tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51283685152421309862024-03-06T00:05:57.568-08:00Sister Sackley's Mission BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128368515242130986.post-11533063232564997442016-08-01T18:44:00.001-07:002016-08-01T18:44:05.751-07:00Week 80<div class="yiv8215675489gmail_quote" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 1;">
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I don't even know what to say. I have just read Log's last email home and my heart is full. I really can't believe I am sitting on this end of the experience. Just like Logan, this will be my last email home as I have trainings and exit interviews next week.</div>
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I can't say the smallest part of how I feel in this moment, but I have been thinking a lot about myself two years ago. When Logan left on his mission, I had made up my mind not to serve, but as I hugged him goodbye he said, "See you in the field," and it made me think again. Now, I can't even comprehend what life would be like if I hadn't met all these wonderful, incredible people in Florida. </div>
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Just before I left, Mat Kearney's Oregon song came out and I remember Mom saying that I could sing it as I came home. Well, I literally haven't thought about that song in 18 months, and we were driving down the road this week and it popped into my mind, "I'm coming home to a place that I remember, back to the land that I first loved, would you spread wide your arms for this way-ward son? I left my heart in Oregon". Just as quickly as it came to my mind, I started to sing a hymn to kick it out and then I realized how false the last statement is. My heart is stuck in Florida and is refusing to leave.</div>
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These last six weeks have been rough, to say the least. Not what I expected or wanted for my last transfer, but this week I realized it's what I needed. In my last interview with President Cusick he said to me, "If you were to go home today, you should be satisfied with the work you have done. The Lord is so proud of you." I thought, "Ummm President, I STILL HAVE SEVEN WEEKS! I'm not done!" But like I said, a lot of unexpected things have happened, and it's been hard. I've realized the Lord knew I was going to have a really hard time leaving this place, and all these experiences I have had, so the end needed to remind me that the mission isn't meant to last forever. It's been humbling and eye opening.</div>
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This email could last forever and ever, but no one has time for that. It's not over, just merely beginning. I'm excited to use the skills I have acquired with what lays ahead... also terrified out of my mind. But I know one thing won't change...</div>
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"Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life".</div>
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The people might change, but I am still a servant of the Savior and if there is ANYTHING I have learned these last 18 months, it's how incredibly grateful I am for the Savior and his infinite sacrifice for me. I feel beyond blessed that I have been able to serve.</div>
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Love,</div>
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Sister Mallory Sackley</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6px; text-align: start;" /><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6px; text-align: start;">This family. I really can't even begin to explain how incredible they are. This is the Henry's. He's the bishop of the LoL ward. They are going to be gone the next couple weeks, so I got a picture with them. They are amazing and basically perfect.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6px; text-align: start;">Remember that one time we almost got struck by lightning?? Literally everyday it hits closer and closer to me. If I make it home alive, it will be a miracle.</span></td></tr>
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1- We called a recent convert that dropped off the face of the earth 5 months ago, and he met with us that night. He realized he needs the gospel in his life again and is willing to start meeting with us. </div>
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2- We taught another recent convert, and she said, "Sisters, I want you to know, I've decided to serve a mission!" once again- we were shocked and thrilled. </div>
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3- We did family history with Doug and John again and a MASSIVE storm came in... and Sister Sackley does not do well in massive storms. In fact... lightning hit the church building 8 times, and I stayed completely calm. I've officially been in a building that has been struck by lightning. I'm thanking the Lord for lightning rods. </div>
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4- We got a family to commit to coming to church every single week as an entire family, and were finally able to teach them all the restoration. Although they are not ready for baptism, they are willing to attend church. </div>
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As I am typing these out, I realize they don't seem that significant, but I wish I could explain more of the back story with each of them. They were truly miracles. It was a great way to celebrate 18 months of being a missionary. I literally wouldn't trade the last 18 months for anything, as cheesy and ridiculous as that sounds. We still have two full weeks and plenty of more miracles to come!</div>
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love you all!<br style="line-height: 1.2em;" />Sister Mal</div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">Couple of updates over here... it's been a crazy week between interviews, urgent care, exchanges and a million other things. All is well, now. We received a call from President Cooper on Friday telling us that he felt VERY strongly that Sister Sutton needed to go open one of the closed areas in our stake. We took her to the mission office and she is now there with one of her old companions. She will serve her last couple of weeks out there.... We have been with each other since day 1 and I really thought we would finish together! Saturday was sad to say the least.</span><br />
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Other news: Log and my theme this week was, "I fear no man!" I could tell a couple different stories from the week, but here's one about a sister I worked with this week - since that seems to be the theme of my mission... other missionaries.</div>
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We have REALLY been struggling with a set of our sisters. There is a lot involved in the situation, and not a ton we can do to help them, but it's causing stress with all parties involved. We did an exchange this last week, and all week I felt the need to be extremely bold with this sister. So while on the exchange we talked about some of the difficulties and things. At one point, I straight up told her that she was the problem and she needed to get over herself and set her personal pride aside. I've worked with this sister for awhile, and not much clicks with her unless you are very bold... so I was. I think she was a little taken aback, but she knew it was all out of love.</div>
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Throughout the whole thing, I kept feeling prompted to bring up the Book of Mormon... so I finally did. Turns out she has never read the Book of Mormon all the way through and she's not even sure if it's true... RED FLAGS!!! So I told her she needs to read the Book of Mormon every single day for an hour and pray and ask God if it's true. She agreed to do so. She called me the next day and said she had already received an answer, but she will continue to read the Book of Mormon for all of personal study everyday.</div>
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Also, I have never felt more bipolar in my life. Having to say goodbye to Sister Sutton this week felt like a preview of what is ahead, and I am not looking forward to it at all. So we're working hard and trying to ignore the inevitable!</div>
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Doug was baptized almost a month ago and I could write a letter every single week about the Ward members lives he is touching. Literally every single person that comes to his lessons is so moved by his childlike innocence and desire to follow God. He's seriously uniting the ward, they can't get enough of him. We've really been working to get the youth involved, especially those that are thinking about missions. We've had the strangest groups of people join in the new member lessons, but they are so powerful and incredible every time. </div>
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This week we brought one of the priests to his lesson. He had come once before and when we introduced him to Doug we explained that he was thinking about going on a mission. We decided to simply read the Book of Mormon with Doug this week. He was at Enos, so we read it all together, which was perfect. As I was testifying of the experience Enos had of praying in faith and acting in faith which led to miracles, I was really trying to focus it towards Doug, but the spirit kept prompting me to direct it to the priest more... So I went with it. I focused on the one the spirit wanted me to focus on! Near the end of the lesson Doug turned to the priest, quite randomly, and this is the conversation that followed:</div>
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Priest: ..... Yes. You know I once wanted to go really bad, but I had completely lost that desire and I had decided I wasn't going to serve, but I feel like the fire is back and I'm ready to go now.</div>
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Doug: You know who's been getting to you?! Satan!! You just need to kick him in the face!! Get him away from you.</div>
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Yvonne (Dougs daughter): yeah! Heavenly Father will help you!</div>
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The priest texted us later that night and said, "Thanks for letting me come. I really like Doug, he's an inspiring guy!" The next day, by divine intervention, we ran into his mom and she was THRILLED and praising the ground we walked on. He met with the Bishop yesterday, and the papers should be going in soon. All those months of teaching the priests and we got one. That's really what it's all about. Finding the one. Christ left the 99 to find the 1 and so should we. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6px;"> Fourth of July! This is our friend Miles. He's in pictures with Sister Huber and I from Easter too!</span></div>
