A marvelous work :)

Another week has flown by!  Sorry my email didn't come yesterday because of the Labor day holiday...libraries were closed. :)  Hope you all enjoyed your day though!  Sister Keyes and I had some fun making some cookies and delivering them to some members as a service.  We tried some potential investigators, but none of them were home.  We also decided to have a little adventure and got some Thai food for lunch!  It was great!  I loved it! :)

This last week we helped settle some details and are now looking forward to [our special investigator] family being baptized this upcoming Saturday!  Only the mom and dad are being baptized because their two girls are 4 and 2, but we are so excited for them!  They are wonderful and are so excited!

It's been so fun to teach them because we've been able to do it so simply.  I know that sounds funny, but most of the people we talk to have been taught so much in what ever religion they grew up in that they have lots of more complex questions.  [This family] however, is not in that situation.  [The mother] grew up Catholic, but didn't feel that it all made sense.  [The father] didn't grow up with any religious background and has only been in the US for about 6 years.  He grew up in Mexico.  It has been so neat and rewarding to see their faith and knowledge grow.  They have good hearts and already have good values and are good parents.  The gospel just fit right into their life so well!  They were definitely prepared!

We also got the special opportunity to teach early morning seminary this last Thursday morning!  That is the first time I've been to early morning seminary haha.  It was great :)  I love the youth SO much.  They constantly inspire and amaze me!  We talked about Doctrine and Covenants 4, which is a section we as missionaries memorize and quote at every missionary meeting (district meeting, zone conference, MLC, etc)  It's a powerful guide to doing the work of the Lord - in any capacity.

One thing I learned about it this last week is that it was a revelation given before the church was organized.  It also impressed my mind that "if [you] have desires to serve God, [you] are called to the work," and that "faith, hope, charity, and love, with an eye single to the glory of God qualify [you] for the work."  It reminded me of the phrase President Monson said, "Him who the Lord calls, the Lord qualifies."  As we are called, we can expect to gain these attributes if we will "serve Him with all our heart, might, mind, and strength."  I am learning that.  I am feeling that.  I am experiencing that.

My testimony is growing that this is the Lord's work, the work of our Savior Jesus Christ, and that my dependability on Him is vital.  The work is going forward here, one step and one day at a time.  I love the Lord, and hope that I will be able to say that I gave all my heart, might, mind, and strength to Him.

I love you all!  Have a wonderful week!