Hey fam!!
I feel like this week was filled with AMAZING miracles and
blessings, but I'm not sure I can share all of them with y'all this week, but
something I do want to share is Family History, and the Spirit of Elijah.
Sister Elliott and I have decided to share something
different with those that we come in contact with, either on the streets, or in
the different places that we go to. Now when we first meet someone we start
talking about their families and how much they love them, and then ask them
about where they came from or if they know anything about their ancestors. This
always brings the spirit into our conversations. We then share our testimonies
about how important families are to us and to our Heavenly Father, and how he
wants us to all be unified and know one another. This is when we ask them if we
can teach them how to do their family history or if there is another day that
we can come by and share more with them. We have only had a couple instances
where they didn't, but we have seen the promise given in Malachi; that the
hearts of the children will be turned to their fathers.
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| Sister Elliot and Emily |
This week we went over to Brandon's and taught him all about
family history work. One of my favorite things that the spirit has taught me to
do in these lessons is to invite the investigators to think of their loved ones
that have passed away, and every time you can feel the presence of that
ancestor in the room with us. And it happened in this lesson with Brandon. His
dad was murdered when he was 14 and really wants to go to the temple and do his
work for him. I think this is one of the my favorite feelings of the spirit.
Before my mission I didn't believe that people would have so much desire and
interest in learning about their ancestors, but they do!! Scriptures are
true!!
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| Art in the park, Texas size |
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| Giant Spider |
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| One of their investigators is preparing for the zombie apocalypse and had them try on gas masks. :) |
Something else that we did this week was not the smartest
thing in the world. We were sacrificing our car all day Friday. We rode ALL the
way down to the south part of our area which is 7 miles. We did it in 103
degrees with 100% humidity........ When we finally reached the bottom we
realized we only brought 2 water bottles that were basically gone, and NO one
would answer their door..... we thought we were going to die. So when in doubt
we went in the shade and prayed. I had a feeling we should go try our less
active Heather that is NEVER home during the day. Well, sure enough she
was home and actually had forgotten something when she left and had to come
home and get it. She let us in and gave us 4 water bottles, chocolate cupcakes,
and some fruit. HUGE MIRACLE!!! Especially because after that we rode around to
a couple other neighborhoods and no one was home. After a long HOT bike ride we
made it home for dinner and we ended up taking showers and drinking tons of
liquids. My testimony of prayer grew even more after that experience.
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| Texas size potato |
I love the church so much!! There is a video on Mormon
Channel called, the church at a glance, I think. And it is a perfect video to
share with non-member friends and family to help them better understand what
our church is all about. We shared it yesterday with one of our members sisters
who is not a member. The spirit was so powerful and she really enjoyed it and
had a lot of questions answered. I know that this is the true church! I live
and love it everyday of my life. I am so grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ,
and all that he has done for me.
I hope you all have a wonderful week at school and work!!
Love,
Hermana Watkins
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