The worst things about missions is that each week just gets
faster and faster until it feels like every day is full of 24 hours of
experiences. But here goes nothing!!
We were able to spend a lot of time with our investigators which
is NEVER a bad thing!! We met with R., this super cool guy with the cutest lil’
girl, whose brother got baptized in Lancaster. We taught him and his girlfriend
more about Joseph Smith and how he RESTORED the gospel of Jesus Christ, and how
prophets help point us to Christ. It was a really cool lesson because we
actually saw in their eyes how they were beginning to see how the message we
were saying is true and how it can help lead them back to their Savior who will
help us back to our Heavenly Father. And his baby girl was just smiling the
whole time so we shall NOT complain about that :D
H. and A. in the same part of the discussions and we ended up
seeing them on the same days, so we'd teach the SAME lesson twice in a row ha ha.
Double Word of Wisdom and tithing and prophets!! They're so cute, they keep
going around telling their friends and family about how they’re "going to
be Mormon on the 30th!" … more like they will be entering in a covenant to
help bring them eternal life on the 30th, AMIRITE!? Anyways, they're
bomb. But this is nothing new.
Our district meeting was a hot mess. Our District Leader was at
the temple for the departing temple trip, and so he didn’t assign any talks or
role plays or anything because he thought the elder who was assigned to run it
would do that. So it became a 90 minute discussion on the importance of finding
the elect. I've given many schpeels on that, but the coolest thing I learned
from it is how GOD prepares people to receive His gospel, we just need to work
hard to FIND them. We never need to convince people to listen to us, if they’re
ready they’ll accept Christ with open arms. We have some sick plans for this
coming week, so expect miracles!!
We visited some members in a nursing home and got flashbacks to my
first area where we went to them every week! Recently I’ve been praying for the
ability to see others through God's eyes, and I felt the power of that when we
were talking with the people there! God doesn't look on our outward appearance,
our worldly accomplishments, or even who we've been. He looks at our hearts and
the person we have the potential of becoming. Talking with these people who don’t
even have the strength to push their own wheelchair, and don’t have the memory
to recount what happened yesterday, and then having the spirit testify that
they are beloved sons and daughters of God was the coolest thing EVER!
I feel kindda like a preacher with this email; I swear I don’t
sound this fru fru in real life. It was just
awesome because God knows them and loves them just as much as He knows and
loves me, and I love helping other people know what I know and feel what I
feel.
Anyways, I’ll get off my soapbox. Hope this didn’t come out as
weird as it seemed in my head?
I love you all so much!!
Sister King's birthday dirt cake! |
Sister Clegg, Sister King, and her birthday dirt cake! |
It was 96 degrees at 10 am, and 119 degrees at 1:05 pm! |
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