Ruston, LA - Week #48

McKennah sent this for her "theatre friends"

Dear Family and Friends, 

This week has been crazy busy! We have just been all over the place. I hope ya'll have enjoyed General Conference! It was a great weekend! I just love our leaders and I know that they are called of God. I have had specific experiences through prayer that have given me that confirmation. So grateful for the Holy Ghost in my life! I am so blessed to have been given that special gift to help guide me throughout my life! 

This week, We have a new investigator!! His name is Hieu. He is from Vietnam, and has a really awesome accent. He is here to attend the Technical college right by our house. He had to fly 30+ hours to get here. I don't know if I can do that! haha We also tracted into another lady, her name is Rachel and her dad is a member! He is super less active though. We invited her to general conference but she didn't think it would be a good idea right now. We are going to keep working with her and see where it goes! Please pray that we will be able to start teaching her again! She has so much potential! 

On Saturday we did some service for this christian ministy. It was really fun! We served food to some local "believers in christ". It was cool to talk with these people and to hear all about their faith in christ. It was awesome! 

We had another cool experience on Sunday to eat dinner with the Bishop and his family. They brought a couple of  friends over who were going through some hard times and we got to teach them the plan of salvation. That was a neat experience. They are Hindu and so their beliefs are way different than ours! I love learning about other religions it is really fascinating to me. Being here in the south we are constantly talking to several people with different faiths. I have really come to love this people. It was an eye opener to me that it is important to respect other peoples beliefs. We are here to just be their friends and serve them. When I started to have that kind of perspective it helped me be able to teach better and be more understanding to others. I love this gospel and I love who I serve. Jesus Christ really is our savior. He loves us so much! I feel like that was the theme of this conference. I know he lives. Have a great week ya'll! (: 

Love, 

Sister Scott<3

(Love this Sister and letters received more often than deserved just like this...)

Mom,

Words cannot describe the feelings in my heart. I wish you can see me in action over here! This mission is changing me, and has given me so much needed I mean, NEEDED direction in my life. I love these general conferences that just lift us up, and give us strength. They always inspire me to keep my covenants and rely on the savior more! We are so blessed and I truly do believe we are witnessing the time that all of the generations have been waiting for. We are the rising generation, it is time to prepare for the savior's coming! I had a very special experience this conference and I wanted to share it with you. I have been thinking and praying what answers I wanted for conference. I decided for this conference I wanted to know for myself if these men were truly called of God. I didn't ask for anything else, even though I could have, and I had the most spiritual experience because I chose to do that!

 I was anxious the whole conference because I knew I was going to receive an answer from the Lord. I knew it was going to come! And sure enough it did! It came as President Uctdorf was speaking on Saturday afternoon. I listened to him speak, and I felt this undeniable spirit that came from head to toe. I was fixated on President Uctdorf the entire time this was happening, and the spirit whispered to me that these men were called by God. And that God really did know them and told them all the things that needed to be said during these conferences. My heart sank, I was in awe with this sacred experience. It was a testimony builder to me that I can CHOOSE to have these sacred experiences. I really CAN receive answers to my prayers. I know it, and now I can't deny it. God hears our cries for help, he hears our thankful hearts. I know without a doubt that these men are called of God! I know it more than anything else. On Sunday Sister Bonnie Oscarson bore her testimony, and that touched me so much! I loved how she asked the question " We know these things, but do we believe it?" I want you to know that I really do know through the Power of the Holy Ghost that these things are true. I know it, and believe it. 

I love conference time, I love it even more now because I get to skype ya'll in a month! I am looking forward to it. I read your email that you sent me about Jeffery R Holland's talk. It was amazing I love it so much. I want you to know how grateful I am for you. I mean truly from the bottom of my heart I just want you to know how much I love you. I am so sorry for anytime that I hurt you or made you mad or hurt your feelings. I wish I tried to show more love towards you. I am amazed at how the Lord taught me in a short time how to truly love others. Especially my family. ps-  I have some letters coming for ya'll this week. Be on the look out for them! But I really am so grateful for you in my life. I am blessed to be a part of this family. Please know that. You helped strengthen me in so many ways. I want to be more like you. Thanks for everything you do and your example to me. I LOVE YOU MOM! I MISS YOU SO SO MUCH! 

Love, 

Sister Scott <3

And sweet Sister Eaton, who McKennah loves and adores sent this to me this week  

Nothing is better than to hear your sister missionary and her companion is in sync, in tune and the BEST of friends. Grateful for Sister Eaton and the blessing she is to my baby McKennah!