Oh where do I start this week? Last
Monday we went and played soccer on campus. It was so much more fun
than the usual pday activity of going to the church, writing letters
and playing scatterball. The weather is cooling off (it's in the
70's & 80's haha!) so we are enjoying going outside. Allergies
here are the worst. The nicest thing about summer was the fact that
there were no allergens. Every time my allergies kick in I think of
Elder Record and think to myself, "it's a good thing he didn't
get called here to Oklahoma." haha! :D Monday evening I had a
killer headache and I felt like I was going to throw up. It was
terrible. However, we had lessons to teach and I couldn't just sit in
the apartment. Miracles happened that night though! We taught 3
fantastic lessons with members present and got 1 new investigator.
All that happened in just over an hour!!! To make things even better,
each time we were in a lesson teaching I didn't feel my headache. As
soon as we were done teaching though, it came back in full force.
The Lord provided a way for us to do those things we needed to do. I
have such a testimony of prayer. :)
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| All the Sisters at Sisters Conference |
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| Sister Nelson, Sister Christense Sister Record, Sister Bowles |
Tuesday was amazing! We had Sister's
Conference and I got to go back and see Sister Bowles (my trainer)
and Sister Nelson and Sister Christensen (my last two companions). It
was wonderful to see them! It hit me that was probably the last time
I would see them here on the mission. Sister Bowles leaves in 2 weeks
and Sister Christensen and Nelson leave in December. I would be lying
if I said it wasn't a tearful goodbye. Those three sisters are so
amazing and I love them so much! They were all there my very first
day in Oklahoma and made me feel so welcome. I have learned so much
from each of them and I will miss them, but will definitely be seeing
them next summer. :D
I learned a ton of great things at
Sister's Conference! We talked a lot about how important it is to be
patient with ourselves. We tend to be harder on ourselves than the
Elders so President Taylor wanted to stress that we were all doing a
great job and that the Lord loves each of us. (This isn't just a
problem with us as sister missionaries, but for women all over) There
are so many thoughts I have been having, I'm not sure how to express
them. I am so thankful for President and Sister Taylor and how
inspired they are. Always remember, if you are feeling discouraged
and are beating yourself up that IS NOT of God. A loving Heavenly
Father wouldn't say those kind of things. However, if you are
feeling empowered and have a desire to be and do better than it IS
FROM God. Remember Moroni
7:13! :)
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| My district: Sister
Fraire, Sister Record, Sister Allgood, Elder Dewey, Elder Pugmire, Elder Appedale, Elder Orellana (District Leader) |
We have a new investigator who is
AMAZING! We love her so much! She is in the Elder's area, but she
requested Sister Missionaries so we are teaching her. We have been
trying to contact her for months! She has just been really busy with
work, I guess she is really involved in the elections coming up. We
finally met with her Wednesday and man were we so happy afterward.
First off, she reminds me of you mom. :) This woman is incredible!
She has known members her whole life. Everywhere she has gone she has
been friends with members of the church. She told us that she doesn't
know why, but she has always been drawn to people of the LDS faith.
(that comment made us smile of course) She has always been impressed
with how members of the church live their lives. She told us it was
because of the members that she was now seriously considering joining
the church!!! ahhh!!! My whole mission I have wanted to teach
somebody like her. :D As we talked to her we each felt such gratitude
for all those members of the Church who had been examples to her
throughout her whole life. I gained a stronger testimony of the
scripture in 1Timothy 4:12 "Let no man despise thy youth; but be
thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in
charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity." Thank you everybody
for how you live your life! You never know who you are affecting!
Which leads me to another point. She
LOVES relief society. She hasn't been to church yet, but she has been
listening to conference (thanks to a member friend) and told us,
through text, that she wants to get involved in relief society.
After our first meeting with her we got a message telling us thank
you so much for the
Book of Mormon we gave her. She started reading it that night and
already feels like this is a "good and right path". I wish
y'all could have seen how excited she was to learn about the gospel!
She loved the First Vision and was so happy to be hearing the message
of the Restoration. We are so excited for our next meeting with her.
:)
I feel I have grown a lot in the last
three weeks. I have learned a lot about love & charity, about
patience, about humility. It hasn't been easy, but I am so grateful
the Lord gives us trials and moments that send us to our knees. It
is in those moments that I have really come close to my Heavenly
Father and my Savior,
Jesus Christ. I have become more converted to the
gospel of Jesus Christ. I have really been hit hard with the fact
that serving a mission is preparing me to be a wife and mother one
day. The things I learn and do as a missionary are fantastic. But,
all that is preparing me for something even more important. That is
to raise a righteous family who is converted to the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. I am so thankful for all the experiences I have had the last
9 months and I am excited for all the experiences I have yet to have.
Thank you for all you have done mom and dad in helping me become
converted! Thank you Grandma Record for joining the church! I can't
even tell you how your decision has blessed my life and many others.
:D I love y'all!
Love, Sister Record
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