Hey Y'all!!
It
feels like it has been months since last P-Day. Time on the mission is
just really weird sometimes. The days feel like weeks and the weeks
feel like days, and months feel like weeks. Its insane. The days just
seemed to go on and on this week, but yet here I am again gathering my
experiences from the week to share with y'all.
This week was
full of great things. It was a busy week with Zone Conference, and
Stake Conference. They both were wonderful, and very inspiring.
MONDAY
was a fun day. We went to the church and played Phase 10 with all the
other missionaries in our district. We have an elder who is just
amazing at cooking an baking. So he made German Pancakes for us with
sausage and potatoes. It sure was yummy! Once our preparation day was
over, we headed over to Bishop and Sister Ard's house for dinner and
Family Home Evening. They invited a less active family we have been
working with. We had an activity lesson based on the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. It went really well. It was great to have this less active
family see how the gospel truly does bless families. Once we were in
for the night, Sister Porter and I thought that it would be a good idea
to fast together for the purpose of becoming more consecrated in our
efforts as missionaries. We started our 24 hour fast that night before
going to bed.
TUESDAY
we didn't have district meeting due to Zone Conference this week. So
instead, we drove out to see a recent convert, and tried visiting some
less actives that live in that same area. No one we planned to see was
home, but we felt impressed to go to a less active sister's house. We
visited with her and got to know her a bit. It was nice, and i think we
may have planted a seed with her and her daughter. Later in the
afternoon we went to the nursing home to scoop ice cream for the old
folks. That is always fun. This particular day was a bit challenging,
fasting and all. This elderly woman yelled at us and told us to give
her the ice cream she wanted, not what her doctor tells her she can
have. It was an adventure haha. We had a great lesson with Liz, who is
getting baptized on the 26th. We all went to our other investigator's
house so she could cut liz's hair. What was neat was that Liz asked
Ariel if she was getting baptized. Ariel said that she was still
thinking about it, but that she liked coming to church every week. It
was just neat to see how excited liz was for her baptism and wanted
Ariel to make that same choice. We haven't been able to commit Ariel to
baptism yet, but I think it will happen soon! She just needs to let the
spirit work within her.
The purpose of our fast was to
make a list of things that we need to do or not do to be closer to the
spirit. We are then to refrain from doing those things for 40 days. Tho
ultimate goal is to purify yourself so the spirit can be your constant
companion without any distractions. So during our lunch hour, that is
just what i did. Its crazy how simple things make such a large impact
on the work. Once i had made the list, i knew i was going to have to
rely solely on the Lord for strength. Later in the evening, we were
about to head home to break our fast and have dinner. We felt impressed
to go see a less active sister before we were to go home. I am so glad
that we acted on that impression. When we arrived, we noticed a great
change in the countenance of this less active sister. She has been
praying and reading her scriptures non stop, and is just glowing with
the light of the spirit. Sister Porter and I were both turning to a
scripture, and noticed that it was the same one. In that moment, we
knew we had been unified by the power of the spirit. It was a great
experience.
WEDNESDAY
we loaded tons of pizza into gallon sized bags. haha wednesdays are
just pizza days for us at the thrift store. We had an awesome lesson
with a less active brother. We had Sister Ard come with us. It was so
great to see the spirit prompt her to share certain experiences and her
testimony. Members bring such a special spirit to our lessons. We
decided to go see some potential investigators. We visited with Robert
and Trish. They are a super nice older couple. Robert shared with us
how God has played a role in his life. From what he shared, all i could
think about was that he was prepared. I just felt very drawn to him.
All i can do is just pray for the right moment to share the gospel with
him and his wife. It would bless their lives so much!
THURSDAY
was another day of weekly planning. It went really well. We were able
to plan for everyone, and even think of less actives we feel we need to
see this week. After weekly planning we had a great lesson with liz.
She is so excited for her baptism. She is just doing everything she
needs to do to be prepared. We talked to her about missionary work.
She seemed pretty excited about that. We committed her to invite people
to her Baptism. We had dinner with another less active family. They
are so cute. They just need to come to church! haha
FRIDAY
was zone conference! It was amazing. I always love hearing from our
leaders, especially president and sister smith. They are such great
examples to me. We learned a lot about the fundamentals of missionary
work. Namely, We invite, they commit, we follow up. That is the basis
for teaching repentance and baptizing converts, which is our goal as
missionaries. Our Purpose is to invite others to come unto Christ by
helping them receive the restored Gospel through faith in Jesus Christ
and His Atonement. Repentance and the Atonement go hand in hand. I
cant even put into words the things i learned. But i was definitely
edified, and motivated to do my best with the time i have. President
said that once we take out all the fluff of missionary work ( sleeping,
eating , meetings, ect) we only get 7.5 months of pure proselyting as
sisters and 10 for elders. So that was pretty much a game changer for
me. After zone conference we came back to bonifay and had dinner with
some members. They had invited a non member to come, but she couldn't
make it in time. But these two are just awesome members. I know their
daughter who is serving a mission in the st. george ut mission. The
first ward she served in was my singles ward back home in good ol price
'merica haha.
SATURDAY
was another great day of service. We went and cleared some more limbs
for some members. It was super fun. Brother Kelly said he will never
forget sister Porter and Me. He says that the work we have done has
really impressed him. So that made us super happy :) We ended up
contacting some referrals that afternoon. One of them we got a return
appointment with. So we are pretty excited about that. We had dinner
with a member at the Hong Kong Buffet before heading to the Adult
session of Stake Conference. Bonifay sure does love to feed their
missionaries.
SUNDAY
was awesome! We attended Stake Conference. We got to hear from so
many wonderful speakers who were just full of the spirit. President and
Sister Smith Spoke as well. Its always great to hear from them. The
speaker that touched me the most was the Stake President, President
Fish. He just got called maybe a few months ago, so he is new. But he
is all for hastening the work of salvation through members and
missionary work. It was really neat to hear an feel the spirit speak
through him. Liz and Mikayla were interviewed for their baptisms. They
both are ready and very excited! Sister Porter and I are too! We also
were asked to speak on missionary work next week in sacrament meeting.
So hopefully that all goes as the Lord would like it to :)
Through
all the crazy, there is one thing that I know for sure. The Gospel of
Jesus Christ blesses individuals and Families. I know that our savior
lives. If y'all ever get a free moment, go to followhim.mormon.org It is the easter initiative that the church has brought forth. It is powerful!
Love y'all!
have a blessed week!
Sister Wood
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