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The Cusicks have left and the Coopers are here, and just like everyone had guessed - they are exact opposites. I'm excited for the next couple of weeks. They will definitely be interesting. We are doing our training on Wednesday with the assistants and it sounds like President Cooper will sit in for the day to see what the culture is like. We also have MLC on Friday. It'll be a good week. </div>
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We got a call on Tuesday from a woman, Rosanna, who is from Utah, but was down here visiting. She went to the beach with some friends and ended up meeting a friend of a friend of a friend... How that worked out I don't know. But within a short minute or two Rosanna had discovered that this other woman was a less active member. They struck up a friendship that day and you would think they have been friends forever. Tuesday was Rosanna's last night into town and she wanted us to come with her over to Jackie's house, the less active member, so we could help the family come back. She was very adamant, and after a couple phone calls and moving a few things around we were able to make it work. This is the families story- Jackie was baptized when three missionaries found her family when she was a young girl. She fell away from the church when she moved to the states when she was 16. Years later, she was married with three kids when three missionaries came knocking on her door. She let them in, and the whole family accepted the gospel. They were sealed as a family back in 2010 and in her words, "it was the happiest day ever, all my dreams came true!" About a year ago they were having a hard time and didn't feel much support from the ward and in time they slowly stopped attending church. </div>
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Well they moved up here about a month ago and have really been feeling like they need to come back to church. They have looked up where the congregation meets and at what time, but they have been nervous. Once Jackie met Rosanna, she new they needed to come back. So we walk in the door on Tuesday and Jackie just about dies when she sees that there are, once again, THREE missionaries. She knew it was a sign from the Lord, since he always sends her three. Also, when we walked in, we saw pictures of the temple, and of their sealing day all over the house, Mormon Tabernacle Choir was blasting and everyone was in the kitchen making bread together... It was hysterical. We are excited to help this family become fully active again. I am continually astounded by the example of Rosanna in inviting her to come back. This lady was on vacation, but she did not stop listening to the spirit and helping the Lords work move forward. I just thought it was so cool!</div>
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Hello to Sister Blanchard: 19, Elizabeth, Colorado and she's ready to work. Brand new missionary, but the whole ward thinks she's been out for just under a year. She's been charged with the responsibility to take over the area at the end of this transfer. She is a sponge and is seriously soaking in everything we have to tell her. God knew she could handle it, and she's going to do great. </div>
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Goodbye to the Cusicks! I have felt very blessed to have served close to them for the past 14 months. It's an opportunity that most missionaries don't get, and I can't even tell you how many things they have taught me. I will forever be grateful for them and the impact they have had on my life. From learning what meaningful prayer is, to the power in exact obedience, to the importance of using handbooks to how to properly set a table, (editor's note - she must not have been listening when her mother taught her :-) and so much more. I feel prepared for life. I will miss them greatly. </div>
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Missions are full of hellos and goodbyes, but the longer I am here the harder the goodbyes get. One of the assistants said this week, "Thank the Lord for the relationships that you have made and look forward to the relationships that are to come". That's the motto for the week. We will meet President and Sister Cooper on Friday. Here's to changes!</div>
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Sister Blanchard on her first and second nights - BLISTERS! </div>
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So much has happened this week, I've decided to just send you a million pictures home. I had an interview with President Cusick last night and it looks like Sister Sutton and I will be finishing our missions together in Land O Lakes, but we'll be receiving a new sister. </div>
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Doug was baptized, and I can't even describe how amazing of a day it was. He was confirmed on Sunday and also received the priesthood. Great things are ahead for him.</div>
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We met a lot of crazy people this week.</div>
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Time is flying fast. Way way too fast.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6px; text-align: start;">The weirdest drink we got from a crazy lady this week.</span></td></tr>
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<li style="line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">We have survived our first tropical storm. It wasn't that exciting. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" rel="nofollow" style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.2em;">Tuesday morning at 3 am</a> there was a massive thunder and lightning storm that was so close that our apartment was shaking. Needless to say, Sister Sackley was freaking out. But all is well. We have been blaming "Collin" for the weather all week. It's been BEYOND muggy. </li>
<li style="line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">Things are winding down with the priests. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" rel="nofollow" style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.2em;">Next Sunday</a> might be our last Sunday teaching them. The first of the graduating boys left this week. It's been a really unique opportunity and I have learned a lot from them. We still have a couple that we'll continue to encourage the mission for. Dad told me months ago that most boys decide whether or not they will serve a mission between the ages of 9-11. Start them young, that's probably the biggest lesson I have learned from it all. </li>
<li style="line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">Doug passed his baptismal interview yesterday. Last night we had a lesson, it was also his 60th birthday, and we told him that since he had passed the interview, he could be baptized this Saturday. I wish I would have recorded his reaction, it was absolutely priceless. His mouth dropped and his eyes filled with tears. He quickly informed us, "Don't worry! These are tears of happiness!" He was overcome with joy and truly looked happier than a kid on Christmas. We are praying that Yvonne (his daughter) won't have to work this weekend, otherwise it might be pushed a week. We should find out later today. He's ready and there is literally, NOTHING stopping him. His neighbors have been coming up to him and saying, "Why don't you find an easier religion to be apart of?" And he loudly declares, "Because I need to be a Mormon! I know it's true!!" We love him. </li>
<li style="line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">Also, Doug's son, Trevor, sat in on a lesson this week. After he told us his life story and the hardships he's been through. We invited him to learn more and to work towards baptism himself. He agreed. We had talked a lot about eternal families in that lesson and we are really seeing this family come together one step at a time. Yvonne was baptized in December, Yvonne just took her moms name to the temple at the end of last month, Doug will be baptized soon and now Trevor wants to learn. It's been absolutely amazing to see. </li>
<li style="line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">Oh... also we went to visit a referral at the hospital this week and Sister Sutton almost passed out. There was no blood or anything gross. Just a woman in a hospital bed, and Sister Sutton was shaking and pale as could be. The poor girl does NOT do good with anything medical. It was pretty hysterical though. </li>
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Love you all!</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6px;">literally the weirdest bug ever... a piece of sand moving. and yes folks, we're going back to the bug pictures. it's been a long time.</span></div>
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So I know I have written about Doug many times, but this week was just amazing. We taught him on Saturday night with our ward mission leader, Brother Wilkinson. The last time we taught Doug with Brother Wilkinson, we brought a chalkboard and drew out the godhead. We had to break down the differences between God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. At the end of the lesson Doug prayed to God, Jesus, Jehovah, and the Holy Spirit. Like I said last week, his understanding is a bit slower, but his desire is fully there. Well Doug said the prayer at the end of the lesson on Saturday and Brother Wilkinson was so impressed, not only did he know WHO he was praying to, but it was one of the most heart felt prayers. </div>
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From the first day we started meeting with Doug til last night, there has been a night and day difference. I've heard so many missionaries and people say that you really get to see the atonement work on your mission. And I feel like I have seen it work to change people's lives spiritually, but with Doug, there has been a physical transformation that has happened over the last couple weeks. Literally he isn't the same person anymore. He acts completely different and he is able to understand the things we are teaching so much more quickly.</div>
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He asked us on Saturday, in the middle of the lesson, "Random question, but how many people join your congregation each year?" So we got talking about missionary work and how great it is, not only for the person who joins the church, but how when members come to lessons they are uplifted too. We told him how big of an impact he has had on us and he was amazed to find out that his life wasn't the only one being changed. I have never seen the atonement work so quickly on someone. I would love for Sister Olson and Sister Huber (they were the ones to teach his daughter, Yvonne) to come back and have a chat with him, because I don't think they would even recognize him anymore. No one has gone beyond the reach of the atoning sacrifice of Christ. Our message really is so unique and now after each of Doug's lessons I can't help but say, "I really love this gospel... a whole lot!"</div>
