Hey Y'all
God knows us and will grant us tender mercies every day but especially when we need them. THey might be as small as having a really hard night and to cheer you up, your companion is inspired to play ping pong with you and totally cheer you up. Everywhere we went there seemed to be dogs and I stinking love them. I am a huge dork but they just bring me so much happiness. This week has been really good for me to look inward. I have had a lot of time to reflect on my mission so far and why certain things have happened the way they have. I can say that I know that I was prepared to hear certain things at Zone Conference with our mission president this week as well as the General Women's conference. Can I just plead with you all to watch General Conference next week? I know, I know, I know that it can be boring if we just sit there. But if you go in with a specific question the spirit will cleanse you and you will feel a deeper love from your Heavenly Father because it becomes clear that He knows you. Your question will be answered. I have a huge testimony of that.
Just some thoughts that stuck out to me this week:
"Eternity is made up of nows"
“Nothing is going to startle us more when we pass through the veil to the other side than to realize how well we know our Father and how familiar His face is to us.” - Ezra Taft Benson
*That makes me want to strengthen my relationship with Him now because I know that when I get there I will be thinking, "man why did I not trust you more! You are my father, of course you wouldn't lead me astray.
There was a particular day this week that was really hard as far as health goes. I was able to get up and do my studies and it was such a good one. I don't usually to the Preach my Gospel activities, but this particular day I decided to. I ended up reading D&C 138, which I had never read before then. When I read it the spirit touched me so much and my testimony of the prophet Joseph Smith was strengthened as he testified of the Savior. He also talked a lot about the spirit world and I loved it. Well that night I wanted to try to go out. I said a prayer and told Heavenly Father that I wanted to go out and I would but I really needed Him to give me the strength to do it because I didn't have any at that moment. We got up and left. That night was the General women's conference and so we went to go invite less actives to come. We knocked on a couple doors and they did not answer. We decided to try one more. We stop in on a woman on our list. She invited us right in. We sat down and chatted with her for a few moments and she ended up telling us that her daughter died of ovarian cancer when she was almost 15. They were all converts to the church and right before she died was the happiest most spiritual time of their life. I felt impressed to share that section of Doctrine and Covenants from that morning. I read it to her and while I did I could feel her daughter there with us telling me that her work had not been done. It was such a precious experience. When we stopped reading she asked us to mark those verses. Her eyes swelled up and we told her that her daughter needed her to get to the temple and get her work done. It was very bold but it was what the spirit needed her to hear that. She said "I have never thought of it like that. I really do need to get there" We asked her what we could do to help her and she said "you know I really need to be better at reading my scriptures. Do you think you could come and help me?"
The humility she showed was inspiring. As we walked out of there we had huge smiles on our faces. How incredible was it that God had prepared us that day and especially in my studies. I did not think I was going to be able to go out that day but God had hope in me and provided a way. That was such a sweet reminder that God knows what we can be. He knows our potential and will give us the strength to get there.
Sister Erickson told me an analogy last night that goes right along with this:
The moon was created by lots of asteroids bumping into it, which is why it has so many craters. Even though the moon is not perfect it was created to shed light in the darkness and it can even with imperfections. The craters were trials in the moons life that shaped it to be the magnificent light that it is today.
I know that I am no perfect missionary x100 BUT I can still be light to those I serve. Give yourself more credit because we touch more people than we know.
I am so grateful for the Savior, it is because of His light that we can shine. I pray that we can all have an incredible conference experience.
Love,
Sis E.
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