So...On Thursday we had a member of the 70, Elder Mervyn B. Arnold,
come and gave us an awesome training! I describe it as a slap in the
face that feels really good. The mission got chastised pretty hard...
But it is so INSPIRING! There is so much room for improvement and the
Lord knows we can handle it, it's the best vote of confidence you can
get! Like the scripture, Proverbs 3:11-12 (with a little editing to
fit my situation
My daughter, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary
of his correction: For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a
father the daughter in whom he delighteth.
It means He hasn't given up on me, He knows I can do better and so He
pushes me to become who He wants me to be, don't ever be scared of a
little chastisement!:)
Anyway, we tried put this in action and kick it into gear this week!
But first, a fun little side note about Thursday night... We had a
dinner appointment at a less active member's house, and we ate pig
foot. That's it, that's my story- I don't want to talk about it
Friday we got to go on splits so it was off to Danbury for me:) I love
splits, it helps you stay more motivated to be in someone else's area
for a little bit. You better work hard because it effects someone
else's work! And it was a really fun split! My favorite part was when
we got to go help at a food pantry, which is really cool but it kind
of breaks your heart to see people in need like that... It makes you
really grateful for the things that you have. The rest of the day was
awesome too haha but we unsplit Saturday night and the next day was Sundayy!!
I really loved Sunday- two of the coolest things happened Sundayy!
- We met with Kathleen, I don't know if I've written about her yet?
But she is so amazing! We committed her to baptism on December 13!
And it was such a spiritual moment when she said yes, her face LIT UP
and she said yes very quickly! And as we were leaving she said that
she was SO SURE about it. I'm so excited for her!!
- We were tracting and it was getting late so we were about to leave
but we decided that we were going to do 3 more houses. And we got to
the last one (I swear, it's always the last one!) and this man
answers. We could tell that he was slightly tipsy, but it's the
Gospel, everyone needs it! So we started talking not thinking we had
much hope with him, but he was listening, and he told us about how he
was struggling with alcohol and how his father was just diagnosed with
cancer. So we were able to tell him about the Healing Through Christ
program that the church has for addiction recovery, and testify about
how families can be together forever, it was perfect. And he wouldn't
have listened if he wasn't a little bit drunk, it is weird how the
Lord leads you to exactly where you need to be at exactly the right
time if you let Him.
Monday we set District goals for how we can apply everything that
Elder Arnold told us! And then we said we get brownies if we reach our
goals:) Nothing is wrong with a little bribery! Especially since we
have really seen the blessing of our goals! We set one goal to bear
our testimony to at least 7 people a day, and it has only been 2 days
since we started that but it keeps you thinking about it whenever you
are talking to someone. It changes pleasant conversation into a real
opportunity to bring someone closer to Christ! And once you start
thinking of every conversation in that way, bearing your testimony to
7 people isn't enough! And if people don't accept it, that's ok, I
know I did my part!
Wow, I'm kind of all over the place... There are just too many cool
things to write about, missions are great.
Anyway, I love you all and I hope you have a wonderful week! Remember
that God loves you
Love, Sister Jones
Ponderize! This week I'm ponderizing D&C 27:2, I want to make the
sacrament a bigger part of my life! It's the most important thing we
do all week!
We will bring the gospel to everyone! :)
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