I
cannot even begin to tell you how amazing thing week has been! We started it
off with an amazing p-day. As a district, we went for a bike ride along the
coast to Hillary's (tourist spot.) It was beautiful and it feels so good to
exercise like that. It's very enjoyable to bike as a district especially when
you don't have to wear a skirt. Then we went to the aquarium and that was
really fun as well. It was great to see all of the creatures of the ocean that
we never even come close to on our missions haha. Then we had FHE with Sam and
some other members at Bishops house. It was so fun. Sam was the life of the
party! She would fit in so well with Tanners. ha. We also had a huge meal of
amazing Samoan food, I nearly died. It was so good! I think if I lived in Samoa
I would be 3000 lbs.
Then
Tuesday was soooo much fun. We went with our district and the assistants to ECU
(a uni near us) for their orientation day or "O" day as they call it.
We had a booth and were able to contact so many people and tell them about the
church. From it we talked to heaps of people and 104 said they were interested.
That's pretty huge for us. It was so much fun. I love talking to people like
that. I was able to meet some amazingly golden people as well. They were so
excited to hear about the gospel of Jesus Christ. It was awesome. Then we had a
sweet zone meeting, followed by a zone blitz. It was such a good day. We were
so tired by the end we basically passed out that night.
Then
we had exchanges with some sisters who were struggling to find motivation. They
are both some of the greatest sisters in the mission, but were just going
through a hard time. We prayed so hard that we would be able to help them have
the exchange that they needed.
We
were so blessed. The sister I was with in our area and I were able to teach so
many lessons and find great success using the household report, which is what
president wanted. It was amazing. I've never found so much success in one day.
The other sisters found two new gators in their area! It was such a good
exchange. They called us the next day with a miracle from using the household
report. They sounded like themselves again. They used to sound a bit down, but
they were both bursting with joy. God is so good to us. It was amazing to be
apart of it.
Then,
we were calling President about the exchange and then he said, "while I've
got you on the phone, I'd like to ask for a favor." We both got so nervous
cause then he started talking about how new missionaries were coming in. We
thought we were going to leave each other and train, but then he asked us if we
would stay STL's and train a new missionary, together! AHH! We both were so
excited! I can't believe we're staying together and TRAINING!!!! It's going to
be so much fun!
But,
the best part of the week was Sam's baptism. It was so beautiful. She was
glowing. She and another girl the Elders taught were getting baptized so we
asked who wanted to go first. Sam said, "Ooo can I go first I'm just
BUSTING to get baptized!!!" It was so adorable. The spirit was so strong.
She said she's never felt so good in her life. Then, she bore her testimony
after and it was perfect. She is such a blessing to us. I love her with all my
heart.
Sister
E and I were also able to sing, "I know that my Redeemer
Lives," and God blessed us to sound our best. The spirit was so strong.
God is soo good to us!
Then
when Sam was confirmed on Sunday she was even happier, which I didn't think was
possible. My cup runneth over with love. I can't even begin to describe how
blessed I feel to have her in my life. She has changed me. She is so prepared.
Also
as I have been reading the Book of Mormon I have felt so uplifted. I can't get
over how much I love it and how powerful it is. The story is enthralling and
intriguing, but it's also rich in the doctrine of Christ. It has helped me see
places that I want to improve. For instance, I was reading Alma 60 and 61 this
morning when Moroni tells Pahoran off for not caring about them and being
prideful and not worrying about anyone but himself. I can be a bit like Moroni
sometimes. I jump to conclusions, but I love Pahoran's response.
"And
now, in your epistle you have acensured
me, but it mattereth not; I am not angry, but do rejoice in the greatness of
your heart. I, Pahoran, do not bseek
for power, save only to retain my judgment-seat that I may preserve the rights
and the liberty of my people. My soul standeth fast in that liberty in the
which God hath made us cfree."
He
is so incredibly humble. He gives Moroni the benefit of the doubt. He could
have easily chosen to be offended, but instead he complimented Mornoi on the
greatness of his heart and then helped him see what the actual situation was. I
want to be like Pahoran. I'm trying to develop more meekness. Don't get me
wrong, I love Moroni. I love his passion, his confidence, and his dedication to
liberty and God, but I love the lesson learned here from Pahoran. It's
something I have really been working on in my missionary work and just my
personality in general. There are so many good things about the passion I have,
but I do need to remember the example of Pahoran's meekness. I love it! The
Book of Mormon has become more and more real to me every day. It's not just
stories, but people that I can identify with and I love it!
I
feel so blessed. God is overflowing the blessings at the moment. Even though,
it was a bit of a tough week for us teaching and finding investigators in our
area, I'm so happy that the other sisters were able to and that Sam got
baptized. It was perfect. I know that God knows us each individually and He
knows what we need. He knows I needed Sam and I feel so blessed and priviledged
to have played a small role in her conversion process. Oh happy day!
Much
love,
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