Hello there family and friends!!!
This week had been pretty good, the work is slow right now but we are still trying to work hard!! We realized that we haven't been doing the best we can so we set goals for this week to help us work hard and be diligent and exactly obedient. One of our goals is to have the Book of Mormon on our minds always. This will help us be able to share it with others no matter what and be able to help others gain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, which is what we ultimately want. We were listening to a talk yesterday while we were driving around contacting people and it talked about our missionary purpose and gave us some great advice to apply to our missionary work. It is called 60 minutes to a successful missionary. It is a former mission president talking to missionaries. It was a great talk to listen to!! We really liked when he talked about keeping a good attitude when you are persecuted or shut down. He said that when someone says no or shuts the door in your face you receive blessings every time!! That is a lot of blessings and a great reason to say happy and positive!! :) 3 Nephi 12:10
We had good experience this week with contacting less-actives. We went and tired a less-active and she had moved but her son and ex-husband still lived at the house and we asked him for her new address and so we went and contacted her. It was later in the evening so it was pretty dark and we didn't see any lights on in the house but we knocked anyways. No one came to the front door so we went to try the apartment behind the house because there were lights on but before we got there we turned and looked at the house and there was one light on in the top floor so we went to the back door and rang the doorbell. Vitalia(LA) came to the door and let us right in!! She was so surprised to see us!! (I would be too!!) She said "how did you find me?" As a missionary you learn how to stalk/find people really well, we didn't tell her that but it's so true!!! hahaha We were able to testify of the gospel say a prayer with her. It was great and the spirit was really strong!!
This week we did A LOT of service!!! On Tuesday we helped with produce to people. We helped package things and then give them out to people. Thursday morning we went and helped at the Lighthouse, it is a huge food bank!! We gave out produce to people as well :) It was fun, we got to share to people about missionary work :) Thursday afternoon we went to Katies Kitchen and helped prepare the food and serve people. I love service SOOOOO much!!! It helps us forget about ourselves and helps others who are in need. It is one of my favorite things to do :) I just want to serve all the time!!! Which we try to ;)
Saturday we had a member take us to a clothing outlet that everything was $1!! She comes out with us almost every Saturday and this week she wanted to take us to this outlet so we did that.. It was pretty awesome though!! We got some stealer deals :) I got A TON of jewelry for only $3 for all of it!! We were pretty excited. We got some skirts, shirts, cardigans, sweaters, a dress, and some sweat pants. We got a lot!! haha :)
I truly do love being a missionary even though it is real tough sometimes and the work is really slow. It helps me grow in patience and continuing forward in afflictions. I have felt the love the Christ has for all of us. He loves us soooo much!!! I have learned so much more about the Atonement while on my mission. He has literally felt EVERYTHING!! When I am struggling and even when I am happy I think to myself "Christ felt this, He knows how I feel right now." It gives me so much comfort knowing that there is always knows how I feel exactly and He knows how to comfort us and help us continue forward!! It has been a great testimony builder for me :) I love the Lord and I love His work!! I invite all to receive their own testimony of the Atonement, apply it to your life!! You will be blessed :) I read in my studies this morning in Alma 34 and I want to end this with a verse that really stuck out to me, Alma 34:32-34.
I love you all sooooo much!!! Even to the moon and back :) haha Have a fantastic week and continue forward in all you doing looking to the one who knows you best!!
LOVE YOU!!!
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