October 17, 2016
Querido Familia!!
TRANSFER NEWS.
Transfer calls is always a dramatic night, as Sister Frazer and I were nightly
planning Saturday night, we COULD NOT for the life of us, concentrate
with the phone right beside us knowing that any second we would get a phone
call that determined the next 6 weeks of our mission. Sister Frazer is
leaving me :( she will be transferred to Athens, AL!!!! One of my
absolute favorite areas of all time. I am SO sad to see her go but so
excited for her to experience North Alabama. As for me, I will be staying
in Demopolis, and training a brand new sister missionary! All I know about her
is that her name is Sister Daines! I am so excited and nervous! As it always is
in getting a new companion
On Friday we had
a short notice Trainers and Trainees meeting in Birmingham. It was SO
GOOD! So spiritually uplifting. We had trainings from President and
Sister Sainsbury and we all really felt of the love they have for each of us
individually.
Friday evening we
went on a blitz with the STLs, Sister Benioni and I had an appointment with one
of our investigators, ******. It went SO well!! At the beginning she showed
us the Book of Mormon Sister Frazer and I had given her the last time we met
with her and she had it all marked up! She told us that she read the chapter we
had told her to read and that she loved it! She told us that one night
she decided to read it and just flipped it open, randomly. It opened up
to Alma 56. She read the whole chapter and marked verses 45-48.
Where it talks about the Armies of Helaman that they were spared in war because
of the faith of their mothers. "They did not doubt their mothers knew
it" *****LOVED it. She is a mother and told how important
it is for her as a mother to set the example for her children. I KNOW
that the Lord had His hand in that situation and that by showing her faith by
reading the Book of Mormon, ****** was blessed with someone that applies to
her personally. We had an awesome discussion about families that tied
right in to the Restoration of the Gospel. Unfortunately later in the
lesson, like always, there were ALOT of distractions and instead of paying
attention to the spirit ******* was paying mind else where... Distractions is
how the adversary works. Although it was still a great lesson, ******* could have gotten alot more out of it had she set her mind on the things we
were teaching.
I was thinking about
this alot this week, kind of frustrated at the devil and how he is always
trying to distract our investigators to what is really important. I
realized that this is exactly how Heavenly Father must feel when we, His
children, are distracted from the things of eternal important with menial
things of the world that may seem important. Our priorities must always
be aligned with the Gospel.
Earlier this week
Sister Frazer and I were knocking some doors. We knocked one in particular and
a crusty white older guy answered with a furrowed brow looking super angry at
us. We had a brief and not very friendly conversation. Sister
Frazer began to tell this man who we were and why we were standing on his
porch, before she finished he yelled "Do yall associate with blacks?"
A little shocked, we looked at one another then back at him, he
said "Do yall talk to them?!!" We said Yes of course we do. He
immediately slammed the door as hard as he could and yelled "Git
out!!" Sister Frazer and I just stood there in shock!! I have
NEVER had anything like that happen to me on my mission. Ever.
My mind immediately
went to the scripture in 2 Nephi 26:33 "He denieth none (loveth)
who come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he
remembereth the heathen and all area like unto God, both Jew and Gentile."
We were both feeling
pretty down and sad that this man felt the way he did! I said a simple
baby prayer asking Heavenly Father to help us meet someone nice. The very
next door we knocked was a man named ****, he and his wife were so kind!!! They
invited us in and talked to us and were super interested in our
missionary work and what we had to say. We got his number and a return
appointment. Heavenly Father KNOWS us! He knew we needed a boost
and knew exactly what he was doing.
The Gospel is true
folks! I cannot deny the Book of Mormon's truthfulness. It goes
hand in hand with the Bible. It is the word of God. And because of
that simple truth. There are many other things that are true too. I LOVE
BEING A MISSIONARY.
This is the Lord's
work. Lets not get distracted by other things and pay full attention to
the spirit in our lives as we take heed to its teachings.
I hope you all have a
great week!!!! LOVE YOU ALL
Stay Steadfast in
Christ
Love,
SISTA MO
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