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Here's the story, we went over on Tuesday to do a Book of Mormon read with him (I've talked about these before, but basically we read the Book of Mormon for 10 minutes with them and help them receive an answer. the youth love it). Well his mom was there too, and his grandma and his dad. It was a party!! So we read and he gets his answer in 10 minutes and then his mom says to us, "Alright sisters, tell Johnny what the best part of the mission experience is, because currently he doesn't not want to go but he also doesn't want to go". </div>
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So I asked, on a scale of 1 to 10 (I'm a big fan of the scales) 10 you're going no questions asked and 1 being you'll never ever go, where are you? He said, "5". So then Sister Sutton and I both shared our experiences of choosing to go on a mission. I told him how I prayed for three years, and how my mission papers sat for 6 months before the submit button was clicked. I told him that I was at a 5 too, but if the Lord said I needed to go, I would be at a 10, if he told me I didn't need to go, I would be at a 1. But my 5 didn't change until after I had my call in hand. Over the months leading up to my mission I went from a 5 to 6 to 7 to 8 to 9 and then once the MTC came, I hit my 10. </div>
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He was kind of surprised by what I shared with him, and it seemed to help him see he doesn't have to be all in right away. Our commitment to him at the end was to start his mission papers... he agreed. His mom was FREAKING out. It was AWESOME. We'll keep following up with him, but I would be ecstatic if he had his mission call before we leave!</div>
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Other news: Doug. I wrote about him a couple weeks ago. His daughter, is a recent convert and he has recently shown a lot of interest in the church. He has made MAJOR changes in his life to be ready for baptism. We continue to work with him, but he is doing so well! We stopped by to drop something off for his daughter and he was all, "Whatcha doing here? I'm ready for my lesson about God and His church! What are you going to teach me today?!" So we read in the Book of Mormon, the story of Nephi's brothers tying him to the ship, and he got SO emotional about it. He loves everything that he's learning, the processing is just a tad bit slower though, so we're taking it one step at a time. He's probably the first person I have had to tell not to jump in the font quite yet, he's beyond excited for baptism. </div>
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I just can't imagine if I had never served a mission and met Doug, or the priests or any of my companions or anyone. It really has been one of the greatest choices I could ever make. We have more priests to get on board and more people to find! Time is of the essence. </div>
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Transfers: So all week I have really felt quite confident that I am staying in Land O Lakes... we go over to the Cusick's to help with the departing and the incoming missionaries dinners and President told me I was being transferred. The transfer email hadn't come out yet and I was so mad! Later, we talked more and he told me that logically, I have served in this area for WAY too long. Plus I only have two transfers left, so it would make sense to send me somewhere for my last two so I have enough time to get things moving. I agreed, but I still REALLY didn't want to go. It ended with him telling me that logically he wants me transferred, but the Lord disagrees and he feels that God wants me to stay... so I stayed. I have had the feeling multiple times over the last week that there is someone that I still need to find, so I'm excited for the next couple weeks.</div>
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Priests: Those boys are amazing. The one priest that wanted to say the sacrament prayer, didn't come to church last week. We saw him mid-week and called him out on it and he promised he would be there on Sunday to say the prayer. Wow, the spirit was SO strong during sacrament meeting. Both priests that said the prayers went slowly and you could tell that they were really thinking about what they were saying. Sister Sutton and I are so proud! We're expecting big things over the next week with each of them!</div>
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Gladys Knight: My weekend was filled with gospel music and a lot of "praise Jesus!" and "Hallelujah!" For a moment, I thought I belonged to a southern baptist church, but then I realized we were still in a mormon church building. Gladys Knight came and put on a "fireside" (basically a massive concert) on Friday and Saturday. Two shows in Valrico and two shows in St. Petersburg. There were 12 of us missionaries asked to help with the event. We started to be referred to as "The Twelve" haha.</div>
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The performances were about two hours long each and were filled with testimonies and songs. It was AMAZING. Check out <a href="http://suvchoir.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black; line-height: 1.2em;" target="_blank">suvchoir.org</a>. I really can't even explain all that happened, but the spirit was so strong and there were hundreds of non-members in the church building. It was one of the best weekends of my mission so far. President gave all the missionaries permission to dance, so during the last song of the show we all went running up to the chapel and started dancing with people in the audience. It was SO much fun. </div>
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One of the songs they sing says, "Come head, come love, Come to Jesus Christ, come willingly to eternal life. Come feast upon the word of God, just trust in Him and come!" It was SO moving. After Sister Knight got up and bore her testimony about how everyone needs to "come" and give the church a chance because this really is God's church. She talked about her own conversion to the gospel and it was incredible. We are expecting big things to come from this over the next couple weeks.</div>
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Life is good and I really can't complain. Staying in Florida for the rest of my life is sounding more and more tempting. God lives and Jesus is the Christ. </div>
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Well family, it's been quite a week and I don't even know where to begin. </div>
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Maybe let's start off with a funny horrible story?</div>
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With all these lice happenings we have been boiling our brushes, combs, hair ties and bobby pins like crazy. Last night, we came home after church and had dinner and then did a quick hair check (we've been clean for awhile but we keep checking mom!) We put a pot of boiling water on the stove like we've done a hundred times before and threw the hair accessories in, but we forgot to turn off the stove...</div>
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A couple hours later we came home and could smell something strange... We opened the apartment door and it was filled with smoke. So naturally we ran inside. We instantly knew it was the stove and so we turned it off and opened up all the windows. The fans were blowing and we were choking on the air. I'm still not sure how the smoke detector wasn't going off, but luckily the only things that were ruined were Sister Nasman's comb, a bunch of hair ties and bobby pins. Our apartment reeked of toxic plastic and so we called the zone leaders for permission to sleep at the other sisters apartment. They have been hearing about all the crazy happenings over here and when we called they just laughed at us and told us to watch "The Refiners Fire" Mormon message. We are VERY grateful that we are all still alive and well. Anyways, seven sisters in one apartment, it was insanity. We came back this morning and it still reeks pretty bad, even though all the windows were left open overnight. We have been airing it out and cleaning like crazy. We pray that we don't get cancer in twenty years. </div>
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Happy story: I was standing outside the bathroom, waiting for my companions, eating a granola bar just after ward council yesterday. I noticed a couple coming down the hallway, so I turned to see who it was and I had to do a double take because ALLEN AND JANICE WERE WALKING DOWN THE HALL!! It was a happy moment, and when my companions came out they were quite shocked to find out they really were my aunt and uncle! It was so fun to have them there for a bit. After church I had multiple ward members come up to us and say, "I couldn't get over to you, but who was that couple sitting with you?! Are they investigators? Because they look SOLID!" Nope, not investigators... Just Uncle Allen and Aunt Janice :) </div>
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Spiritual story: the zone leaders were going through their areabook and because of the ward split they still have some former investigators that now live in our area. They sent us to go visit a woman named Leslie, who seemed to have a solid background. We went and visited her and it turns out her niece is a member, and 75% of her social media is LDS. She met with some sisters a year and a half ago, but then was handed off to elders and she didn't feel comfortable meeting with them. She reads from the Book of Mormon occasionally and wants to serve everyone around her. She wants to start meeting with us again and she's been through A LOT over the past two years. She is absolutely amazing though. It's funny to me to see how God uses different people to carry out His work. He knows the trials, hardships, talents and gifts that we have to offer to others and that alone can help people to be interested in the gospel again. We are super excited to meet with her in the coming week! </div>
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Transfers are today- so stay posted for that!</div>
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Love you!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6px; text-align: start;"> ice cream sandwiches are how i've survived this week</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6px; text-align: start;">sister sutton is the only thing that keeps me sane</span></td></tr>
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As I explained to the family yesterday- we think the lice are gone. The majority of the week was spent quarantined to our apartment. After finding more lice, we were told to go on lock down. We did an olive oil treatment first which consisted of washing your hair with a harsh shampoo, blow drying, saturating your hair and scalp in olive oil, put it all in a shower cap, let it sit for three hours, comb through the hair (with the oil still in it) looking for lice, wash the hair twice with dish soap.... Repeated two more times for each sister. As we were at the very last step for me, the last one to go, we got a phone call instructing us to get a prescription shampoo. It cost $260 for two ounces of straight up alcohol. We had to leave it on our head for twelve hours and we thought we were going to die of intoxication, our apartment smelt like a bar. We also had to avoid anything that produced heat because of the chance of our head exploding. At the end of all of the alcohol, we really think we are lice free. Don't worry mom, we will continue to check everyday- we have already done so this morning. </div>
