I
have had the most incredible past few days. First of all, I LOVED the temple.
It gave me a whole new perspective. I am so thankful for the revelation that
comes through temple attendance. I'm also especially grateful for the power
that comes from it. I felt that power in my life this past week. I have had
more self-discipline and been able to be much more in tune with the Spirit,
which is exactly what I needed for these past few days.
After
the temple we got great news that we would be receiving a mini missionary! Most
missionaries don't even get to have one mini missionary experience let alone
two! I feel so blessed! They told us we would just be getting one girl and she
would be in a trio with us and that she would be from my old stake.
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| Waiting for our mini missionaries with the assistants. |
Naturally,
we were thrilled! So we get down there (to the train station) and we're waiting to find out who is
with us and the assistants get up to announce companionships. They finally get
to us and it turns out that we were actually getting two; my companion would be
with Tori, the girl whose baptism I sang at not too long ago! I was so excited!
I love her! She and I have gotten real close. Then, I found out that I would be
with her friend Taylor who is not a member. Yes, ladies and gentlemen you read
that correctly, NOT a member. She had only been to church once. In her life.
She hadn't even really been religious. She just felt she was supposed to go on
this mini mission with Tori because she wants to change her life! Can you say
GOLDEN?!?!
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| With our mini missionaries. |
What
other missionary can say that they got to bring an investigator to live with
them for 5 days? Yeah, not many. She is amazing. I feel so blessed. We still go
out and teach even though she literally didn't know anything before we came. I
have been teaching her in every spare minute that we have. She is asking
amazing questions and is so open to learning. She keeps telling me that she
knows she's here for a reason.
I
wish I had time to tell you everything about her. She is beautiful and she is
just starting to believe in God and know that He is there. She has already had
so much experience with the Spirit, she just didn't know it until now. She says
the most beautiful prayers and this has been her first time praying. She has
been reading the Book of Mormon and she LOVED church. I cannot even describe
how much I love her.
On
Sunday we do our studies at night because church is during our normal study
times. Taylor and I were studying together and it was one of the best
conversations I have ever had. I feel so uplifted from her. I was fasting and praying
that I would be able to follow the Spirit and teach her how she needed, since
this is a very unique situation and let me tell you, the Spirit has been
leading all of our conversations. It has been amazing.
When
we were talking Sunday night we talked about God and how He knows and loves us
individually. We talked about prayers and how to make them more sincere. I felt
God's love for her so strongly that it brought tears to my eyes. It was a
beautiful hour that we had and one that I will never forget. I was able to
testify of the reality of the Atonement and that through baptism we can be
clean. She wants to be baptized and not just for the sake of it, but because
she really wants to change her life for the better. She is amazing. She is a
beautiful example of courage, faith, and love.
We
also had an amazing personal and companionship study this morning where we were
able to read 2 Nephi 31 together. It was the picture perfect lesson. We were discussing
what each verse meant for her personally. She recognizes the Spirit so well.
She kept saying that she has been feeling an amazing happy feeling and like
this is just right. I was able to testify that that is the Spirit. She is so
excited to get baptized. She doesn't say “if” anymore, but “when”. She said
again this morning that she knows we were supposed to meet each other and that
now as she looks back she can see that God has been a part of her life always.
We
also discussed the commandments and she loved them. She is so anxious to do
everything that God wants her to do and she also told me this morning that she
wants to serve a mission someday because she has loved it so much. I don't ever
want to give her back! I love her!
I
am so blessed to be able to have this once in a lifetime experience. After our
study last night we both looked at each other and we
knew we would never forget each other as we both teared up. She will
always hold a special place in my heart. She thinks that I have uplifted her,
but in truth, she's the one that's done the uplifting. She is God's beautiful
gift of an eternal friend to me.
In
other good news! I had my first baptism... well kind of. It wasn't “mine” at
all, but a woman that my trainer and I found and then Sister F and I taught and
set a date with got baptized on Saturday. Apparently the baptism was beautiful.
The assistants texted me to tell me that she was so happy and that she
mentioned me in her testimony. How adorable is that? Of course Satan tried to
twist this by making me feel bad that I wasn't there for the end of her
teaching and that I will never see anyone progress from finding to baptism, but
then I reminded myself, that I don't care about that. I just want to bring
souls closer to Christ. If I never see someone through the whole
process from finding to baptism, so be it, as long as I'm bringing people
closer to Christ.
I
feel so overwhelmingly blessed this week. God has been so good to me. Lata
getting baptized, Taylor being my mini missionary, Tori coming to stay with us
as well, and my testimony being strengthened daily. I know that God is our
loving Heavenly Father and that He knows us on a personal and individual level.
He knew I needed Taylor in my life right now and I am so thankful for that.
I
love you all. Thank you for the love, support and prayers. It means the world
to me. I'm praying for you all.
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