Week of miracles! I wonder if anyone ever gets sick of me saying that, cause truly every dang week is a week of miracles. But it is! So, miracle one equals two new investigators. One just randomly called after i gave her our number and asked us to come study with her. after our 2nd lesson i was prompted to invite her to be baptized, the spirit was just POUNDING and of course as soon as i extended the invite the phone rang. dang satan. dang dang dang satan. KEN. Let's talk about him. So he is the one me and sister buxton found while going to see a LA and boxing her in. I invited him to be baptized july 20th and you better believe he accepted. But then, satan concurred again. Ken deals with crazy athritis and long story short, he couldnt come to church. So yesterday he kept coming to my mind and we truly had zero time to go see him, but i just couldnt deny the prompting so a member came with us to go see him and i guess he was having a really "melancholy" day which is NOT like him. he's always telling ME to be more faithful (and not to be prideful, but sheesh is that saying a lot (ill repent for that comment later i promise!)) and the past few visits extending a priesthood blessing invite to him has come to mind, and so finally i asked if he would like one to which he said "HE-- YES" why didnt i ask him sooner? haha ahhh ken... he promised me he'll be baptized before i leave, and i told him no it doesnt work that way. get baptized when you feel it is right. Our other investigators are going super well too. We almost doubled our lessons this week, which is saying a lot. The lord is truly keeping us sisters busy busy busy. Its pathetic to say this.... but we havent even done our weekly planning (which takes about 3 hours and is suppose to be done friday morning) nor will we have any time until wednesday morning... The Lord just knows i need to stay busy in order to not think about myself right now. Which leads to another miracle. I have a migraine about everyday, and feel pretty nauseated too, and my back just is not a lovely back right now. BUT, when i pray for strength, the moment i walk onto someones property to teach them, my pain is just gone. Completely gone. Well, not my back, but the Lord gives me the ability to not focus on it whatsoever, and then the moment i step off of their property, the pain is back. He's taking care of me!
I'm at the point in my mission where i just never want to come home. I never thought i would see this day, but man. It's true mom, im never coming home. I love these people so much. New Englanders are a rare breed, but i just love and adore them. They truly are blessing me and teaching me and pushing me to my limits, but as i am pushed and pushed by them my limits increase. AKA im growing. and im growing a lot. The Lord is sculpting me to who He needs me to be, because i have finally thrown in the towel and have allowed Him to do whatever He pleases. I trust Him, He is my maker and He is not done creating me. My relationship with my Savior is ever increasing and growing, i'm amazed at who He is allowing me to become.
I love you all, and it's just my simple plea that you too, will allow your Savior to continue to shape you. Find out your weaknesses, your strengths, your stubborn areas and pray to know how to let go and i promise you all, you will. You will let go, and He will hold on and create a better you.
Love,
Sister Cloward
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