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Update on the priests: it's always funny to see who shows up each week, they haven't all attended since our very first lesson with them, but they come and go. We taught them about the gospel of Jesus Christ and ended up talking about the sacrament for quite some time. We compared it to a weekly baptismal service for the entire congregation and that they, as priests, are the ones who make it capable for all of us to be made clean. It clicked for one of the priests. He was amazed by the whole thing,not had never occurred to him before how absolutely important the sacrament is. We spent some time talking about the proper way to say the prayer and allow others to feel the spirit. Right before we said the closing prayer, this priest looked at bishop and said, "I want to do the sacrament prayers next week!" We're celebrating small victories over here. </div>
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On Saturday we went and taught a recent convert, Yvonne. Her dad, Doug, has been seeming more and more interested lately. He came to church for the first time on Mothers Day and LOVED it. We taught Yvonne and at the very end of the lesson, he pulled up a chair and wanted to join. He had some questions, so we addressed them and then I asked him if he wanted to be baptized... I didn't even realize what I had said until it came out of my mouth. He said he was definitely interested but wanted to learn more, so he agreed to go through the lessons. </div>
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Well he came to church yesterday and was so moved. He left after second hour and a member took Yvonne home. We got a text from the member that said, "Just took Yvonne home. Doug told my husband, 'tell the bishop I'm going to be a Mormon'. Josh (Her husband) said, 'Oh yeah, you're thinking about getting baptized?' He said, 'I'm not thinking about it, I'm doing it!'" We went over an hour later and set a date with him for <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" rel="nofollow" style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.2em;">May 28th.</a> He's on fire. Pray for Doug!</div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">This week was the first time ever that I almost picked up the phone to call my mother, but the mission nurse had to do instead.<span style="line-height: 1.2em;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">On Friday here are two comments that were made to us:</span></div>
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While we were sitting on a couch in a less actives home, her six year old daughter came up to us and said, "I have a cold and lice!" You better believe there was a great big smile on her face.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">The next came from the father of someone we teach to which he said, "I'll have you guys in the house next time, we got to get this bed bug situation figured out". Great.<span style="line-height: 1.2em;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">Just skip this paragraph if you're already grossed out. So <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" rel="nofollow" style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.2em;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em;">Friday night</span></a> I had a panic attack because that wasn't the first mention of lice that we have had. We've been told this years lice is a super lice that is hard to kill. That evening my companions spent the evening hour going through my hair. We'll just keep it short and say all three of us have lice and that's what we've spent the weekend dealing with. I am suddenly extremely grateful for the fact that I have had it before, because I knew what to do. I am also grateful for a mother who didn't just shave my head the first time. Don't worry mom, it could have been worse. Look at Sister Suttons hair- long, blonde and thick. It's been quite the weekend.<span style="line-height: 1.2em;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">Priest Update: One of the priests got up in sacrament meeting and bore his testimony about the church and how excited he is to serve a mission. I made eye contact with Bishop and we both made a half smile. Not sure if our lessons have had any effect, but we did challenge him the week previously to pray and ask God if the church is true and he told us he had done it. Whatever it was, we'll take it.<span style="line-height: 1.2em;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">We taught the priests yesterday about the plan of salvation, and it went really well. It seemed to give them all a bit more of a perspective as to why we are acting with so much urgency. Now is the time to make the choices that will effect you for the rest of your eternity, and you truly never know how long you'll be here. We talked a lot about judgement day, when you stand before God and whether that will be a happy day or a scary day. Most of the boys talked about how you would feel fear at first but then you would hopefully feel peace. The young men's president told them to think about their own dads and then recognize that Heavenly Father is the perfect Father. With that perspective, it seemed like the boys realized it won't be scary at all, rather a glorious reunion.<span style="line-height: 1.2em;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">But then I had this little thought, so I shared it with them. I think about my own dad and how I know him. I know when he is happy and I know when he is not. I know when he is pleased with me and I know when I could have done better. I have had to build a relationship with my own dad, and our Heavenly Father is no different. Think about it. Can you imagine going to judgement day and a Man standing before you that you don't even know? He runs up to you to give you a hug and you suddenly feel extremely awkward because you have no idea who He is. Heavenly Father knows us perfectly, but we have to come to know Him. We have to learn of who He is, when He is happy with us and when He corrects us and shows us how we could have done better. If we truly want it to be a happy reunion when we stand before the judgement bar of God, we MUST do our part. As we live the gospel of Jesus Christ, we come to know our Heavenly Father.<span style="line-height: 1.2em;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">A couple of the boys told me I just ruined the happiness they were looking forward to. Sorry. But it's better to figure it out now, then to have that awkward moment on the other side.<span style="line-height: 1.2em;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.2em;">Adios from Lice-Ville. Family: we'll chat on Sunday.<span style="line-height: 1.2em;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a good laugh - selfies haha!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">T</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6px; text-align: start;">he only way to survive a lice attack</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is proof I love Sister Sutton</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how I wait for my companions</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15.6px; text-align: start;">notes from Mariah and her friend, who's a member, Michele</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls gave us hand paint instead of face paint.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Washing the long blond hair</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was literally the worst!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It took hours for them to go through my hair!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I lover her!</td></tr>
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One year ago, I was moved to the Tampa 2nd ward. One year ago is when I began serving with Sister Huber. Over the course of a year we have: served in two wards together, been STL companions for 5 months and actual companions for two months. For 9 months of that year we did NOT get along. At all. We have since talked about it, and it's been interesting to see how much we really hated each other and how much our hearts have softened. </div>
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Our companions could attest to it. I can remember multiple times where I said to my companion, "I really don't think we are capable of liking each other". It seemed that everything she did, seriously bugged me, to no end. </div>
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Back in September, we were made STL companions and when I found that out I instantly thought, "Oh no... This is isn't going to work". I began to earnestly pray for the capacity to love Sister Huber and to be able to show my love to her. The next day, the Lord sent me a direct answer to my prayer. Over the course of the following week, under very odd circumstances, I was given the chance to show my love for her. It was a humbling week to say the least, but I realized that I really did love her and care about her.</div>
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However, after that week was over, it seemed like things went right back to how they were. But this time I knew that I loved her, and that if I tried, we could make it work. The next couple months were better, but it was still VERY rough. </div>
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In January, we both had a change in our companionship and suddenly we started to get along. We realized that we did like each other and that we really could work together. Over the next two months, we saw a complete change in how we interacted. We finally realized that we were on the same team and that if we worked together, we could do a lot more good. </div>
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I will never forget the day that we were on the phone and my companion and I were in Land O Lakes, which Sister Huber had predominately worked in. She told me of a couple formers and less actives to go and see in the area we were in. Sister Huber and her companion were over in Wesley Chapel in an area that I had worked in a lot, and I did the same thing- referred them to a few people to go try. We got off the phone and I said to my companion, "That's how to work together in an area. That would have NEVER happened six months ago". Miracles. </div>
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Then, at the start of March we got a call from the assistants and we were suddenly companions. In the last two moths I have learned SO much from Sister Huber. She is an incredible example of how to truly work with members. She is perfectly bold as she teaches but does so with the utmost love. The amount of effort that she puts into the work is at least three times as much as the normal missionary. Now that I've served with her, I want to go back and start my mission all over again with the knowledge I have. </div>
