Thank
you for all of your love, support, and prayers! Welp, here they
are-----this week's moments---
Feeling
the Spirit Moment:
Hermana
Mendoza's dad is in the hospital again. He has got some heart problems. CUTEST
old man ever! He isn't doing very well. In ward council they talked a lot about
things they would do to help. We hadn't planned it, but felt like we should stop
by yesterday and sing for him. So we did! It was really cool and they were all
teary eyed when we stopped singing (Asombro Me Da...I stand all amazed). Very
special experience!
Miracle
Moments:
While
leaving the Hospital after we sang to Hermano Preciado (hermana Mendoza's dad),
we walked out the front door to the hospital to see a woman crying and saying
bye to her family. We walked by and I felt this pressure that we needed to go
back. So we turned around and waited for her to be done. When she walked by us
we gave her a hug and asked if we could sing for her and her family. She took
us up to the room where her husband was (he will be put in hospice care because
his cancer is pretty progressed). We sang again while she cried. We prayed and
then we left her with her number. We told her she could call if she wanted us
to come sing again. She asked if we only sing in the hospital. We told her we
could go to her house too. She said her daughter isn't taking this all very
well. What a great powerful woman! It was an awesome experience! Very sad, but
we gave her a plan of Salvation pamphlet.
The
next miracle is that we finally finished Weekly Planning! YEAH!!!!!!!
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| Spaghetti Tacos |
Exchanges
Moment:
This week I went on Exchanges with Sister Anderson in her area (Highland). They
are doing a great job! We talked to a WHOLE bunch of people! We got names and
lots of addresses. We also got Spaghetti Tacos....yes...a taco shell filled
with spaghetti. That is was happens when you go to English world :). I also got
to meet their Recent Convert, Martin, who is the ABSOLUTE PERFECT fit for our
new investigator Jose. That was a miracle!!!!!
Favorite
Teaching Moment: This week, one of my favorite moments was teaching our combined
Relief Society and Priesthood activity. It was AWESOME! and very powerful!!! We
started off altogether and then separated into 2 classes (one taught by the
elders and one by us). We taught about how the members can help us in our
missionary efforts, and the elders taught about how they can share the gospel
with their friends and family members. We narrowed it down to 3 things they can
do (Escuchar, Amar, y Testificar) In Spanish it spells eat, but it means
Listen, Love and Testify. It was actually a VERY spiritual experience! I felt
the spirit as we taught! Great activity. At the beginning we had given them all
a post it to write ALL of the names down that came to their minds. There were
some great hermanas that were a little teary eyed in the end! Very cool!
Inspiration
Moment: So,
I think probably the most valuable life lessons I will take from my mission is
"Are you willing to pay the price when the price goes up?" A long
time ago we had a mission conference with Elder Hamula that literally changed
my WHOLE LIFE! Not even just my mission. He taught this principle and it is
just barely starting to make sense with everything that is happening right now.
So. He showed us a video "Pure and Simple Faith" (I would HIGHLEY
RECOMMEND WATCHING IT) about a poor family who every Sunday
had to pay the bus fair to get to church. Because they were low on money they
did not have much money to buy food and other necessary supplies for the week.
One Saturday, after setting aside the bus
fair money, the daughter is sent, with a little cash, to buy the groceries.
When she gets to each place she finds a new challenge. Sometimes the price had
gone up....but the miracle happens when she reaches in her pocket and finds
just the right amount of cash for their bus fair and food. I didn't tell the
story very well...but....the principle is the same. God expects us to act! When
we pray to have charity, we can pretty much assume that he will give a trial or
a person to love that forces us to develop charity. It is the same with
missionary work. Sister Jackson and I have a goal of 5 baptisms. Guess what we
are struggling with? Keeping appointments with investigators. Almost all of our
appointments with investigators or members have cancelled for the last week and
a half. It is extremely hard, but it has made me think back to the girl. If my
goal is 5 baptisms, what am I willing to give when the price goes up? It is the
same with the world right now. Are we willing to pay the price when the
wickedness increases and when the storms arise and when people persecute us and
when wars come. What are we willing to sacrifice? This is a time to consecrate
ourselves to the Lord, give everything we have. Give him the last drop of
resistance! Are we willing to pay the price when the price goes up?
I
love you all!
Hermana
Wright
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