Sister Kierra Wadsworth's Mission Blog: November 9, 2015

Hey family and friends!!!

Thanks for all the birthday wishes, I appreciate it :)

Well this week was good!!! The work has been kinda slow but we have been working with a lot of less-actives and doing a lot of service :)

One of the lessons we had with a less-active went really weird! Have you ever heard that if the spirit isn't there the lesson doesn't matter? Well that happened this week!! We went to see Amanda, a LA, and she was in a really dark dark place.. We were trying to help her and the spirit was just not there! We would start talking and the spirit would be there and then mid sentence it would just be gone and we wouldn't know what to say!! It was really weird. She is on a medication that really does crazy things to her so hopefully when we see her this week it will be better :) It was just a huge testimony builder of how important the spirit is in EVERYTHING!!! Like literally if the spirit isn't with you there is no point!! That is why we always need to be worthy to have the spirit with us! And other peoples agency can affect it too... It was just a good growing experience to have :)

At church yesterday we had the Burd family come!!! They have been less-active for ever and I have been working with them once a week for the past 6 months helping them come to church and they came!!! It was so amazing to see them there partaking of the special spirit that you feel at church. I was full of joy! That is what makes everything worth it, when you see someone make progression :) They are going to be there next week too, for the primary program :)

This week I started a gratitude journal. It has helped me sooo much!!! Everyday I am looking for the things that I am grateful for and for the things that I have seen God's hand in my life. It has changed my outlook on things immensely!! If you are struggling of any kind, I invite you to start a gratitude journal. It will help you, I promise. Being and thinking positive is one of the best antidotes for someone who is struggling. I have been struggling with some things and I decided to figure things out and get better!! And this is one of the things mom told me to do and I have done it and it has helped me so much!!! And rely on the Lord, ask Him to help you find those good things. You CANNOT do it without Him. I have seen that. I was trying to do it all on my own and oh how I was wrong!! Rely on our Father in Heaven and His son Jesus Christ, They know us PERFECTLY and They know what we need!! You can do anything with Them by your side!!!! I KNOW THAT AND I PROMISE YOU THEY ARE THERE!!!!!!!!!!

Well I love you all to the moon and back!!! Have a great week, you are in my thoughts and prayers :)

Love Sister Kierra Wadsworth

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