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The biggest lesson that I have learned over the past year is that it is truly through our Savior, Jesus Christ, that our hearts can be softened and we can love others. Sister Huber has had a profound influence on my life and I will always be grateful for her. We're both off to different things now, but I know I needed to come to Florida to serve with her. I can honestly say that I love Sister Huber.</div>
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It's possible to make your enemies your friends. The end. </div>
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Love,</div>
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Sister Mal</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128368515242130986.post-89516063236619375182016-04-30T09:49:00.001-07:002016-04-30T09:49:13.615-07:00week 65<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Elder Anderson, the priests and who's my companion?</span><br />
<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Well family! Hello!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Update on the companion: I've been in a trio since last Tuesday with</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sisters Sutton and Nasman. All we know is that there is a transfer</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">happening later this week. I am absolutely positive that I will stay</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">in this area, but as to who my companion will be... That's a</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">completely different story. Stay tuned until next week :)</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Update on the priests: So about half of them had kept their commitment</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">to read, better than none! Also, five of them didn't show up this</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">week. We scared them off. Haha! We started class with each of them</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">sharing with us their biggest doubt about the gospel. It ranged from:</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"Why can't we drink coffee?" to "How do I know that Jesus Christ even</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">lived?" and everything else in between. The rest of class we talked</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">about, "Why does it matter if I found out?" It was absolutely</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">fascinating. But I want to go back to the coffee question. We had two</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">of the boys ask about it. We asked them if they were to rate their</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">testimony on a scale of one (you're an atheist) to a ten (you're</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Joseph Smith), where would you rate it? Thinking they were all that,</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">they said, "umm 9. Yeah definitely a 9". Then, being the brat that I</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">am, I gave them a little perspective. Joseph Smith lived and died for</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">the church. Everything he did in his life was because he KNEW without</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">a doubt that this is Gods church and that he was doing exactly what</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">God wanted him to do. He only came to this because He prayed and asked</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">God for himself. He gained his own witness of the truth. I love the</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">line in Joseph Smith History where he says, "I knew it and I knew that</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">God knew it and I could not deny it". We asked these two young men if</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">they would be willing to die for the gospel.... Silence. One of the</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">boys started laughing and said, "alright, I take it back. I'm not even</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">CLOSE to a 9". We want to help them see where they are, so they can</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">move up the scale. Not one of them has ever prayed and asked God if</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">the church is true, or if God even exists. They are all going to do it</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">this week. Stay tuned.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Update on Elder Anderson: did you know his wife is from Tampa? They</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">came down this weekend to meet with mission presidents in the area and</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">spend time with family. He use to be the Tampa stake president, so he</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">called a special fireside for all of the Tampa stake. Mariah and</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Prisicilla came and we all got to sit on the front row. We talked to</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">them about who he was and they were so excited. Mariah, she's 10,</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">decided she really wanted to meet him. I asked her what she would say</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">if she met him and she said, "Hi sir, my name is Mariah and I have</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">been learning about Jesus Christ with the best missionaries in the</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">world, Sister Sackley and Sister Huber. One day I hope to be</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">baptized". I could not believe it. We grabbed Sister Cusick and had</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Mariah practice on her. Sister Cusick thought it was the sweetest</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">thing and she said she would make sure Mariah met him. At the end of</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">the meeting, Sister Cusick had us go up. Sure enough, Mariah went up</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">to him and shook his hand and said exactly that. He was surprised and</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">then looked up at Sister Huber and I and smiled, and then turned to</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">her and said, "You keep listening to what they are teaching you and</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">you will be baptized one day!" She was on cloud 9. Priscilla shook his</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">hand and said it was one of the best days of their life. It was a</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">moment that I will never forget and definitely a moment those girls</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">will never forget. They are amazing.</span><br />
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Yesterday was the first time we taught them. There is a couple that sneak out each week, so we grabbed as many as we could and took them in Bishop's office. 10 boys in total, plus Bishop and the Young Men's President. </div>
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They were dead. Literally, half way through the lesson I made them all stand up and jump up and down. They had no energy and really not much of an interest in what we had to say. We straight up told them from the beginning that they would be stuck with us until we get through it all, and if there is no participation, then we would be in there for the next year with them.</div>
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Of the 10, we got two of them to open up a little. They didn't give the Sunday School answers that get you by, but real questions and answers that they are clearly trying to figure out. Two out of ten. We'll take it.</div>
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Nearing the end of the lesson, I had a thought hit me, that I have had come to mind MANY times on my mission. So I shared it with these priests and I feel like it sums up what we want each one of these boys to do, what each of us need to do! It went a little like this:</div>
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Think of Joseph Smith. He was 14 years old. At 14 years old, he didn't know what in the world to do. His parents were trying to lead him one way, and everyone around him was trying to convince him to join with them, but he had no idea what to believe. He wasn't going to take anyone's word for it, and we don't want you to take anyone's word for the church, either. So Joseph prayed and asked. He posed a question to God. Think about it. This ENTIRE church is based off a question. If Joseph had not asked, you and I and everyone else in this church building would not be sitting here today. But the fact of the matter is that he did, and we are here today, but that doesn't mean you have to take everyone else's word for it. We want you to do the exact same thing that Joseph Smith did, ask a question and figure it out for yourself. If you <i>really</i> want to know, God WILL give you an answer. </div>
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We then had each one of them text us how often they were going to read from the Book of Mormon every week, while we are teaching them. We let them pick whatever amount of time they wanted, but they were told that they HAVE to keep their commitment and we will be following up with each of them. Their answers ranged from, attempt to read a verse a week to 10 minutes a day. We'll take anything we can get. </div>
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For the next 6 to 10 to however many weeks I still have, I'm going to send a little update each week as to what happens with these priests. One of my favorite things that I do when I teach investigators, I try and picture them in white in the temple. It helps give me a greater perspective on the end goal we have in mind. Yesterday, I imagined all these young men in white, a little more lively, and with THEIR OWN testimonies of the truthfulness of this gospel. Dad- I'm beginning to see what you're trying to do with all the young men at home. You can't force anyone, you can only invite and encourage them to ask the question for themself. I'm excited for what the upcoming Sundays have in store! Now we have to pray that we didn't scare them all, and that they will still come back next week.... </div>
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transfers: STAY, both Sister Huber and I, we figured that would happen. We have a ward to build and an area to crush. We are pumped for another 6 weeks here.</div>
