Well
this week was an interesting one at that! I had been sick this past
week and found out that I have Bronchitis and a sinus infection. Great
fun! haha not really. I have had no voice for going on five days now.
Its really hard to be a missionary when you don't have a voice to help
teach. People just look at you funny haha its great!
On a
happier note, I got to have an interview with President Smith this
week! He is such an awesome president! The love that he has for all of
his missionaries is unreal! President and Sister Smith are such great
people and great examples to me. President Smith helped boost my
confidence a bit by telling me that I did not seem like a 6 week old
missionary! He said he was super proud of me and the work that Sister
Owens and I are doing. So that was a huge confidence booster! :)
Sister Smith gave Sister Owens and I temple recommend holders that have
the theme of our mission on it, which is North Side Strong. That was
super awesome!!
After interviews, Sister Owens and I
were having lunch at our apartment and the phone started ringing. We
looked, and to our surprise, it was Ermilisa calling!!! She was calling
to tell us that she was back in town for the day and that she wanted to
meet up with us before she headed out of town in the next few hours.
So we finished our lunch quickly and headed over to Ermilisa's.
We
got to her house and she let us in. Ermilisa looked like a completely
different person! She radiated light and was so much happier than the
first time we had met with her. She has been reading out of the Book of
Mormon every day! She loves to read it and told us that she feels such
peace when she reads the word. Sister Owens and I taught her about the
Restoration. Well it was mostly Sister Owens because my voice was
gone... but i chimed in every once in a while as the spirit directed.
Ermilisa was just eating up what we were teaching her! She even asked
if we could give her another Book of Mormon that she could give to her
daughter-in-law. She said that she just wants to share the joy and
peace she feels with everyone!! How awesome is that! She is already
doing missionary work! :) At the end of the lesson, we asked Ermilisa
how she felt about preparing for baptism on the 29 of August. She said that she is willing to do whatever it takes to get to that point!
I am so proud of her and her decision to come closer to our Heavenly Father. He is blessing her with health and strength as she is preparing for baptism. It is truly amazing to see the Lord's hand in her life as well as our work as missionaries.
I am so proud of her and her decision to come closer to our Heavenly Father. He is blessing her with health and strength as she is preparing for baptism. It is truly amazing to see the Lord's hand in her life as well as our work as missionaries.
I am loving my experience so far being a missionary and i see it fit that I share my testimony with y'all.
I know that our Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ live! I know that they know and love each one of us individually and infinitely. The plan that our Father in Heaven has is that of perfection. It is centered on his Son Jesus Christ. I know that Christ gave his life for us all to make it possible for us to repent and prepare ourselves to be with God again. We prepare ourselves through faith, repentance, baptism, being worthy of the companionship of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end.
I know that our Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ live! I know that they know and love each one of us individually and infinitely. The plan that our Father in Heaven has is that of perfection. It is centered on his Son Jesus Christ. I know that Christ gave his life for us all to make it possible for us to repent and prepare ourselves to be with God again. We prepare ourselves through faith, repentance, baptism, being worthy of the companionship of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end.
I know that Joseph Smith was a true
Prophet of God. He truly did see God the Father and the Son Jesus
Christ. I know without a shadow of a doubt that the Gospel of Jesus
Christ was restored through Joseph Smith. I know the Book of Mormon to
be "Another Testament of Jesus Christ." The Book of Mormon is an
incredible book and has brought me closer to my Savior.
We
have a living Prophet today who leads and guides this church. Thomas
S. Monson is a man of God. He receives direct revelation from the Lord
to guide us in these days of turmoil. I am so blessed to have the
privilege to be set apart as a full time missionary for the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This is the best decision I have
ever made. My mission has changed me so much and I cannot wait to see
what the Lord has in store for the rest of my mission.
I sure love y'all! Have a blessed week!
Sister Wood
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