didn't email yesterday, I forgot to tell you that p day is today
because we had a mission wide service project yesterday where we
planted 400 trees at osu and it was way fun! I'll include a picture of
us and some sisters we are over. What if I go to OSU when I get home?
Hahahaha hahahaha just kidding #poor
8! Our mission standards of excellence are 2. And our mission average
is less than 1. But let me tell you, it was all thanks to a) the
spirit and b) the incredible ward here. We had so many people willing
to sit with and direct investigators and make them feel welcome that
we weren't stressing way bad the whole time like we should have been.
#blessed
he was recently jumped and has been recovering. We had a really cool
lesson with him where he felt the spirit and love of. God so strong.
He's willing to do just about anything to come closer to God at this
point! It's awesome. We got Him a ride to church and gave him a
"chapel tour" afterwards and when we showed him the picture of Christ
in the garden of gethsemane he immediately staring crying, and the
spirit was so strong! He loves his savior. And he had a great time at
church! I think he has struggled with feeling accepted in the past and
he really felt that this is where he belongs. He's right :)
couldn't make it to church last week but this week we had a lesson
with her and had her say the prayer. She was nervous at first, but as
she started praying it was beautiful! She paused and was overwhelmed
with the spirit. It was so powerful! As she ended she looked up at us
and said with tear-filled eyes "sorry. My eyes just hurt. And I also
really like this kind of stuff" haha she's so cute! They all had a
great time at church as well :)
of a sudden been hit with huge trials that only God can help them
through. It seems that 1/3 of our investigators are in the hospital
1/3 are contemplating suicide and 1/3 are wanting to be baptized but
have some things to work through due to parole. I don't tell you this
to make you depressed! I've just been thinking a lot about the
situations. I love these people a lot and so sometimes I feel like I
am living 700 different really horrible situations. So I couldn't help
but question for a slight second "if Christ carried everyone's burden,
why am I in a position where I have to carry them as well?" And I
started to realize more fully the purpose of life. I feel as though as
Gods children we all have to go through things that make us stronger.
As we live and apply Christ atonement in our life, we kind of become
part of his atonement. Maybe that's why Mosiah 18 tells us about our
covenant obligation to "mourn with those that mourn and comfort those
that stand in need of comfort" Christ promises is that these burdens
can be made easy, maybe by us, but through Him. THE GOSPEL IS SO
INCREDIBLE! Don't be afraid to take on the difficult task of
understanding someone's trial enough to help them with it. It may be
hard, but the outcome is everlasting joy and greater understanding of
Christ.
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