WOW! Saturday and Sunday we had Stake Conference and we
we're one lucky Stake to have Elder Russel M. Nelson come and talk. :) :) This
story all starts with Saturday night we were driving to the Saturday night
session and we were all talking singing good o'le motab and right when we
pulled into the parking lot we were all FILLED with the Holy Ghost. I knew
without a doubt that Elder Nelson was already there and we were on very sacred
grounds.
The Saturday session was amazing and exactly what the stake
needed. The whole session was about Missionary work, and President and Sister
Ashton spoke and then Elder Hansen in the Quorum of the Seventies spoke and the
Elder Nelson had missionaries come up and talk about their wards and if the
members are helping with the work. He really helped all the members see how
important it is that they help us with this work, and that they need to! At the
end of the session we all got to go up and shake his hand.
Something that I really have learned this past week and
learned even more from Elder Nelson is sharing basic truths. Also, with the
Restoration we start off with God is our loving Heavenly Father. This basic
point is crucial! A lot of people say that they know God exists and that he
loves them... but it's almost like they say it because it's tradition. I KNOW
he lives. He LOVES us. This plan shows how much he loves. John 3:16 show's his
love perfectly. Elder Hansen used to be a mission President in the Houston
mission and was telling us that he realized that all the Spanish missionaries
received more lessons and more baptisms and he didn't understand until he had
the Spirit of Elijah teach him that those that speak Spanish are descendants of
those who are in the Book of Mormon. Really would not have this church without
the Book of Mormon.
Sunday session was the coolest thing I have ever been a part
of. I don't believe there are words in the world to describe what happened. The
spirit was SO strong. President of the temple and his wife came and spoke about
the blessings of the temple and all the members need to get there. This is
something the stake has been struggling with. It's been really hard to get
recent converts and less actives to the Temple. So the talks were perfect and
made me cry... A LOT!!! I love the Temple! The coolest part was when Elder
Nelson spoke though. He talked a lot to the parents and telling them that they have to teach
their kids about their Heavenly Father and help them to know that he is their
for them. Teach them more than one language, and the language of love and the
spirit. He then had all the children stand up and he asked them all the sing
Soy un Hijo de Dios... or in English I am a child of God. Everyone was balling!!!
The spirit was so strong and you could really feel the love that God has for
the children. I loved it!! Almost all of the speakers had a translator with
them.... which made the meeting a little longer, but Elder Nelson at the end of
his talk he told us that he wants to make this experience a once and a life
time thing, so he asked us all to give him all of our faith, and he turned and
said something to the translator and then turned back and started speaking
FLUENT and FAST Spanish. I know this church is true!! I wish you could have all
been there to witness a true apostle of God using the Gift of Tongues right
there in front of us! Lets start repenting now, and follow every
teaching we've been given. We will fall, but we have the Savior with us at all
times. I know that it is true! I am a witness of the truthfulness.
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| Astro Stadium |
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| Dancing on her mission? |
Friday we celebrated/ mourn that I was hitting my 9 month mark..... time is
flying, but we had Papa Murphys pizza.
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| Emily visiting Astro Stadium |
Last but not least yesterday night Hermana Hubbard and I
were super pumped after conference to just go out and talk to everyone and to
share this amazing message that we have about how the church has been Restored.
We had a lot of fun talking to everyone, and then we had a feeling to go and
see one of our new investigators that we only had one lesson with. Right when
we walked in the spirit was already there, because sitting on the coffee table
was her Book of Mormon opened and being used. We then taught the most powerful
Restoration I have ever taught. Just baring witness over and over again that
God loves us soooooo much!! I don't
believe I have ever felt so much love for a person before. I know that God
loves each of us very much. At the end of our lesson we talked about the Book
of Mormon and asked her how her reading has been. She then looked at us and
told us that she knows this book is true. Every time she has a question she
immediately goes to the book and prays and then opens it and there's her
answer. She said that the BOM is her companion and she needs to read it
everyday to feel good. HOLY COW!!! What more can I say. The church is true!!
God truly is preparing people to hear the truth. This is his plan, and she is
his daughter. I LOVE IT!!!
I love you all so much!!! And I know that God loves you all
and is grateful for everything that you do. Remember to read the Book of Mormon
everything we need to know is in that book. I promise! Next week I would love
for everyone that emails me to email me about what you read in the Book of
Mormon this past week. Oh and real quick this morning we went to the
Astro Stadium and it was Awesome!! I will send pictures. :)
Love,
Hermana Watkins
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