Hey Y'all!
So
this week was pretty much insane! Busy Busy Busy.... But it was
probably one of the most memorable weeks in the mish. YAY!! :) Good
things are happening in Dothan y'all! If i didn't know any better, i
would say that Dothan is the Promised Land. Here are some pictures for
y'all to enjoy and some highlights to go with :)
Last
week we were supposed to go on exchanges with the Lead STL's in
Tallahassee, but since there was a hurricane (or something) it got moved
to this week. So Monday night we drove to Tallahassee to be there for
our exchange with Sister Smoot and Sister Hannig all day Tuesday.
It went really well. I love spending time with Sister Smoot! Its
crazy to think that we were in the MTC together... That seems like a
lifetime ago. I am so grateful i got to spend a day with her. She is a
tremendous missionary and we both were edified and strengthened by the
spirit. Which is the whole purpose of the exchange in the first place
:) So we can just say that it was a very successful exchange.
We
ate some pizza from a place called "MOMO's" This slice of pizza is
legitimately larger than my face... haha pretty fabulous.
Wednesday
we got to see our favorite little Eli! We taught him the plan of
salvation. It was a lot more intense than we anticipated, but Eli is
just an genius. We just asked him questions about what things were, and
he just knew. His grandma, Sister Ponder, hasn't taught him much of
anything of that nature... so he is just a very prepared individual!!
Later
on in the week we met with Eli again. We asked him what he remembered
from the last lesson. He asked if he could draw it.... So the second
picture, is the plan of salvation according to Eli, and it is absolutely
100% correct!! We then talked more about what we need to do here on
earth, which is live the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Here is a little
portion of our lesson...
Sisters: "Eli what do we have to do here in this life?"
Eli: "Well, we have to follow the rules."
Sisters: " What are the rules?"
Eli-
grabs a piece of chalk, and writes "rules" on the board, underlines it,
and begins making a list of rules we have to follow; which pretty much
amounted to living the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Y'all he is getting BAPTIZED October 8th!!!
We are so excited for little Eli! He is so excited to get baptized. He came to church on Sunday
and LOVED it. He saw us in the hall and had his children's book
of Mormon with him. He told us he has read like 50 pages... HOLY
MOLY!!! This kid is #1! And he is like the most adorable thing ever!
Thursday
we had exchanges with the Bainbridge sisters, Sister Stradinger, and
Sister Anderson. I got to spend the day with Sister Stradinger! I have
served around her my whole mission pretty much, so it was fun to
actually spend time with her. We had a great exchange. She is a very
hard working missionary. I cannot believe that she is a transfer older
than me in the mission, and goes home in 7 weeks. Good thing i am never leaving the mission :)
Friday
was Zone conference. Sister Jensen and I taught on being willing
and adaptable to change. We based our talk off of a talk by Marvin J.
Ashton called, Progress through Change . Here is a link. I recommend it
to all :)
The
spirit definitely led the training. Which we are really grateful for.
We also shared an excerpt from a talk by F. Enzio Busche. Its super
motivating and helps us to not be so stressed out about change.
I attached the file under "MOTIVATION" so hopefully it pulls up for
y'all :)
Zone
Conference was really great! The spirit was there to uplift and
strengthen us all. President and Sister Smith are so inspired, and i
love love love learning from them.
So Saturday was a special day! We got ready for Sunday, but we also had birthday breakfast, Lee's baptism and a fabulous birthday dinner at Panera Bread.
Sister
Porter, and Sister Jenkins spent the night at our apartment and ate
breakfast with us in the morning. Sister Jensen made a cute banner for
me that reads "Happiest of Birthdays Woody!" It was adorable. I have
some pretty fabulous friends y'all :) Sister Jenkins and Sister Porter
gave me a cute little plaque that has Philippians 46:10. I loved it!!
:) Also, i got packages from the fam fam :) I am so grateful for such a
wonderful family that supports me and wished me such happy birthday :)
Thanks y'all!!
Lee's
baptism was so wonderful. I am so grateful that he has made the choice
to follow Jesus Christ through baptism. He faced a lot of adversity in
preparation for his baptism. But he is converted. He knows this is
the true church, and knows that this is what heavenly father wants for
him. It was such a spiritual service. The people in the Dothan 2nd
Ward just LOVE lee. He had a lot of support. Such a special day for
Lee Phillips!!
Sunday
was fabulous as well. We had 2 investigators at church and a few less
actives. Our investigator Marcy LOVED church and plans to come back
next week! Great things are happening here in Dothan. :)
This
week was so spirit filled, and memorable. I am so grateful for this
Restored Gospel. I know that it truly has been restored through the
prophet Joseph Smith. I know that our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ
know us personally and have individual plans for us. I have felt so
much love this week from many, but especially from my Heavenly Father
and Savior.
I
am so grateful for the ability we have to pray, and speak freely to our
Father in Heaven. I know that my prayers have been answered this week.
I am also so grateful for the scriptures, and the ability we have to
receive revelation through them. This is Christ's Church. I know He
lives. I know that it is through him that we can do all things.
Have a blessed week y'all!
Sister Melissa Jean Wood
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