Dearest Family,
This week was a pretty okay, maybe not, but still ended good week :)
We had a few ups and downs though. One of the downs that we had is that one of our investigators dropped us. Yup, she dropped us. It is okay though. The Lord is going to take care of her. She told us that she didn't have the time to put into the gospel and that because of that she didn't want to waste our time. It was really sad. She so needs the gospel too. Just one of those hard days that we had.
It was a pretty good week though. We did lots and lots of service!! It was a lot of fun to be able to help people in another way then just teaching them the gospel.
We were helping our bishops wife this week. Her oldest daughter is getting married and they are doing everything for it. The bishops wife is a seamstress and she made all of the bridesmaid dresses, and the wedding dress. It is crazy how amazing she is! So we helped with what we could :) It meant helping her clean her home, because all of her family is going to be staying with them, and they needed some help with that. So, we shampooed carpets and furniture. It is a new talent that I have. It was also really nasty to realize all the gunk that was in the floor and the furniture. It is one of those things that I have realized that when I get home I really want to clean the carpets and all the furniture just to what it will look like afterwards :) We also helped her make table decorations and fabric flowers. Bishop talked to us on Sunday and said how grateful he was that we had helped. He said it took a lot of stress off of his wife. I told him no worries. I remember what it was like for all of us when Shanae got married and we didn't even do a ton. It has been fun to get to know them better.
This week I was just trying to figure out what the Lord really has planned for us. It was a little trying and as a companionship we had some ups and downs. It was funny though, they never last long and we get over them quick. Sister Kelly mentioned that it wouldn't be a good relationship if there weren't some ups and downs. It is so true though. In marriage you have those, the difference is that then you can get away from the person if you need to for a little bit. On a mission you are with the other person all the time. You aren't the same and you have differences. Some things are not going to click, it is what happens. It was a very good learning week.
We also had a baptism!! Carlos Flores, who is 11, got baptized yesterday!!! It was so exciting to see. He has prepared himself, and is really ready for all of this. It was fun. The really great part was that we didn't have to do anything. We had planned for the ward to do all of it but then we as missionaries taught the Message of the Restoration of Jesus Christ during the time as Carlos changed. It was really good to be able to teach that. There were members and non-members there, so it was really good to be able to teach. I enjoyed that a lot :) We also brought the Spirit even stronger than it was before. I like teaching better than watching videos or anything else. It was fun.
Okay, so I know that I haven't done this before, but today I had an amazing personal study. I have never felt the Spirit Stronger or received so much revelation. I was reading in the May 2014 general conference address. I read the talk in the Saturday morning session. It was President Henry B. Eyring titled A Priceless Heritage of Hope. Just so you all know, you should read it all personally. It is way good!!! It talks a lot about the covenants that we receive, and then the blessings that those are providing for those who will come after us, and those that came before us. It is really powerful and way good :) There is a part that I really liked it says, " suggest that you take both the short and the long view as you try to give the inheritance of hope to your family. In the short run, there will be troubles and Satan will roar. And there are things to wait for patiently, in faith, knowing that the Lord acts in His own time and in His own way." It took me a while to think of this. I have come to find out, that I am a fixer. Everyone I meet, whenever they are having troubles, I want to fix them, well, that isn't the best thing to do. So, I am working on it. I have realized though, from that talk and some pondering that it is all going to be okay. I don't have to fix everything. As long as I have faith God is going to take care of all of it. No matter what happens I just need to believe that my Heavenly Father is going to provide me with strength and comfort. I am going to be okay and all of those around me will be okay. Everyone that I love, everyone that I care about, they are going to be okay. I need to faith in that. I need to remember, and to recognize that I am not the healer. I am not the savior for everyone. Heavenly Father is the one that takes care of everything. He sent down His only son. He is the one that provided us with Jesus Christ, our Savior. I need to remember that, and I feel that there are those out there that also need to remember that. We can't fix everything. We can't make it better. We just have to encourage those around us. You are your own person. You have to make mistakes in order to learn, in order to grow. You have to do things, I can't help with everything. I am not supposed to help with everything. I can be here for you though. I can give you the work of encouragement that you need. I can provide you with the scripture that could help you, but I cannot take away your challenges. I can't save you. Jesus Christ and God can though. You can save yourself, but you can't do it alone. You need to have Christ, you need to believe in them . Have the faith. They are given to us to turn to. We have families and we have friends, not to save us from our trials, but to give us comfort. We have loved ones, because God knew that we would need some cheerleaders in our lives. He knew that we were going to have hard times, and need someone there to remind us of our greatest potential. Have faith, and don't stress. God is there.
All right. That was a really big rant, but it is what I have learned and it is what I am going to be applying to my life. It is all going to work out.
I love you all so much! I am here for you, to encourage you on your path. You can do this!!! Have a wonderful week everyone :)
I love you!! You are in my prayers!!!
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