Hey family & friends! :) I hope Emily had a great birthday last week:)
Monday we had dinner with a non-member, Lynn, who was the teacher of one of the youth in the ward. Then Tuesday we went on exchanges with the Frederick YSA sisters! I got to be with Sister Anderson in Frederick:) The YSA branch is new so it's fun to see it start up & see all the miracles there:) Then Wednesday we had a lesson with a Nigerian family. They wanted to bible bash & tell us why we were wrong haha. It was just another interesting experience. Tolu, the mom, was saying that we are dust & that it is blasphemous to think we will ever be divine or be like Jesus Christ. That we are merely spirits & spirits are what we will be. It broke my heart to think that they truly don't believe it's possible to even attempt to live like Jesus Christ did. It was a very humbling experience for me- to think of how much Jesus Christ loves all of us & wants us back home. He truly does.
We went on splits that night. I went to see Danielle & Mariah with Sister Knight, who are recent converts. Sister Giles went with a sister in the ward to see Wayne our investigator.
Thursday we went over to teach Donna & Brenda who were potentials & we taught them the restoration. Brenda kept questioning why bad things happened to her in her life & why God didn't prevent them. We talked about agency & about our abilities to choose. How precious a gift it really is.
Then that night we went to see Skylar our investigator & taught her about faith using the Child's Book of Mormon. It was really neat to see her understanding increase:)
Friday was temple day! :) It was so great to be able to go one last time.Sister Wheeler, Sister Hendricks, and Sister Knight took us. They are special women. I felt how I felt last time. That the temple felt so familiar to me- & that I was in the right place. I wish I could explain exactly how I felt- but I think the ward familiar will have to do. :)
Then Saturday we taught Wayne the restoration & put him on date for September 3rd! :) He is so excited to follow Jesus Christ & get back on the path. So pleaaase pray for him:) He & his Fiance Sandra are both investigating.
Sunday we were able to teach the Harrasts (a family in our ward) daughters friend. She is Sister Giles & I's age. She is really good friends with the Harrast's daughter Amanda. She went to visit her in BYU-Idaho & went to church there. She said she could feel the difference in other churches vs ours. It was a really powerful lesson. I felt like I had known her my whole life when we were teaching her. Afterwards, Sister Giles said the same thing. The spirit is so amazing.
I can't really express how grateful I am to be a missionary. These past 15 months have met everything to me. I am merely an instrument- this is all about the Lord & it has always been about Him. Never us. I am grateful for the knowledge of my Savior Jesus Christ. He is, and will always be the way. I have never been happier than when I am serving the Lord. Thank you for all your love & support:) Xo Sister Stolworthy
PS - here is a talk from this months ensign that I love.
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