September 14, 2015
Sister Waite & I had a really awesome week this week:)) We have a new investigator! She is living with a family in our ward. She came up to us last Sunday and said, "I want to be baptized." It was after our whole Zone had fasted for our goals this transfer. We taught her the Restoration this past week.
Sister Waite & I had a really awesome week this week:)) We have a new investigator! She is living with a family in our ward. She came up to us last Sunday and said, "I want to be baptized." It was after our whole Zone had fasted for our goals this transfer. We taught her the Restoration this past week.
Today was a really cool day! Sister Vandre in our ward took her 5 daughters + us to hike at Sugarloaf :) She's from the west so we were laughing at how 1,000 feet is considered a mountain here! Haha. We like to call them rolling hills. It was really cool because you can see Leesburg, Gaithersburg, West Virginia, Virginia, and Frederick all from up top. It was really pretty. Their nonmember friends came too and were asking us why we go by "sister" because they thought we were nuns. It wouldn't be the first time I was mistaken for a nun... haha! It was a cool experience :)
Saturday was amazing because Elder Cook from the quorum of the 12 came and spoke to us along with Elder Gerard from the 70. Our mission is pretty small so we all fit in the chapel in Annapolis. When he walked in, I felt the spirit so strong. It's so rare that I feel it that strong. They both took the time to shake all of our hands. He gave us really great advice on missionary work, but a few things stuck out to me. Elder Cook said, "I want you to know that you can have full confidence that this church is true."
He spoke to us about how we personally are the message that we are sharing because we all have been converted at some point. He also talked about building up our wards/branches wherever we serve, and making finding a more spiritual experience. I wish I could write down everything he said. Something else that stuck out to me was that he promised us that we would always be equal to the task because of the Savior. At the end he started crying and left us with a blessing. I definitely had questions in my heart answered. I will never be grateful enough for the Lord's chosen servants and for the priesthood. I know that they are personal witnesses of the Savior. I know that they know His work better than any of us. Right before the prayer he got up again and said he wanted to tell us something that the Spirit whispered to him 4 times. He said to be mindful of the non-member teenagers who's friends are going on missions at 18. They have been having a significant impact on them lately since the age change. It was a special meeting I will always, always remember.
Also, Annapolis is so beautiful! The Naval Academy is really cool too. It reminded me of Meet the Mormons haha.
Well, I just love you guys so much. I finally finished the Book of Mormon again and my goal is trying to finish Jesus the Christ by the end of my mission haha. That thang is huge, but is so, so good. I want you to know that God really does answer our prayers, and He never leaves us out to dry. He really is there, and He knows a lot more about our potential than we do. We just need to have trust in Him. Have a great week! Xo :)
Love,
sister Stolworthy
