Hello everyone! (letter from July 18,, 2016)
It's getting hotter here. That's not surprising. It's also the topic of every conversation and the only thing anyone ever talks about it seems. That it's just. So. Hot. Welcome to Vegas I guess.
But other than the heat, things have been going so well here! Sister Campos and I have really hit it off and we have been blessed with some miracles every day. I have seen this week that when you keep pressing forward through tough times, God will bless you for your efforts :) I LOVE the scripture 2 Nephi 31:20. Every time I read it, I find something new in it and a new love for it. It is applicable for every situation! "Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life." And I have found that to be so true throughout every aspect of my life! Especially as a missionary, when sometimes it would be a lot easier to give up and go back to the Casita rather than keep moving forward.
Throughout the week we saw miracles, but especially on Thursday, when we were blessed with the opportunity to attend the temple with other missionaries early in the morning. When we got home and went on with our day, it seemed like the miracles wouldn't stop. Temple blessings!
Miracle 1: Sister Jones and Sister Southam tracted into this lady, Vanessa, right before I got here. Sister Jones and I have tried multiple times to talk to her again, but she always says she's busy or
she's not home. Sister Campos and I decided to go one more time and she answered and invited us in! She mentioned that we come over all the time and because we were so persistent, she might as well invite us in and see what we had to offer. We were so excited! We talked to her a little and she said at she would be open to taking her boys to he activities during the week that we offer and that she would like us to come and help her around the house and then maybe teach her a lesson or too :) So awesome!!!
Miracle 2: A less active member that we have been visiting to teach her 8 year old son texted us and invited us to come over again! And then we had an awesome lesson with him and they came to church on Sunday!
Miracle 3: a referral we received from other missionaries that we've been trying to get in contact with was able to meet with us this week! We Manet with them, and they also came to church!! Ahhh!!
Miracle 4: We've been cleaning Mitzi's house, a less active member, with her for a while and also sharing a spiritual thought and trying to find out what she needs to come back to church. On day we talked to her and decided that what she needs the most is to know more about the church, so we brought up the idea of her taking the missionary discussions again and she thought that was a great idea! We will start those with her next week :)
Miracle 5: Remember that story about Gary we met in the park and then gave us no contact info because he was going out of town? Well one of our members knows him! So now we know where he lives!! She was just naming her neighbors to us and when she said Gary I talked to her to see if it was the same Gary, and it sounds like it is! We have to go stop by now! Miracle!!!
So there were a lot more of course, but I'm running out of time and this is getting a little long :) But it just goes to show that if you keep moving forward, even though it's hard, your Father in Heaven will
reward you for your efforts!! Because he loves you so much!! You should watch the Mormon message "A Shower of Heavenly Blessings" if you get the chance. It's what we've been sharing with members after dinner and I love everything about it! The music, the message, everything. It just illustrates how God is ALWAYS blessing us and is just waiting for you to receive the blessings that he is so willingly giving :)
What are your miracle moments? I want to hear about them! Missionary moments, even the super small ones! Scriptures you like! Let me know!
It's getting hotter here. That's not surprising. It's also the topic of every conversation and the only thing anyone ever talks about it seems. That it's just. So. Hot. Welcome to Vegas I guess.
But other than the heat, things have been going so well here! Sister Campos and I have really hit it off and we have been blessed with some miracles every day. I have seen this week that when you keep pressing forward through tough times, God will bless you for your efforts :) I LOVE the scripture 2 Nephi 31:20. Every time I read it, I find something new in it and a new love for it. It is applicable for every situation! "Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life." And I have found that to be so true throughout every aspect of my life! Especially as a missionary, when sometimes it would be a lot easier to give up and go back to the Casita rather than keep moving forward.
Throughout the week we saw miracles, but especially on Thursday, when we were blessed with the opportunity to attend the temple with other missionaries early in the morning. When we got home and went on with our day, it seemed like the miracles wouldn't stop. Temple blessings!
Miracle 1: Sister Jones and Sister Southam tracted into this lady, Vanessa, right before I got here. Sister Jones and I have tried multiple times to talk to her again, but she always says she's busy or
she's not home. Sister Campos and I decided to go one more time and she answered and invited us in! She mentioned that we come over all the time and because we were so persistent, she might as well invite us in and see what we had to offer. We were so excited! We talked to her a little and she said at she would be open to taking her boys to he activities during the week that we offer and that she would like us to come and help her around the house and then maybe teach her a lesson or too :) So awesome!!!
Miracle 2: A less active member that we have been visiting to teach her 8 year old son texted us and invited us to come over again! And then we had an awesome lesson with him and they came to church on Sunday!
Miracle 3: a referral we received from other missionaries that we've been trying to get in contact with was able to meet with us this week! We Manet with them, and they also came to church!! Ahhh!!
Miracle 4: We've been cleaning Mitzi's house, a less active member, with her for a while and also sharing a spiritual thought and trying to find out what she needs to come back to church. On day we talked to her and decided that what she needs the most is to know more about the church, so we brought up the idea of her taking the missionary discussions again and she thought that was a great idea! We will start those with her next week :)
Miracle 5: Remember that story about Gary we met in the park and then gave us no contact info because he was going out of town? Well one of our members knows him! So now we know where he lives!! She was just naming her neighbors to us and when she said Gary I talked to her to see if it was the same Gary, and it sounds like it is! We have to go stop by now! Miracle!!!
So there were a lot more of course, but I'm running out of time and this is getting a little long :) But it just goes to show that if you keep moving forward, even though it's hard, your Father in Heaven will
reward you for your efforts!! Because he loves you so much!! You should watch the Mormon message "A Shower of Heavenly Blessings" if you get the chance. It's what we've been sharing with members after dinner and I love everything about it! The music, the message, everything. It just illustrates how God is ALWAYS blessing us and is just waiting for you to receive the blessings that he is so willingly giving :)
What are your miracle moments? I want to hear about them! Missionary moments, even the super small ones! Scriptures you like! Let me know!
Well I love you all and I hope you are doing great,
besides all the news that I briefly hear about here and there from members
that sounds absolutely horrible. Boy am I glad I'm away from that. Well,
stay safe!
Love you!
Sister Brown :)
Sister Brown :)
No comments:
Post a Comment