Hope you all had a happy, dandy week! We had a full week here: Sister Exchanges, Singles' Activity, Baptism, and just the great every day teaching! I'm sitting here trying to remember everything that happened and I'm totally blanking! But I know lots of amazing things happened :) I went on exchanges with an awesome Taiwanese Sister this week and we had a blast! It was a change to speak all Chinese again, but it was super fun! We met lots of new investigators this week......cool stories: one mom from English who's husband told her to come and learn about God and ran into another former family last night who said we could come back! We were also able to visit a few members this week, which I haven't done much before, but we saw miracles from it and I definitely have a strong testimony of doing so now! The weather is hot........then cold.......then rainy........then hot- but we love it!
So this week...........LJM was baptized on Saturday!! It was quite the week of trying to put the baptism together (Sister Shultz and I were cleaning out the baptismal pool in our skirts and crocs an hour before the baptism ;) ) but it all went just right :) LJM was nervous, but excited :) She was so happy after she was baptized and she said she literally just felt so clean. I am so happy for her and know that as she begins the journey of Enduring to the End she will continue to feel the influence of the Spirit and prepare for even greater eternal blessings. We have had some really special experiences with her in just pouring out our hearts in testimony to her, sometimes in English and sometimes in Chinese, in which you can feel that eternal connection of the Spirit. Her home life isn't all that great, but she has felt the love and comfort of the Gospel. She told us once that even if everything else in her life wasn't true or working........the Gospel is the truest thing she knows :) Heavenly Father loves her so, so much and I know that as she continues to continue to read and pray daily, she will only grow in her relationship with Him. She is a music genius so the ward is so excited for her to start playing the piano or performing in sacrament meeting! She is very special and I feel privileged to have had the experience of seeing her become part of the great vine of this restored gospel.
What a week of testimony strengtheners! I'm grateful for an inspired district leader who led me to Moroni 7 in talking about the light and Spirit of Christ. I have a testimony that all thoughts, feelings, or desires that bring us to Christ are from the Spirit. I have a testimony that the Spirit can speak to us in the smallest ways and it does. I know that as we listen and cling to those smallest impressions that they will grow and the Lord's path for us will open before our eyes, but we have to trust it with all the faith we have. I know these things are true! I know that as we trust in the Spirit and our Savior each and every day we can never go astray. Cling to every good thing of the Spirit and He will bless you! He loves us all so much and may we never forget it. I'm grateful for all of your help in missionary work! We really can't do it without the members....they help less-actives and investigators so much! You are all such great examples to me and I love you immensely!
Love,
Sister J.
Bike riding with Sister Shultz
Baptism of LJM!
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