Previet family and friends!
Conference was incredible! I realize that this is a little delayed
because you all got to watch is last week but we just watched it this
last Saturday and Sunday and it was so amazing! So powerful and such
incredible talks! I really learned so much. Probably would have learned a
bit more if it was in English....but gotta work with what I have :)
again it was so amazing to just listen and write down feelings and
spiritual promptings rather than quotes. I am still very excited to
finally hear all the quotes and counsel from our leaders in English but I
loved just being able to focus on my own thoughts during each talk.
This week was really great! we actually gained three more
investigators just this week! there are miracles everywhere! People are
coming unto Christ all the time! Maybe not as fast as others but they
definitely are and the work is progressing!
Sister K and I work so well together and these last two transfers
together have been so wonderful. They have been full of miracles and
light. I wish I could explain everything in detail!! We really have been
becoming the best of friends as well! We just celebrated our birthdays
on the 10th and the 11th of this month. (we may or may not celebrate our
birthdays every month, counting down the months till it is actually our
birthdays). ha ha. So we just had our 3 more months till our birthdays
celebration. It was quite fun and we celebrated over delicious Russian
cake. Time is flying! I will be 20 in three months!
This week we did service for an investigator who really is so hilarious. Every time we go over she has us pick something up for her.
From dog hair socks to pans to cabbage, we've bought it all!!! She is
such a special lady we love her! She always calls us smart girls and her
sweets and other "pet names" Russians use. And she was so shocked and
amazed that you could "De-hair" pants using tape instead of a comb.....
she praised me for the rest of the time as well as every time we see her. ha ha. Russian babushka are seriously the greatest.
We have a quote in our mission that i really love, it says "a
rising tide lifts all ships". I just love that and really love how it
relates to missionary work. When the announcement was made so many new
missionaries responded to the call the serve, and because of that
membership in the church is growing and the Lord's work is hastening! I
love missionary inspiring quotes like that. And it is so amazing to be
uniting together into one cause to bring others unto Christ! I love this
work! And it's not only the missionaries but all of you! The members of
the church are all called to be missionaries as well! We are all called
to serve as Latter Day Saints! How great is our calling! Pretty
incredible!
I read a verse in first nephi chapter 21 today. Verse 16 it says,
"i have graven thee on the palms of my hands.." I LOVE THAT! how
gorgeous are those words of the Savior. He loves us so much that He gave
his life for us. And He will always remember us, we are "engraven on
the palms of his hands". The marks of the nails in his palms are symbols
of His love for us. He is always there for us and will never leave us.
all we need to do is come unto Him. I am reminded of the picture of the
savior knocking at the door with no knob. We need to open our doors to
Him, because he is constantly there, knocking, calling and reaching out
to us "all the day long". I know Christ lives and that He loves ALL of
his children! no matter where, who, or what situation you are in. Let us
remember Him, because He will never forget us!
I love you all! Have a wonderful week!
Love your Russian missionary
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