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testimony request: family, I am requesting that each of you send me a little letter of your testimony on one of the commandments. What I was studying in Preach My Gospel this morning told me to ask my family for testimonies, so here we are. If anyone else wants to join in- feel free. I want to know how you have been blessed for living a specific commandment (ie: tithing, word of wisdom, scripture study, the 10 commandments, pick a commandment, any commandment works) thanks :)</div>
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the holy ghost: Madison told me a couple weeks ago that when I listen to General Conference I have to mentally think, "How does this apply to me, come August?" Let me just tell you. It was a struggle to do so, which I guess is a good sign. But this is basically what I learned: I received the gift of the Holy Ghost when I was 8 years old. I had it before I came on a mission. As I have been on my mission, I have gained a whole new appreciation and understanding for it. I have learned how the Holy Ghost works in my life and I have learned the blessings that come from really listening to the promptings I receive. I know where to go for comfort and I know when I am being warned. I know how the spirit speaks to me. But do you know what's so great? I don't have to leave it behind in Florida. I get to take it with me, wherever I go, as long as I do my part. And that's the best thing ever.</div>
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As a missionary, you try and help others have this same gift. I think the longer I serve the greater desire I have to make sure others have this guidance in their life as well. When we were teaching Priscilla and Mariah this last week, we went over the baptismal interview questions with them. I was absolutely amazed with their answers and the testimonies they have gained as we have worked with them. It's been incredible to see how their lives have been influenced by the power of the Holy Ghost and after hearing what they know to be true - I can only imagine what the gift of the Holy Ghost will do for them. We are praying that their mom will allow them to make this step! Receiving the Holy Ghost is literally the greatest gift you could ever receive. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128368515242130986.post-43290651004064432532016-03-29T20:24:00.001-07:002016-03-29T20:24:24.439-07:00week 62<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I feel like every week I have no idea to say, but this week especially, I seem to be drawing a blank.</span><br />
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To start: Sister Huber was sick from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_369942961" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Thursday</span></span> to <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_369942962" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday</span></span>. So we were inside a lot. Let's just say there was a lot of cleaning and a lot of reading <i>Jesus the Christ</i>. I love that book! I learned a lot and I especially learned, that I am NOT an inside body. </div>
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We spoke in church on Easter <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_369942963" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday</span></span>, which actually went super well. I talked about the atonement and the story of Easter. I can't even explain how much I learned this week. Every single day I was saying to Sister Huber, "Did you know this........?" I have been amazed as to how little I knew regarding those three days in the Savior's life.</div>
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One of the days while I was cleaning, I relistened to the most recent Face to Face event for YSAs. If you haven't seen it, you should go watch it! But there is a quote from Sister Carole M. Stephens that says, "Study the life of the Savior long enough to love Him". As I listened to this devotional again, it struck me, as all week long I had been seriously studying the last moments of his life. I was able to recognize that my own testimony of the resurrection has grown and of the reality of His life. I'm not sure if there will ever come a time where I love the Savior "enough" to stop studying his teachings and his life. There is so much to be learned.</div>
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While we were sitting on the stand yesterday, two of our investigators, who are sisters, ran up to us to give us Easter cards. I don't think I have talked about them very much. Their names are Priscilla and Mariah and they are super good friends with some girls in the ward. They have come to church and activities for over a year. They attended a baptism last Sunday and at our lesson this last week Priscilla said, "I just want to be baptized already!" Their mom wants them to be able to fully understand and know for themselves before they make the decision. We are hoping that she will give consent sooner, rather then later. They are amazing little girls. I'll send pictures next week.</div>
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Anyways- back to these easter cards. They were literally the sweetest things I have ever received. It was basically them bearing their testimony to us about how grateful they were that we have been able to help them learn about God and prophets and the Book of Mormon. One of them talked about how grateful she is that we taught her how to repent and helped her to truly be able to feel of God's love. Sister Huber and I both teared up. It was the perfect little card to get on Easter and helped me to better understand MY purpose as a missionary. Christ lived and died and was resurrected for each one of us, but unless we know how to access the atonement, we aren't taking full advantage of it. The restored gospel is people's access to the atonement. </div>
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I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. I am especially looking forward to conference next weekend and I hope you are too!</div>
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It's March. A year ago, I had the privilege of going to the temple, just 5 weeks into my misison. Most missionaries at the time, didn't get to go until their last transfer. I felt like the luckiest lucky duck around. Well, they've changed things around and now missionaries go at their half way point, but you only get to go once, and since I went at 5 weeks, I don't get to go until I'm back home. </div>
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Over the past couple weeks I have REALLY wished that I could just go to the temple. It's been a full year since I got to feel the peace that comes upon walking in those doors. So I've been praying lately that either a miracle could happen and President would let me go again :) OR I would find that peace in another way.</div>
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As a missionary, you feel the spirit, A LOT. It comes in a lot of different forms and manifests itself at different times of the day all day long. It's wonderful, but honestly in the past year I have not had the joy of feeling the spirit through that overwhelming peace that normally comes with a temple. We were in a woman's home this week and we shared the new easter video with her. I can't even tell you how many times I've watched that video this past week. We have been sharing with members, investigators and people on the street- anyone and everyone.</div>
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But something was different this time. We sat in her family room and the spirit came in SO strong. I literally looked around the room, because for a second I thought I was in the temple. The peace that I have been searching for, for the last year, came. It came at the most unexpected time and not in the way that I thought it would. From that moment on, every time we have shared the video since then, I feel that same sense of peace come over me. </div>
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If you haven't seen it, you need to go watch it right now! (<a href="http://www.mormon.org/easter" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.mormon.org/easter</a>). I feel like one of the biggest reasons that I feel the spirit so strongly through this little 2 minute clip is because it reminds me of where my testimony all began. I just read Log's blog letter and it made me think of when I gained a testimony of the Book of Mormon. </div>
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When I was 14, I read this scripture. Alma 24:14, "And the great God has had mercy on us, and made these things known unto us that we might not perish; yea, and he has made these things known unto us beforehand, because he loveth our souls as well as he loveth our children; therefore, in his mercy he doth visit us by his angels, that the plan of salvation might be made known unto us as well as well as unto future generations. Oh, how merciful is our God!"</div>
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I have NEVER felt greater peace in my life then when I read that scripture. I think it was in that moment that I knew this book had to be from God. God loves every single one of us and didn't want to leave us alone, so he gave us the Plan of Happiness. He helped us to see that this life really isn't the end but there is just so much more to come. This is truly only a blink of an eye. He will never leave us comfortless. I love this Easter season because it helps me to remember where my testimony all began and it reminds me that what brings me the most joy is knowing that we can be with our loved ones forever. It's not too good to be true. It's true, and I know it with all my heart. I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!</div>
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Miracle #1: Sister Huber and I were out working in a neighborhood and decided to go and contact some of the formers that neither of us have ever even heard of before. We found this one lady in the area that was a Headquarter referral (meaning she requested something from <a href="http://mormon.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">mormon.org</a>), but she had never been contacted. It was from back in 2010 and we had no clue what she requested.</div>
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We knock on her door and she tells us that she requested a Book of Mormon 6 years ago and it never came!! We aren't sure what happened, but she was super curious about it and has wanted to know for the last six years, more about the church. She's also super big into family history and was amazed when we told her about everything the church has access to. It was a little miracle straight from heaven. We are going to meet with her next week.</div>
