This last week Sister Keyes and I spent 3 days in Meridian on exchanges with the two sets of sisters out there. The exchanges went super well! I am always so enlightened and motivated by the sisters when I go out with them. The sisters in this mission are amazing and I love them!
The sad news of the week is that [our awesome investigator] isn't going to be baptized on the 27th. He has had some very spiritual experiences and honestly some of the most spiritual lessons I've had on my mission have been with him. However, he didn't act completely on the promptings of the Holy Ghost and has therefore had a lot of influence from friends and personal desires end up distracting him/putting him back. I know that he has had prayers answered and gained knowledge that will enable him to make the decision to be baptized in the future. I also feel that watching General Conference will be something that will invite the spirit strongly to help him know that this church is the Church of Jesus Christ.
I am so excited for General Conference! It is a huge blessing to have words from our Heavenly Father and Savior today through their prophets and apostles. I know that they are called of God and bare special witness of our Savior Jesus Christ. I know that if we listen and act on the messages they give, we will be prepared and we will be closer to our Heavenly Father.
I'm also working on the law of sacrifice right now. I started a 40 day fast of things that I am sacrificing for the Lord at this time, to request His help in doing His work. It began with an actual 2 meal fast from food and water to know what things should go on the list, and now I am doing my best to fast from those things. I talked with President McDonough about sacrifice in my interview with him this last week and he said, "Sacrifice doesn't have to be miserable." Haha it's so true! And yet, for some reason it's in my head that it should be. Sometimes it is, but it doesn't have to be. That pain has been covered by our Savior Jesus Christ, and we will enjoy the blessings of the sacrifice all the more if we truly give it with all our heart, so that there is little if any pain at all.
Many say that we as missionaries have sacrificed so much to come, and truly we have. But the irony of it all is that if we give our sacrifice completely, 100%, then it turns into a bounteous blessing. My mission is a blessing to me. I'm so thankful to be out here serving my Father with my Savior. I know that He is with us as we serve - in what ever way we do. I know He loves us. He has enabled me to do and become so much. I love my brother and Savior Jesus Christ! And I love my Heavenly Father!
May you feel there love this week as you continue to sacrifice and serve for them! I love each one of you!
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