Family and Friends,
I can't believe another week has come and gone!! Can I just tell
you that there is nothing greater then being a missionary. My life is
so much cooler than yours j/k, but no really!! Missionary work is so
great!! This week has been the changing point in my mission. This week
has shaped me into the missionary that I want to become. Yesterday I
was extremely humbled and changed for the better. I realized that
Heavenly Father is truly aware of me. He knows I can do this and knows
that I will be a great missionary, but I won't be a great missionary
because of the things that come out of my mouth or the things that I do,
but I will be a great missionary because I finally realize that
everything happens because of God. That this is his gospel, and through
him we are nothing. He deserves all of the credit. It doesn't matter
what anybody else thinks, but only what God thinks. I finally realized
that I needed to step it up. I needed to learn the doctrine of christ
and have confidence in myself that I can receive revelation and teach
through the spirit. I had a really neat experience happen yesterday.
Our teachers told us that we need to plan, study, and teach for our
investigators that we would be teaching last night. She told us that
Heavenly Father will speak directly to us and be specific with anything
and everything we need to know about our investigators. She said you
will know if they are a less active, member, or a non member. You will
know what there needs are and concerns, and you can know this before you
even meet them. That Heavenly Father will speak to you through
revelation of the spirit. This seemed a little crazy to me, and a
little scary that god could really be so specific, but I realized that
if this was gods will I would do it. So sister F and I will all the
faith that we had prayed for gods guidance and help that w could receive
revelation. After we ended the prayer I was immediately filled with
the spirit stronger that I have ever felt. My chest was literally
filled with a power that is indescribable. I looked and Sister F and
said she will be a Less Active and she said yup!! I then said she feels
as though god has abandoned her, and she needs to feel of God's love,
and she agreed. We were then asked to prepare our lesson for her. I
felt so strongly that we needed to teach her about being humble. During
personal study I studied Alma 32, and during companion ship study I
found out that Sister F read the same thing. So then it came time to go
and teach our investigator. She walked in, was a less active, and was
struggling with the fact that she had done everything right in her life,
but god wouldn't bless her. I was in awe. Everything that I had felt
that she would be she was. So we then taught her. I taught with such
confidence, and gained an instant love for her. It truly was amazing. I
know that this won't happen everytime on my mission, but it was a huge
testimony to me that Heavenly Father truly does hear and answer our
prayers. That he is aware of us, and our needs, but most importantly it
showed me that I need his help, and that he is there to help me through
every step of my mission. It was a very humbling experience.
I am now officially in Visitor Center training. I am with 30 other
sisters, 22 of who are going to Temple square. Part of training we
have been able to go to Temple square twice. The first time we went we
were able to have a tour. It was such a great experience. I have been
to temple square many times, but this day was different. The spirit
that I had with me was different. It was great to be on the other side
of things. Today we went as well and got paired up with a companion. I
was with Sister Kang from Korea. She was great. She has been serving
for 6 months. She struggled a little bit with the language, but she
definitely had a strong spirit about her. We only talked to members
which was different. I won't lie I am very grateful to be able to go to
a prosiliting mission as well as visitors center. I will get the best
of both worlds. It was great to be up there and play as a real
missionary. I am entering the field on Tuesday and could not be more
excited. I am so nervous, but so ready to serve.
So as a missionary you pray a lot, and so sometimes we start to do
funny things when we pray. Last night I went to say my prayers, and I
started out with Labor and Delivery can I help you ha ha!! I do miss my
job a little bit. Sister Bullock started her prayer off my counting to
ten. Let's just saying being in the MTC does some crazy things to
you, and you literally start to go crazy!!!
Being with a bunch of Elders is pure entertainment. They are
totally scared of the sisters and it is hilarious. The other day I was
walking up the stairs and the Elder literally threw himself against the
wall. It was a riot. When we have devotional and you want to get in
the doors all you have to say is Sister coming and they all freak out.
It gives us a good laugh.
Our Elders left on Tuesday. I never realized that I could grow to
love people so fast. We were all put into the district for a certain
purpose and reason. Heavenly Father's hand is definitely in all
things. I learned so much from each of them and will be forever
grateful for them. I was doing really good at saying goodbye until
Elder English shook my hand as tears ran down his face as he thanked me
for being the missionary I was. Then I lost it. They became my family,
and I hope and pray that they will be great missionaries.
Being a missionary is the greatest decision that I ever made. I am
so happy, and I know that is because I am supposed to be here. I am so
grateful for the blessings that Heavenly Father has given me. For the
trials that I have had to go through. This definitely isn't easy, but I
know that it will be worth it. It will bless my life forever. Our
teacher asked us yesterday to realize all that Christ has done for us,
and asked us what we are going to do today and the rest of our lives to
pay him back. This hit me hard. There is nobody else on this earth who
will ever do as much as he did for us, but yet at times in our life we
forget that. We will never be able to pay him back for what he did, but
we can definitely strive each and every day to become more like him. I
can't wait to bring others closer to christ, and allow them to feel of
the love of the Savior and his Atonement. I hope you all are doing
well. Strive to be a little better each and every day, and don't forget
about the Missionary in the MTC. She would love to hear from you, but
also appreciates all of the letters and packages she has already
received. Love you all!!!
Sister Whitt
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