is blessing her every day!
Most of the people we
are teaching were sick, so is everyone in town, so this week was a little
slower, BUT we had an old woman we do service for, who survived WWII in
Croatia, Germany and eventually California, come and speak to the Young Women in
mutual and it was awesome!
We went on exchanges in Oildale (hometown of Merle Haggard) and yet again, I have been companions with both my Sister Training Leaders! The
last 3 transfers that’s been the case, it’s awesome! So I got to go out with Sister
Larsen and it felt just like old times, haha.
OKAY, so I’m in Alma for
my Book of Mormon reading and I’m reminded of how much I love the book of Mosiah!
My favorite part is when Alma leaves all the wicked men he is working with and
starts teaching the people in the city about Christ and what he’s learned and
felt because of the Savior. They learn about baptism and are so excited for it
that they literally clap their hands for joy! They describe baptism in chapter
18 and it says:
"8 And it came to
pass that he said unto them: Behold, here are the waters of Mormon (for thus
were they called) and now, as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and
to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another’s burdens, that
they may be light;
9 Yea, and are willing
to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of
comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and
in all places that ye may be in, even until death, that ye may be redeemed of
God, and be numbered with those of the first resurrection, that ye may have
eternal life—
10 Now I say unto you,
if this be the desire of your hearts, what have you against being baptized in
the name of the Lord, as a witness before him that ye have entered into a
covenant with him, that ye will serve him and keep his commandments, that he
may pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you?"
I love how it shows that
baptism, and the gospel in general, better enables us to serve those around us,
to help others as Christ would, and to especially come even closer to Him!! I
love this gospel SO MUCH and am so blessed to teach other about it every day!
Sorry it’s short, I’m in
a rush, but I love you all so much :D Have a great week!
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| The Bakersfield West Zone Sister Missionaries! Sister Kuang is from Taiwan. October 2016
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