We also
did some fun maneuvers when we got stuck in the snow on the side of the
road. We were very proud of ourselves when we got out all by ourselves
:) We made quite the mess though haha.
Another
first for my mission was walking a dog yesterday! There is a woman that
we visit occasionally and she mentioned that her dog needed a walk but
her health keeps her from getting out as much as she used to so we
offered to walk her dog! It was so much fun :)
We
had a really cool experience with one of the youth in our ward. Last
Sunday we had a really awesome discussion about how we can help the
youth. Well after that lesson we saw Sydney in the hall and we got to
talk to her. It turns out she has a friend she would like us to meet!
AND that she would really like to go out with us. So she spent part of
an evening with us and it was so perfect! She received inspiration that
day at school that she needed to share a specific personal experience
and she did and was able to connect with our investigator on a personal
level because of similar things they have faced in their lives. She bore
such powerful testimony and it was such a tender experience. Youth are
the best!
This
week our District Leader received the inspiration that we should each
study our Patriarchal blessing. In case you don't know what that is, it
is the greatest thing ever! It is a blessing you receive that is very
sacred and personal to you. It is recorded and written down so you can
study it throughout your life. It contains warnings, instruction,
information about yourself and insight into how God sees you. It is
basically the road map for your life. As I have been studying it I have
been able to better understand who I am in God's eyes and who I am meant
to become, which has given me such great strength. Part of the
assignment has been to share some of those strengths we find in
ourselves with our companion, and it was incredible how much the love
and unity in our companionship grew after that exercise. As Sister Clark
listed to me her divine strengths I noticed that all of them were
things I already see in her. It made me realize that those divine
attributes and qualities aren't something we are trying to attain in
this life, but they were brought here with us.
We
were someone before we came here, and the purpose of this life is to
choose to be that amazing individual again. Our responsibility here is
to choose Jesus Christ and His ways in this life so that those qualities
can be refined, so we can become who God intends for us to be.
I
am so grateful for my knowledge of the Plan of Salvation, God's plan of
happiness for His children. I am grateful for the trials and tests that
I face in this life because it is evidence that I am ready for more
growth. Every difficult thing we face, that is met with a righteous
choice on our part, leads us one step closer to being the person God is
anxiously guiding us to become!
I love you all, just keep smiling :)
