This
week we went on Visiting Teaching splits with some sisters! How fun. It
was a good experience to share testimonies and bring the spirit into
this sister's home!
Mama
Sister Gillen called to say goodbye! -- love those senior couples.
Excited to hang out with her and Sister Rasmussen and Sister Coleman in
Utah!
We
had dinner with some members this week as well! We talked about the
importance of the Book of Mormon and how it's a tool for us in our lives
with a member whose testimony is still building, we talked about faith
and how to strengthen it with a less-active member who is making an
effort to come back to church, we talked about enduring to the end with a
cute family with a bunch of kids. It's all about teaching PEOPLE not
LESSONS. I love that.
Saturday
evening we had a ward BBQ/auction! So fun! Everyone brought desserts
and they were bid on and that money is going to the Nauvoo trip for the
youth. It was a fun time!
Coolest
thing happened this week! As we were teaching our progressing
investigator Brian, we were going to meet at the McDonalds and then he
suggesting we go to the Salvation Army program room, where it's quieter,
great idea, so we do. So we're in there, teaching him about the plan of
salvation, and we get to the Atonement, and a woman knocks on the door
and asks if she can join us. We say of course, and she comes in with
tears streaming down her face. She then tells us how she has felt very
lost and hopeless ever since her sweet daughter commit suicide back in
2012. We testified of the Atonement to her and then were able to teach
her and Brian together about the spirit world. What a happy place for
those who are prepared!
So
yesterday, Satan went hard. We dropped by a recent convert because we
haven't heard from him in a while; so we knocked on his door and a scary
woman answered and said some not very nice things...but after talking
to our mission president and from this experience, I was able to reflect
on the example of our Saviour. He is so perfect and loving and
understanding. I'm grateful He is that way.
I had some great studies this morning. Something that really stood out to me was in Preach my Gospel, chapter 10, pg. 176:
"Their understanding will be influenced by your personal worthiness."
People's growth depends on OUR worthiness. That is why Helaman 3:35 is so important:
"Nevertheless
they did fast and pray oft, and did wax stronger and stronger in their
humility, and firmer and firmer in the faith of Christ, unto the filling
their souls with joy and consolation, yea, even to the purifying and
the sanctification of their hearts, which sanctification cometh because
of their yielding their hearts unto God."
LOVE IT.
My trainer sent this to me today:
Father, where shall I work today?
And my love flowed warm and free.
Then He pointed out a tiny spot
And said, "Tend that for me."
And my love flowed warm and free.
Then He pointed out a tiny spot
And said, "Tend that for me."
I answered quickly, "Oh no; not that!
Why, no one would ever see,
No matter how well my work was done,
Not that little place for me."
And the word He spoke, it was not stern;
He answered me tenderly:
"Ah little one, search that heart of thine.
Art thou working for them or for me?
Nazareth was a little place,
And so was Galilee."
-Meade McGuire
Why, no one would ever see,
No matter how well my work was done,
Not that little place for me."
And the word He spoke, it was not stern;
He answered me tenderly:
"Ah little one, search that heart of thine.
Art thou working for them or for me?
Nazareth was a little place,
And so was Galilee."
-Meade McGuire
Love yas!
