Howdy Y'all! How has everyone been doing this week? I know for me it has been probably the best week I have had this transfer! We got a lot of work done and have seen many blessings! It is hard to believe that it is week 5 of the transfer, time seems to go by soo fast and it just doesn't slow down! It is so crazy!
We have been really focused on our investigator Katie! She has just barely finished the Book Of Mormon and had been searching for an answer whether the things we were teaching her was true for about 5 months now. She has been doing a great deal of praying/fasting for months, been coming to church weekly, keeping her commitments each time we see her ect; She had just been a little bit frustrated because she felt that she was doing everything that we asked her to do but the answer was still not coming. She knew that God would answer her prayers in His timing and His way but she felt that she was worthy to have an answer NOW especially with all of the work and effort she had made on her part to find the truth. Sister Anderson and I didn't really know what was stopping her from receiving her answer and we were confused too as to why he didn't answer her yet? We continued to fast and pray with her and we even suggested her to try and rephrase the questions she had for God in her prayers because sometimes we will ask him a question and it would be to vague of a question and we expect a very specific answer on God's part. It doesn't really work that way. After doing that and waiting for a response from God her answer still didn't come. Finally we suggested to Katie that maybe we need to stop asking God and start looking for miracles, to start looking for possible answers that can come at any given moment. She decided that she would take our suggestion and start looking more. Katie gave us a call on Sunday night and told us that for several years she had been having these "dreams" but she never really knew what they meant. She explained to us what was in her dreams and told us that tonight she found out the interpretation of that dream. She told us that it was about the church, and about Joseph Smith. What sparked her to think about her dreams that night was because she was reading in the Doctorine and Covenants and read "Joseph's name in one of the first 3 sections.She said that the spirit really hit her. She knew that he really was a prophet and that he was called of God to bring about this church. She said " I am ready to change, I want to be baptized as soon as I can". The spirit was so strong! We set a date with her to be baptized this Saturday.
Katie and her daughter Erika
I know that each one of us at one point or another has asked the question "Why hasn't he answered me yet? Or sometimes we may ask "Has he answered me yet?" I am sure that we have all felt that God hasn't answered our prayers at one point or another. These questions at times may be hard to answer, because each one of us has different trails and circumstances that we face. The spirit speaks to us all so differently and sometimes it is hard to hear what he is trying to say to us. I just want to let y'all know that God hears our prayers,our cries, and our pleas. He knows us. I know that he will answer our prayers. It may not be in the timing that we want our answers to come in, but he does hear us. Just trust that he knows you better than we know ourselves. He truly does have a plan for us, if we are patient and rely on him we will reap so many blessings. I love y'all! I really do miss each one of you, time is winding down pretty fast for me and I know that I will be seeing y'all very soon. Have a blessed week!
Love,
Sister Scott
Dear Mom,
McKennah and her friend Sister Coleman
McKennah and her companion finished a 1000 piece puzzle after 4 weeks
I loved your email this week! It kinda made me cry a little because believe me, that is the same reason why I send you such long emails or tell you random things that go on. I miss seeing your beautiful face and laughing my head off with you. These 15 months have been so rewarding, and I cannot wait to see what else is in store for me these next short 3 months. I have set some goals coming out here on a mission and it has been so cool to check them off as they are accomplished. I definitely have developed, grown, and have been refined through the refiners fire. It is truly incredible as I look back on my experiences here and how they have molded me to become the person I am today!
Dang, it sounds like Jaret's car has not been that much fun at all! You will have to keep me posted as to how everything is going. I am glad you loved my letter! I have been waiting truly 15 months to send that sucker off! I just thought it would be so much more meaningful after you have watched me serve and grow for sometime and then I wanted to give it to you when it truly meant so much to me and that I had actually valued and cherished my time as a missionary. I am glad I gave it now because I KNOW that I am a representative of Jesus Christ. I KNOW now that I legit stand in his place. It is crazy how that "title" of being a missionary has changed on the course of my mission and my life. Standing in His place and serving his children has changed me for the better. I just have a different perspective on missionary work and the love that God truly has for his children. It is incredible! I just wish I could have you see everything that I see. I wish you were here! I love you mom and I hope you have a great week! Be SAFE! I can't wait to hear from you again. Keep smiling and being awesome!
Love,
Sister Scott
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