august 10
It's pday already?!?! Lol our
pday is a day sooner this week because
we have zone conference the next couple days- YAAA!! Spiritual
nourishment to the max!!
So this week was like super super awesome in a ton of ways. Friday we
had zone training and it was soooo good. I love my ZOne leaders and
sister leaders. They are sooo awesome!! We talked a ton about patience
and faith and how we can see miracles in the mission.
I kind of had the spirit rebuke me throughout the training and I
really just realized that I needed to be more loving. I just had this
huge epiphany revelation moment where I realized that I needed to have
unconditional love. For my companion and for just anyone who I came in
co tact with. Christ loved everyone as they are, never expecting
anything in return. So I am working on that. And that's something I
had been praying for was more charity and love -- and God answers
prayers!!!
What I really learned was that I need to just love people as they are.
Not waiting for them to be how i am or anything but just loving them and everything that comes with them. It has changed everything and helped soooo much!! My patience is tested a lot, but that was the biggest thing i realized and what really hit me this week.
we have zone conference the next couple days- YAAA!! Spiritual
nourishment to the max!!
So this week was like super super awesome in a ton of ways. Friday we
had zone training and it was soooo good. I love my ZOne leaders and
sister leaders. They are sooo awesome!! We talked a ton about patience
and faith and how we can see miracles in the mission.
I kind of had the spirit rebuke me throughout the training and I
really just realized that I needed to be more loving. I just had this
huge epiphany revelation moment where I realized that I needed to have
unconditional love. For my companion and for just anyone who I came in
co tact with. Christ loved everyone as they are, never expecting
anything in return. So I am working on that. And that's something I
had been praying for was more charity and love -- and God answers
prayers!!!
What I really learned was that I need to just love people as they are.
Not waiting for them to be how i am or anything but just loving them and everything that comes with them. It has changed everything and helped soooo much!! My patience is tested a lot, but that was the biggest thing i realized and what really hit me this week.
And
because i acted on that prompting, God could bless me with soo much
more!!!
Sister
Harvey and I kind of had been feeling frustrated with our area and how things
were going because we didnt have much help from the ward and our ward mission
leader like never texts us back and we are like what the heck!! and our two
investigators have flaked out on us for the past 3 weeks. so we are just trying
to reevaluate life. but we had an amazing weekly planning session and really
just tried to focus on certain families to help and visit.
and
MONDAY WAS A DAY OF MIRACLES!!! pretty much best day of my mission thus far.
We
had set a goal to have one new progressing, prepared investigator. but
everytime we went to knock doors and visit potentials it just hasnt really
brought us much anywhere... but WE WERE FAITHFUL AND HOPEFUL!! plus i told my
companion that we could not be negative WHATSOEVER. that was our comp goal this
week .... its worked mostly well... ... but thats where more patience
comes into play... hahah but ANYWAY!
so
first of all we have MOSPO or morning-sports every monday cus thats all the
elders pday and so we get up at the crack of dawn and play sports and its
SOOOOO fun. some of the elders are hilarious. and i just love talking to people
and hearing some of their crazy stories from being out.
so
we had that and becaue of some errands we had to run to the mission office and
stuff, we literally had less than an hour in our area that day, BUT MIRACLES
HAPPENED!! we got to visit a few less actives and invite a potential or former
investigator to come to the VC but literally with like 5 minutes left in our
area, we decided to knock on this neighbors door. i had literally just said the
prayer and prayed that we could reach our goal and find someone prepared and
ready to hear the gospel and accept its message and that we would see miracles.
And so we knock on this door and this dad comes out and starts talking to US
like he was sooo friendly and was so interested and we just had the best
conversation about religion and really just how we are all trying to follow
jesus. he said his wife wasnt home, but he was like "do you have a card or
something? like can you COME BACK AND TEACH ME AND MY WIFE A LITTLE MORE?"
AHHHHHH i about crapped my pants i was so pumped!!! we gave him our card
and we told him about the book of mormon and he said he hadnt even heard of it,
his wife is catholic so they are a little famiilar with the bible, but he was
like yeah i would definitely love that, ill look into it, cus i mean it cant
hurt me right? and im like NO WAY IT WILL BE SO GOOD FOR YOU!! lol but so we
got his number and he said he would start by reading the BOM in the
introduction. and we are going to come visit him on SUNDAY NIGHT!!!!
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
God
is so real and answers alll of our prayers!!!!
I had
also been praying to be able to take through a non-member in the visitor center
and that same day, this couple comes in and i got to bear my testimony about
jesus christ and about joseph smith and recite the first vision and it was just
SOO COOL!!! and theres been like 4 other nonmembers that i have been able to
teach that have come in in the past like 4 days!!! MIRACLES
That
day I also just decided to give this guy a call when we were on online
teaching, and it was the guy that came in a week before who was really
depressed and almost suicidal. he is going through a really hard time and wont
tell me all thats going on, but since he wasnt in my area, i got to get his
number and keep in contact. so i just thought oh ill give Jason a call. and so
i called him and we chatted and he told me how he was doing, and he said that
actualy he had just been praying to God to be able to feel His love, and that
is RIGHT when i called. He said i was an answer to his prayers. ALWAYS FOLLOW
PROMPTINGS FROM THE SPIRIT PEOPLE.
even
if its just a random thought you have, ITS PROBABLY THE SPIRIT
we
have the best talks about the scriptures and i am really just there for moral
support and strength in between the times he meets with his elders. ( he is
less active and has been for a LONG time but is trying to get back into church)
ALSOOO
yesterday we went by this guys house who we had met and left with a book of
mormon and restoration pamphlet and he said he has been reading it and has a
few questions and would love to have us back over!!!! so we set up a time and
we are going to have a lesson with him tomorrow afternoon!!! he is a baptist
college kid, but is really open and loves jesus and is like well if the
apostasy really happened (which is all new to him so he doesnt really know)
then i mean there would really need to be a restoration.. so if thats right,
then i believe it i guess. AHHHHHH
so
yeah to be continued on that!!
And
all those miracles happened here in the misfit capitol of AMERICA!!! (actually
ps. independence is the #1 meth capitol in the world lol) In INDEPENDENCE where
its totally normal for a crazy shirtless man on drugs to be wandering in the
middle of the road waving his finger at you as you try to swerve to not hit
him....
but
wowie. okay all i really have to say is that GOD KNOWS US SOOOO PERSONALLY AND
INDIVIDUALLY. he knows us and our every need. he hears our prayers and answers
them in the most specific best way possible and it is right when and just what
we need.
GOD
IS SO GOOD!! Never doubt His power or His love for you!!!
Much
love,
Sister
Bleak
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