Howdy Y'all!
This week has been a goodn'! We have been going place to place which is what I love! We had ZTM at the beginning of this week in Shreveport,LA! It was fun making a trip over there and see some of my friends in the zone! We talked about the importance of expressing love to others and also being bold as we do so. It was super good! The STL's taught us as well, and they did a fantastic job talking about Charity. We also had the Assistants to the president come and teach us and Elder Vest talked about how he LOVES being "Awkward" And how he says that is his natural personality! He also told how missionaries are just awkward and we need to embrace it. He says that despite how awkward we may be, they will recognize the love we have for them and we will be able to share the gospel with them! So, being members of the church, we are all AWKWARD. We are different than other people in the world, we have high standards and live in a what seems a peculiar lifestyle. Other people can recognize that and will see the light that we carry and have and eventually want it themselves. I know sharing the gospel can be awkward and we may not know how someone may react when we approach them about it but just like Nike says.."Just Do it!" and then miracles will happen!
We had a couple cool experiences this week that I wanted to share. The Texas Elders came with us to do a service project for the city in the park! We painted some pavillions green and it was super fun! While we were there we met a man named John. And he came and we were able to answer some questions he had about our church. He wanted to know why we were called Mormons and what is the Book Of Mormon. It was soo cool! So the Texas Elders and us were able to team teach this man the restoration. We all bore witness of the Book Of Mormon and he said he wanted to come to church! So cool right?!?!
We had another experience this week while tracting. We were in the hot humid sun going door to door to share our message with some people on Carrol St. We felt prompted to go there and we got nothing but rejection for an HOUR! It was not fun being told that we are part of a cult and that our message is not worth their time or they just don't feel like talking to church people. It is hard at times doing that for a good while without seeing any fruits come! Well, we were halfway down this street and we knock on the next door and we tracted into a lady named Sister Allen! She is a member of the New Boston Ward (which is the ward next door to us) and had been praying for sometime that the sister missionaries would come over and meet with her! We didn't waste our time tracting after all! We were an answer to somebody's prayer. We said all the right things she needed to hear in our lesson, and then the next night the Elders called us and wanted to tell us thank you for following the spirit because she ended up bearing her testimony on Sunday the next day saying that she was grateful God heard her prayers. It was soo amazing y'all! We were incredibly blessed that day! We didn't find anybody new to teach (which we really needed new people to teach) on that street but God used us a tool to be an answered prayer for a daughter of God who desperately needed it. I love the power of prayer! It works! I know that the Lord was aware of Sister Allen. She was literally the only reason why we were on that street.
We may never know who will cross our paths, and that is why it is soo important that we are prepared. That our testimonies are prepared, that we have and had spiritual experiences, so we can be ready to share what we know. I know that the Lord wants all of his children to have the gospel. I know he desires to bless us, help us, and strengthen us. Especially, through the trials of life that come our way. He urges us to follow His son Jesus Christ, I know that leads to eternal happiness. We can and will be happy as we live the gospel. I love y'all! Have a blessed week! (:
Hello mom! Good morning!! (:
Thanks for the update on the trip! I am sad you wont be able to see wake village, but honestly I have so many more stories about other places I have served. YOU WILL LOVE IT! I am soo excited for you to see everything and feel a few of the feelings that I have felt while i have served our Lord and Savior! Have you talked to president olson? I know that he needs to know beforehand about things like this. Just let me know how I can help!
Sounds like you have been having a hard week..I am sorry:( I am so sad about that news..I hope that their family will be blessed and I know that God is very much aware of the circumstance that their family is dealing with. I know that he has a plan for them and that His will and plan is far greater than anything we could come up with ourselves. I am so sad that happened to them. I will pray for them. That is just too bad..great family. Please let them know I love them and will pray for them!
This transfer is going well! Sorry..we have been really bad at pictures this transfer but i have a few I can send if they will upload today! So crazy that time is getting short. Sister Bartsch is getting excited and nervous. All the emails I get are all talking about me coming home now.. it is weird! I really just don't know how to respond to people when they bring it up cause it doens't feel real! Thanks for the pics I have some letters headed yalls way! Have you heard from Logan? Is he doing alright?
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