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Miracle #2:Back in October, they took the missionaries out of the area that we now cover. We were given instructions to cover any solid work that the elders left behind. They told us of a Samoan man named Peter who had a date set for baptism, but moved to Alaska a week before his baptism. Well the week the elders moved, Peter moved back to Florida. We tried getting in contact with him, but had no address and no such luck. It was sad, but we prayed that missionaries would find him one day. </div>
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Flashforward to last night: We were in a neighborhood knocking on doors around a less active and about three doors down, this woman answers the door and starts talking to us all about the church. Turns out her dad was a bishop in Samoa and she was raised in the church. Since she was married, her husband often reminds her that she "is no longer mormon" but she loves the church and still has faith. It was really sad. We continued talking with her and she told us that the elders use to come by all the time. We were confused because we had no record of any members living at this house. We keep talking to her and she tells us that her cousin use to meet with the elders. We ask for her cousins name and she says, "Peter". I felt like everything flashed before my eyes. We compared notes and turns out it was the same Peter. You better believe we're going back this week to get him back on board. We aren't sure what happened, but we're going to find out. And hopefully get the husband of the Samoan lady as well :)</div>
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Don't let a miracle pass you by and just think it was a coincidence. God is working wonders in each of our lives, make sure you thank Him for all that He is doing for you. </div>
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Sister Huber and I were on an exchange out in Clearwater on Tuesday this week when we got a call from the assistants. We are now companions. I am sad to leave Sister Felt, but the whole situation is better for all involved. She's off to great things and I am so proud of her.</div>
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But wait, the excitement doesn't stop there! We've known for weeks, but on Sunday our ward officially split. I really can't even begin to explain the roller coaster of emotions that I have felt over the last week. Sister Huber and I have officially been "transferred" to the Land O Lakes ward, a brand new ward that is completely starting from scratch. The only people that have callings are the bishopric. We have a meeting with the bishop tonight, and I am actually really excited about it.</div>
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Monday marked 10 months since I have been in the Tampa 2nd ward. It's one ward, but there are kind of two sides to the ward because of how it is geographically laid out. For the last 10 months I have lived in Wesley Chapel and that place has literally become home. Anytime we leave area, I always feel a sense of relief when we get off the freeway and drive back to our little apartment. I am so sad to leave that area, the people, the members, and everything else that is so wonderful over there. I feel very blessed to be keeping a portion of the ward the same, but I don't think I'll ever be able to fully describe how much I love that ward. </div>
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A lot of things have changed since I got here 10 months ago and I think a little bit of my heart will always be there. I can't decide if this is better than or worse than an actual transfer. This is honestly the first time I've actually thought about it. This ward is home. I will miss it so much.</div>
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For happy things-- we are pumped to start working in the Land O Lakes ward. The Bishop and his family are incredible and we are expecting big things to come over the next couple weeks. The Lord has a plan, like always, and I know it's time for a bit of a change. </div>
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This quote has been the back screen on my ipad for the last week and I am really believing that it's true. It's from President Gordon B. Hinckley, "Do you want to be happy? Forget yourself and get lost in this great cause. Lend your efforts to helping people... Stand higher, lift those with feeble kneeds, hold up the arms of those that hang down. Live the gospel of Jesus Christ."</div>
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Sending love from the land with lots of lakes,</div>
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P.S. A ward member told us that Land O Lakes is the nudest capital of the world. Cheers!</div>
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P.P.S. My new address is 23410 White Magnolia Place #104 Lutz, FL 33549</div>
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At MLC this week Sister Huber and I were approached by another set of sisters about having us do an exchange with them. President told us after the meeting that it would probably be a good idea if we did so since they are both newer to the mission. Luckily, we are always packed up ready to go because we basically live out of our car from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_452019546" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Tuesday</span></span> to <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_452019547" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span>. Have no fear! </div>
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It was actually pretty crazy because we were planning on an exchange with some of our other sisters but it didn't feel right. The second we decided to go down, I felt like it was EXACTLY what we needed to do. We got down there late in the afternoon and answered some questions about being an STL, before we split and headed out to work.</div>
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When I got in the car with this sister, I had the DISTINCT impression to "listen to her". So I did. As we drove to the area we were going to be working in, I had another thought come to mind to forget the plans that we had for the night and help this sister. She expressed to me a lot of things that she had been faced with lately and just how much she had been bottling up.</div>
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It was a humbling experience as I talked with her. Every time I tried to think logically, I failed in trying to help her. Whenever it was Sister Sackley talking, we ended up running around in circles. But when I listened to the spirit, everything became very clear. What it came down to was she felt worthless, absolutely worthless and wanted to go home. In fact, she had been wanting to go home for a couple months.</div>
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Once again, another impression came to have her pray and seek her potential from the Lord. At this point we had ended up in Burger King parking lot. So I told her that she was going to stay in the car and pray and write down EVERYTHING that came to mind. The spirit was thick in the car and I knew this is what the Lord needed her to do. She looked at me and said, "Would if he doesn't answer?" For a second I doubted. I had the thought come, "Well would if he doesn't? Then what?"</div>
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Almost immediately the spirit overwhelmed me I knew that the Lord wouldn't have been prompting me if he wasn't going to answer her. I reassured her and told her that I had received multiple promptings to have her do this. It seemed to up her faith a bit. I stepped outside of the car and sat on the curb for a good 40 minutes.</div>
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When I got back in she said, "I've received multiple blessings on my mission, but as I just prayed, I felt that He was talking to me more than He ever has before". Tears came to my eyes, as I knew this sisters prayers had been answered. As we drove home that night she said, "I'm not the same person I was when I got into this car <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_452019548" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">tonight</span></span>". I was so touched. </div>
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Sometimes I dream of being a normal missionary again, where I am in my area 7 days a week. But I am finding the joy in these incredibly unique experiences that I am having with these sisters. I love the sisters I get to work with. It's still the Lord's work, just a little different than normal. </div>
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I really have no idea where to even begin. This week was without a doubt the craziest week of my life and I wish I could explain it all... But I know I can't. So instead here's like twenty different short stories that sum up the week.</div>
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1. There are 168 hours in a week. This week I spent 100 of them with Sister Huber and 68 with Sister Felt. I'm not sure who my companion is anymore.</div>
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2. We went a deep cleaned a sisters apartment as they had failed a cleaning inspection. Five trash bags, one dried up dead frog, one live albino frog, and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_452019542" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">five hours later</span></span>... Their apartment was looking pretty decent. It was intense. Thank you mom for not only making us clean, but teaching us how to clean the right way. I'm spending my days now trying to teach others do the same :)</div>
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3. Sister Huber and I are over 22 sisters out of the 49 in the mission. We're running around like chickens with our heads cut off. It's a blast. </div>
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4. It's a seven week transfer. It's going to be a long one. Sister Huber and I work with the assistants to do a 24 hour training for missionaries every Tuesday to Wednesday. So sigh that and exchanges.... I'm only in area for half the week. I'm starting to feel like Mad at the end of her mission. </div>
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5. There are now three sets of sisters in the Tampa 2nd Ward. The last time this happened, sister Huber ended up in the hospital. Prayers for sanity? So far, all is well. However we are expecting big changes in the coming week.</div>
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6. Let's not count how many frostys we ate this week. Wendys seems to be our stress reliever. </div>
