Oh Man Oh Man

July 8, 2013

Welllll, yet another great week. We FINALLY had our meet and greet with the Stokers. It was just incredible. I don't know if i ever mentioned how anytime President Wilkey walked into the room, the spirit just bore so strong that he was a man called by God. Sure enough, the minute President Stoker walked into the cultural hall, the spirit changed and i turned and saw him and his precious wife greeting the elders. When we were introducing ourselves, he also had us name 2 attributes about our companions where we were from and our favorite scripture and testimony. Sister Stoker bore her testimony on 1 Nephi 3:7. Never has that scripture born so much power to me. She talked about how the Lord gives trials to those who are most often time the weakest, so that we HAVE to rely on Him. Looking back on the past couple of months and even my life, i know that to be true. I was so weak, and only through my times in relying on Him have i been made stronger.

 

Ken, oh man oh man. So tuesday night we had our Book of Mormon class, and he started talking and said "i was chatting with my sister today and told her, 'well. it looks like im going to be a mormon'" If only you could see mine and elder nielsen's face. It was like Mr. Griswalds face in family vacation when the lights FINALLY came on. Elder nielsen had taught ken once for me and sister buxton when i was sick and if only you all could see the change. But alas! KENS GOING TO BE A MORMON. and i have a firm testimony that he will be a leader amongst many in the catholic community around here in bringing others to the truth. Ken knows his stuff. People will seek to know more because of his example in always doing whats right. So here's a plug for everyone, be that example! You never know who is watching and will follow you!

 

We also found a new investigator! I think i may or may not have mentioned him before but we were going to see a now former investigator (dwight... he just tells you the same story 5 times in 20 minutes so we had to drop him..)  and dwight was out talking to jon. we brought a girl in the ward named sariah with us, so sariah and s berg took on dwight and i took on jon and his son bubba. i had an immediate love for the two. jon is paralyzed and has rods in his back too!!! people with rods here just pop outta every corner! But man, he is just so sweet and so humble and so righteously desires to teach his son the best. I had a super cool experience with sharing a scripture that perfectly applied to what me and bubba were talking about that i had read randomly that morning. I'm learning the Lord truly is in all things. Every single thing. It's also amazing how so many times i will be prompted to text someone, and come to find out how impactful it was YET AGAIN. It's a beautiful thing to see my desires to be more in tune are improving. That's all the Lord asks of us, to improve. Sometimes it's hard, sometimes we think we are perfectly fine where we are, but we aren't. I found my self in a content place before serving, and i hope i will never find myself in a content place ever again. I have so much to learn and grow and know still. Sometimes i get overwhelmed with needing to know so much more doctrine, but i am always reminded the Lord knows what His children need to know who i am serving, just let Him direct my studies and i'll be fine. Trust is a very hard concept, but the promise is given that if we trust in the Lord, salvation will be ours.

 

Well family, i love you all! thank you for the continual love and support and prayers. Im still struggling health wise, but it's been easier to just learn that my spirit is not my body, and as long as im nourishing my spirit in the times my body needs to catch up, i'll be more than okay. I'm holding to the promise in alma 40:23.

 

loveeee, sister cloward

red hot dogs for the fourth! apparently red hot dogs are all maine sells... mom you asked if people have AC's here in maine, NO. they do not. hence the sweaty pictures, but bishop was so kind enough to go buy us one and install it a couple nights ago. to say i was happy is quite the understatement.