It was weird, the week of transfers kind of fizzled by. OH MY!!!!!!!!!!! yes yes yes yes yes yes yse. I am amazing! Never could I have been better in my life. Even when I went to the temple for the first time and it was like a contant fire all around me- it feels that way now! No wonder I used to wonder about the "constant companionship" of the Holy Ghost...was He really with me? Well though he was, I was not treating Him as my companion. Now it is amazing! Miracles are happening all around and it is by the power of God. I am led to help them come about by the divine companionship of the Holy Ghost. I am strengthened, guided, inspired, and given words from Him!
Church yesterday was the culmination of a week of miraculous events in the missionary work. I was in simple meetings all day and yet I felt like I was in the temple-the spirit was that strong, the whole time. Why you might ask? WELL!!! we had 14 non members at church and 7 of them are our investigators. Whoa. Just to put this in perspective for you, the whole transfer with Sister Nybo we saw 3 investigators come to church in a 6 week period. AHHH!!! And plus we got two member referrals this week! They are so prepared!!! And just like a baptism happened with Jake* and the Lord trusted us with him to help him make those covenants, the Lord trusts us with these souls he has prepared. Jake* got confirmed on Sunday! yay!
*Names changed for privacy.
It is such an honor and comfort to know that I am on the Lord's team and that He blesses me with enough strength and power to do His works. Something like bringing a person fully into the grace of the atonement through covenants which make the Savior their own could only be done through his power and wisdom. I love the scriptures and guidance from the Holy Ghost. What could we ever ask for more?
Wow! Well ok, I could ask for family. I love you guys so much! I love hearing about what you did, what you're thinking about. What's going on! I miss you. But there is nothing I would rather do that be here serving the Lord. A nice thing we can think about though is that I will only be away for ONE Christmas! So next Christmas I will be home! wa ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!
I love the gospel! It is amazing the power of the atonement. Even when I am imperfect and thinking unchristlike things, the Lord still blesses me with his spirit and a stong testimony because I've covenanted that I am willing to become like Him. He asks for a broken heart. He does the glueing back together and in the mean time I just have to trust in Him and continually come to his cross. He is the most amazing person I know.
I don't know the essence of anything. But He is the essence of everything.
I went to our Relief Society President's house for dinner and for the first time in my life I truly enjoyed stuffing!!! yummo! Made with cinnamon bread it looks like? Don't know but Gandolph is going to get me the recipe. AND! whoa, Utah has a bad rap for jello salads? K this was interesting: cherry jello, cream cheese, coconut, cherries, walnuts, and celery! BLAGH!!! hahaha but we had live burning candles on the table. my dream! it was fun. and also for the first time in my life I am appreciating pumpkin pie!
Sister Gandolph and I made Mom's fruit salad for Thanksgiving and took it to a part member family that we're teaching. They liked it. Also I ate this thing that is about 3 inches of rice on the bottom with a cheesy chicken sauce layer on top of it...and it was way good! sounds and looks questionable to me, but it was yum.
WHOO! We were handing out water at the half way mark of the 10K Turkey Trot race. SO funny! I got so excited when I saw the first running coming along. Of course they didn't want to be bothered with any water. well the cones were out but the mad -fast runner went right on, not taking our water. Ak we thought. and so the rest of the runners continued to come and go, some taking water, others not. Eventually they came back after about 200 yards more and then turning around in the cul-de-sac to pass by our water station again. Then about 40 minuntes into the race, the creator of the race Dr (and brother) Holmes runs up and says "WHoa, where is everybody going, this is the half way mark!?" . .....woops. We let everyone in the race run more than a 10K hahaha, I guess what they don't know can't hurt them right?
OH!!! And had a miracle! Monday was this huge storm and yuck and I don't have a coat so we went to target and I found THE ONLY, MEDIUM, CLEARANCE from last season, long warm coat. So I didn't freeze that day, or any since. Oh my. Really I know it was a gift from God. and I'm so thankful for it! And! So thankful for my family who is so faithfully supporting me at home!
Sister Cheeseo Clendening!
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