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7. Book of Mormon the musical: this was our life this week. Hundreds of pamphlets, cards, and copies of the Book of Mormon later... We are all sleep deprived and have the stinking songs stuck in our head (the music played outside the theater). We proselyted outside of it almost every single night this week. The show didn't get out until <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_452019543" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10:30</span></span>, so sleep just hasn't been happening around here. It was such a cool experience though and so interesting to see the type of people that were going. After asking one woman if she wanted to take a picture with us she yelled, "No! I'm an ungodly heathen!!!" And went into the show. Well right after the show, she came out and apologized to us. She was so fascinated with what we do as she could tell the musical exaggerated quite a bit. As we talked with her she said, "I apologize. Can I get a picture with you now?" As we went to take a picture her husband said, "you're a heathen, there is no hope for you!!" She barked back, "These girls have hope for me!" She took a Book of Mormon and told us she would read it. </div>
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I think that is one of the greatest things that we get to give to people... Hope. We talked with so many people these last couple days that all have ties to the church in one way or another. Everything that we have to offer weighs solely upon the Book of Mormon which is where our hope comes from. We gave the book to members of the cast that have been doing it for over a year and have never read the book. They all accepted the challenge to read it. The key is reading it, really wanting to know if it's true. It solely matters where your heart is. </div>
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I read Grandpa Sackley's talk this morning and I thought this quote was perfect for everything that I've seen over the last week:</div>
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<i>I also want you to know that my life was changed more than forty years ago as I read the Book of Mormon. There is nothing on earth that has influenced me more profoundly than my testimony of this sacred record and the work to which it belongs. It has burned within my soul over the years with ever-increasing brightness, and I find great joy and satisfaction in walking in “newness of life” in my search for the “more excellent way.”</i></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5128368515242130986.post-52805754309018459252016-02-29T19:36:00.000-08:002016-02-29T19:36:27.951-08:00week 57<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">On Tuesday, I got the call from President Cusick telling me the news</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">about grandpa. I had a feeling all morning and I was just waiting for</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">the call, so when it came, I wasn't too surprised. It made me so happy</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">and sad all at the same time. However, it was one of those moments</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">where I was so comforted by this gospel and the knowledge we have of</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">the plan of salvation.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">I immediately went and prayed for two things. The first was that all</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">the Brockbank family would be comforted and given strength over the</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">coming week. The second was that the Lord would help me refocus by</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">reminding me why I'm still serving a mission.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The day was odd, and I just felt a little off. Around dinner time, I</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">started examining our plans for the evening and something didn't feel</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">right. We prayed, but nothing was coming and I didn't want to waste</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">any more time. We set off to do our plans that we had arranged. On the</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">way there, I had a less active family (the Smith family) come to mind</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">that was on the opposite side of town. I pushed the thought aside and</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">we continued to work.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Our plans finished early and we decided to start heading towards the</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">church to meet up with one of our investigators. However, I noticed</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">that we still had a good half hour and this less active family was on</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">the way... So I told Sister Felt we were going to give it a try.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">I think I talked a little bit about this family last week, "the Smith</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">family". Nine and a half months ago, I arrived in this area and</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">learned their story. Baptized in October of 2014 and they were on</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">fire. Mom, dad and two little girls. Within a couple weeks of their</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">baptism, the mother found anti information and was furious. She wanted</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">nothing to do with the church and the whole family disappeared. For 15</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">months, ward members and missionaries have called, texted, left notes,</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">stopped by... Anything to try and talk to them, but they wanted</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">NOTHING to do with the church and no one has talked with them.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">When I learned their story, a little fire burned within me to find a</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">way in and reactivate this family. Every time I have thought about</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">them over the past nine plus months, I have felt the distinct</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">impression to wait. I wasn't sure if it was my own fear or truly the</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">spirit telling me, but for nine months I have been told to wait. Their</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">names have been brought up in ward council too many times to even</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">count. The other sisters just tried them again about a month ago, but</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">no such luck.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">So here we are, Tuesday evening and the spirit said, "Go ahead Sister</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Sackley. It's time". We prayed right before we walked in and the words</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">came out of my mouth, "help us to speak only by thy spirit, to say the</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">things thou needs us to say".</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">We knocked and I could see someone look through the peep hole. I gave</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">my best, "YOU NEED US!!!" face.... And the door opened.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">I almost cried. For 15 months, NO ONE has talked to them, and now the</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">mom and oldest daughter are standing right in front of me. I had no</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">idea what to do. We asked if they were the Smith family and they</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">welcomed us right in. Now I'm really freaking out. Not only have we</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">made contact, she is inviting us in to talk with her.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Over the next 30 minutes the spirit talked to her. I don't remember a</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">lot of what was said. I do remember her telling us that for over a</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">year people have been reaching out to her like crazy and she didn't</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">want to hear any of it. We asked her why she thought people were</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">reaching out and she said, "I don't know... Everyone wanted to tell me</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">the truth but I didn't want to hear it". In response we said, "No. No</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">one has been reaching out to correct you, rather they all love you and</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">care about you and want to help you". She broke down in tears.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The spirit was unreal in their home. I'm not sure why she opened the</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">door that night, but I can't even begin to express how grateful I am</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">that she did. She agreed to start coming to church again and she told</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">us we could teach her everything again from the beginning. We will be</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">going back on Wednesday. I love this family so much already.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">As we got in the car, I realized that it was a direct answer to my</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">pray from earlier that day. I am here to be an instrument in the Lords</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">hands, and there is nothing that feels better than that. The Lord</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">showed me what He needs me to do. All week long I have felt a feeling</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">of peace as I have thought of Grandpa. I keep thinking of him the</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">morning I went to the MTC when I told him that I was going on a</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">mission. It seemed that he had a moment of clarity and understood</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">exactly what I said, to which he responded, "That's all I've ever</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">wanted for my grandchildren". I knew that not only was the Lord proud</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">of me, but Grandpa was too that night. The church is true and the</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">spirit is the only source of true peace and happiness.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Love you!</span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Sister Mal</span><br />
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