A Loving Heavenly Father

Well I have hit my 20th week as a missionary!!  How crazy is that?  But who is counting?... Yes, me.... and lots of other people haha 

This week I have experienced the Love of Heavenly Father immensely.  I know he is there.  I know that he loves us.  I know that is very mindful of us. 

This week i was having a pretty rough week.  I was getting a bit discouraged and nervous for transfer calls to come.  I was pretty nervous, because for some reason, I was just feeling like my time in Pensacola was drawing to a close.  I didnt really feel needed.  I just felt like everything that I said or did just got put to the side and went un-noticed.  I felt that i needed to ask for a blessing.  So I asked Elder Harris ( Senior couple in my district)  to give me a blessing after district meeting on tuesday.  He did, and what a blessing it was!  That blessing helped me to remember that I am definitely not alone.  I was given some great council and encouragement.  If you are ever struggling, PLEASE do not hesitate to ask for a priesthood blessing. 

Another moment this week when I felt the Love of our Heavenly Father was when we were visiting a less active sister.  We just dropped in to say hello.  She let us into her house and we began to visit and get to know one another.  Sister Petersona and I were just trying so hard to figure out what she needed.  We tried talking about Family History, faith, General Conference... but then i just got this overwhelming feeling of love.  Like someone was hugging me, but i felt like it was meant for Sister Robertson.  So when the time presented itself, I said thorugh tears of course...

 " Sister Robertson,  I feel very impressed to tell you that Heavenly Father is aware of you.  He loves you.  He wants you to know that you are important to him."  That was such a tender moment.   Not only for her, but for me as well.  It was what I needed for my feelings of inadequacy to subside.  No longer did i feel like my time was finished in Pensacola, but that it had just begun. 

I can testify that the love that our Heavenly Father has for us is immense!  He is aware of each one of us.  He knows our struggles, our frustrations, and our needs.  There is no better feeling in the world than feeling the Love of our Heavenly Father. I can promise you that if you pray to hime to know if he is there, he will let you know.  He wants us to be happy and he is willing to help us with whatever we need to get there.  We just have to ask him for help.  Its not easy, but it is so worth it.  We dont have to be at a certain level of spirituality to talk to our heavenly father.  He wants us how we are so he can embrace us and make us into something that we could never imagine for ourselves. 

Have a great week!

Sister Wood