The other day we visitied a sister who has a bad attitude and is bitter. That doesn't even begin to describe the complexity of the situation. But anyway, we're sitting there and she is talking about all of her principles that I find wrong....and then realized that I wasn't being the missionary that I should be. So I prayed right then and there for love, "Please I need to feel the love that Heavenly Father has for his children." Instantly I was filled with the Love of God. The woman talking was saying the same things, I had the same opinions, but I knew how God loved her. That was such a good eye opening thing for me to understand and see just how God works.
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Holy cow so you know how I love cooking? Well the members here are amazing and cook awesome dinners for us all the time. hahaha its so much fun to see everytihng all laid out and try new things! I am collecting recipes and washington license plates. (weird I know, but it will be fun and my companion is doing it too.)
Being a missionary I am so much more receptive to the Spirit! I think it comes from having such a purpose and being set apart. We pray a lot and its just part of life! I am so grateful for prayer! There is power in it! I pray for my companion when she is teaching. I pray before I teach. I pray for the investigator. I pray for the people we might meet. I pray for you!! Praying is a gift from God! I am so grateful for it.
The spirit has such a power. It is playing such a big role in my life. When Joseph Smith said we live far beneath our potential...now I know a little of what he was speaking of. It is such a blessing from our Heavenly Father...to have our own personal teacher and guide. I hope I can keep it with me always. Then I will be an effective missionary. The scriptures and prayer do an excellent job at bringing it into your life. Please take advantage! I know it will strengthen you. And on that note...if you are looking for strength, remember who is cheering for you and then you will find it.
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Mom!
That is so awsome that Elder Holland came [to your stake conference] and gave that awesome blessing! I wish I could have been there but you are right I am a servant of God and I know that he will be blessing me because i know you are praying fror me hooray!~!!
OOOHHH :) you have no idea how much I love mail!!!! I was SOOO happy happy happy to get your package. First of all: it was mail and I love mail. Second: it was everytihng I needed and hadn't asked for. you knew I was sick and as soon as you got my address you sent me some help for it!! You are the best best mom ever and I love you so much! It is great to ha ve a companion who I can tell my love love stories of Europe to. It is so fun because now I am finally getting the chance to talk about our time together with people. Yaya
cool cooking eh? Wow! there are AMAZING dinners provided by ward members out here. Everyone wants to feed us and nope its not casseroles or spagehtti. It's Alaskan salmon with lime and fresh home-garden herbs, pepercorns, roasted pecans, fajitas, pinapple muffins, homemade mango-orange-banana-pinapple?? juice, HOMEMADE sausage (with apples!), and 0h wow the list doesn't end. Im serious I am eating a quizine style meal 3X a week. It is awesome! I love love cooking and so chatting with the members about that is fun. It makes me want to cook:) AND whoa! hahah It makes me worried about my health...but thats ok. It's fun.
When a missionary is "set apart" they are set apart from the evils of the world. It is amazing how true that is. I feel the spirit so much so often.
I played ultimate frisbee this morning...did pilates...sat on a pier, took pictures, and am now emailing! YAY!
I love the gospel. there is soooooo much to study so much to learn and it is different having to study FOR someone ELSE! It is something new that I am adjusting to...usually I just study whatevevr I don't know or what intrigues me but I need to start connecting my work with the study topics I pick.
Sister Gandolf and I get along amazingly! It is great fun. She is from North Carolina...about 45 min from Marianne in Smithfield.
sister clendening
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