First off I want to say Merry Christmas and it was amazing to Skype you guys yesterday! I love you all!
So first off I wanted to share something I noticed this week. It is a comfort to know that whenever something hard happens in life there are always going to be people to help out and no matter what we will always have our Savior! This week I have been realizing more and more that God answers peoples prayers through other people. I have seen a lot of people give this time of year weather it be giving Christmas presents to people who are going through a financial struggle or just giving someone counsel when they are going through a hard time.
I have had an amazing week this week! It is crazy all that I can learn in just one week as a missionary! One thing that I have learned is that as a missionary you not only realize how much the Holy Ghost is speaking to you but I have also realized that you understand when Satan is also working on you and trying to tare you down. It has been a blessing to realize that more because then I can tell myself that it is Satan saying I am not good enough and not it really being true. (I hope that makes sense!) That being said, I am having an amazing time here in Salmon! I am learning a lot and we are so blessed! You are exactly right when you said that this is sacred time!
A miracle that we are able to witness came from talking with everyone. We went to go visit this one guy and talked for him a little bit but he had to go to work so we started going back to the car. We heard someone chopping wood a few houses down and Sister Gaston went over and asked if we could help. They said that they were almost done and that they do not need help so then we asked if we could come over later that night and he said yes! So we went over and taught him the first lesson. His name is Nick and he is amazing! He already has so much faith in God but had never really been brought up to go to church but is willing to go when he knows more! It was amazing!
My testimony has also grown of praying for specific things. A few weeks ago Sister Gaston and I prayed that we could find a teenage boy to teach so that a young man in one of our wards can go teaching with us and get excited for his mission coming up. Anyways, later that day after we prayed we went to a house and the lady we visited was a less-active and has a teenage son and his friend were over! Then this past week we were able to teach one of them! I hope and pray that he prays and wants to learn more! Right now he is not really sure if there is even a God so I hope he tried praying!
I have had an amazing week this week! It is crazy all that I can learn in just one week as a missionary! One thing that I have learned is that as a missionary you not only realize how much the Holy Ghost is speaking to you but I have also realized that you understand when Satan is also working on you and trying to tare you down. It has been a blessing to realize that more because then I can tell myself that it is Satan saying I am not good enough and not it really being true. (I hope that makes sense!) That being said, I am having an amazing time here in Salmon! I am learning a lot and we are so blessed! You are exactly right when you said that this is sacred time!
A miracle that we are able to witness came from talking with everyone. We went to go visit this one guy and talked for him a little bit but he had to go to work so we started going back to the car. We heard someone chopping wood a few houses down and Sister Gaston went over and asked if we could help. They said that they were almost done and that they do not need help so then we asked if we could come over later that night and he said yes! So we went over and taught him the first lesson. His name is Nick and he is amazing! He already has so much faith in God but had never really been brought up to go to church but is willing to go when he knows more! It was amazing!
My testimony has also grown of praying for specific things. A few weeks ago Sister Gaston and I prayed that we could find a teenage boy to teach so that a young man in one of our wards can go teaching with us and get excited for his mission coming up. Anyways, later that day after we prayed we went to a house and the lady we visited was a less-active and has a teenage son and his friend were over! Then this past week we were able to teach one of them! I hope and pray that he prays and wants to learn more! Right now he is not really sure if there is even a God so I hope he tried praying!
Something cool that happened this week was that we were able to attend a Methodist service for Christmas! It was my first time going to another church! We got invited be this young man's mom. The young man just got baptized last year into our church. Anyways, she invited us and we were able to attend and it was a great experience!
This past week we read one of my favorite parts in the Book of Mormon! My family and I always like the part in Alma 44:10 when Moroni says, "Behold, we will end the conflict." I love that he is so willing to do God's will and also that he is so willing to give his enemies so many chances to surrender. It is my goal to be more and more like Moroni as my mission/life go on!
Love,
Sister Lacey
This past week we read one of my favorite parts in the Book of Mormon! My family and I always like the part in Alma 44:10 when Moroni says, "Behold, we will end the conflict." I love that he is so willing to do God's will and also that he is so willing to give his enemies so many chances to surrender. It is my goal to be more and more like Moroni as my mission/life go on!
Love,
Sister Lacey
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