Make and Keep Sacred Covenants

Hey Y'all!  This week has just been crazy.  The last week of the transfer always seems to go by super fast. It is just crazy to think that a transfer with Sister Richins has already come and gone! YIKES!  The transfer that starts today, will only be a 5 week transfer.  So that will be fun to combine all of the last part of 12 week training into the last 5 weeks.  But Sister Richins is a trooper!  We are so glad to be staying here in Bonifay for at least the next 5 weeks.  I have come to the conclusion that I never want to leave Bonifay.  It is the promised land.  Especially because I have grown and changed so much here.  I never want to leave.  MONDAY was just great.  we got a lot done.  I love productive preparation days.  We were able to see some potential investigators and just talk to them briefly. So hopefully their hearts will continue to be softened.  TUESDAY we had a great District meeting.  We had a "District Inventory" and then played Missionary Jeopardy.  I totally whooped them all :)  Then after district meeting, we, and  the greenhead sisters, went to hardy's to grab a bite to eat.  It was quite yummy :)  We then traveled to the distant land of Caryville, to see our dear recent convert Liz.  We had a great lesson with her about the Ten Commandments.  I just love seeing how much Liz continues to grow and flourish in her knowledge of the Gospel.  Now if we could only get her to come to church every week...   After Liz, we tried to see some less active members that live in her area.  Not a ton of success, but we are beginning to realize how large our area really is.  I am just directionally challenged, so it takes me a while to get stuff like that haha.  We ended up having a great member present lesson with our investigator, Lauren, and her less active husband, Daniel.  They are expecting their first baby on July 28th.  So they are experiencing all sorts of new things.  I am so happy for them, and hope they decide to be an eternal family :)  Lauren is well on her way to baptism, its just getting her hubby to get more involved so they can be active together.   Its going to take a bit of time, but the spirit is working on them :)  We had a lesson with our other investigator, Robert.  He is doing well.  He is suffering from some health issues, but he will get through it.  He is such a great guy!  WEDNESDAY  was a good day. We went to see Steve,and found out that he does not believe in proxy baptisms, and that is what is holding him back from being an active member.  So we committed him to read and study the plan of salvation pamphlet in preparation for our next lesson.  Hopefully as he does that, he will receive some answers on his own.  We were able to see one of our other investigators, Rosa.  Before, she wasn't too open to the gospel, so we were just planning on going the family history route.  But when we got to her apartment, she came out and she opened the restoration pamphlet right to Joseph Smith's first vision. It was pretty great.  We couldn't really get a word in. So next week we will start the lesson :)  We saw another investigator, Tina.  She is doing okay.  Just going through a really rough time now that her husband left her and her three teeage children.  But she is very open minded, and has a great relationship with the savior.  We were able to teach her the Plan of Salvation, and she committed to June 18th as her Baptismal date.  We are hoping we can stick to that date :)  This transfer is going to be awesome!  THURSDAY  was the infamous weekly planning day.  We ended up dropping some more investigators that just are not willing to keep their commitments, ad change.  But the Lord has shown us that when we do that, he will bless us with prepared people to teach.  After planning, we went to the nursing home to serve some ice cream.  That was fun as always. I need to be better at taking pictures of that.  Thursdays are mostly just filled with planning all that jazz.  FRIDAY was a good day as well. We volunteered at the thrift store, and then had 12 week training afterwards. Sister Richins is just an awesome missionary.  I love discussing the basics of missionary work with her because she just gets it :)  Our appointment with Liz cancelled, so we decided to go see some Less active members.  After which, we had dinner with Tammy.  SATURDAY was a full day, so we thought.  We had planned to see a ton of less active members, but none of them were home.  So that was a struggle.  we ended up seeing a couple families that have been on our minds lately. So that was a blessing.  We went to the church and did some family history with Tammy.  That is always a blast.  Saturday night the ward had a pot luck for Sister Evans.  She just returned from the St. George Utah mission.  Her first area was Price 'Merica!!!  So I totally knew her before I was a sister. Now I am serving in her home ward.... its a small world afer all.  It was fun to hear how she described price.  I'm pretty sure her word choice was... "Ugly old, mining town." haha I just laughed.  SUNDAY was awesome!  We had a great lesson with another recent convert, Mikayla. She just graduated from high school this week.  She is just the best.  We had a great sacrament meeting and gospel principles class.  Sister Richins and I taught the lesson in relief society.  That went pretty well we thought.  Sister Richins is a professional teacher, and she didn't even tell me.  haha sneak.  We had a great lesson with Tina.  Sister Driscoll came with us this time and it went really well.  We also had a great lesson with Robert.  He is just coming right along.  I am just so grateful I get to stay her at least another transfer!  This week I have been basing my studies on the covenants we make at baptism.  I love how simple they are, but how many blessings we can receive when we keep them.  The covenants we make are sacred, and we should strive to remember them daily.   Baptismal covenants are just so amazing to me.  I love that we have to opportunity to take upon ourselves the name of Christ, Always remember Him, and Keep his commandments.  As we remember those things in our daily lives, we are better able to be disciples of Christ.  We will have a greater desire to be like him.  That desire leads us to repent daily, and partake of the sacrament weekly.  I love this gospel so much.  I have been changed by this restored gospel of Jesus Christ.  I love sharing this unique and simple message with whomever we meet.  I hope that yall can take a moment each day to remember and ponder the covenants we have all made at baptism.  Pay close attention to the feelings you have and the thoughts that come to mind.  When we draw close to the savior thorugh remembering our covenants, he draws nearer to us.  Yall have a blessed week! Love, Sister Melissa Jean Wood  4 Attachments Click here to Reply, Reply to all, or Forward 0.6 GB (4%) of 15 GB used Manage Terms - Privacy Last account activity: 3 days ago Details