okay i don't know what it is, but the weeks are just flying faster then ever... not okay!
This week has been GREAT! Alma tells us that angels are declaring the gospel to many in this nation by preparing the hearts of the children of men, and i know that to be 100% true!
we have been meeting some great people lately and so many of them are just so prepared. One lesson that we had this week was with a guy named Kelly. We were talking with him about how Christ's church has been restored to the earth through a modern-day prophet and when we talk to people about this we usually make sure to always include certain points that help whoever were talking to understand the need for a Restoration. It was just such a cool lesson because as we were talking to him, he always asked the right question that led into the next point that we were going to talk about PERFECTLY! i have talked a lot about "creating the NEED" and that is exactly what he was doing over and over again and it was just really cool to see! The lesson went great, thanks to the Spirit and in the end, he completely understood the Need to be baptized and he accepted the date! woohooo!!!
Heavenly Father loves each and every one of us. If you remember, Kelly is from Zambia, Africa, and has only lived in the US for 3 years. He has been being prepared for a long time... even in Africa! Wow that is Love!
We also had a Sister's Exchange this week and i was put with.... SISTER ORTON my last companion before sister Doll. At first I have to admit that i was wanting to be with someone else i haven't already been companions with, but afterwards i was so grateful. I got to see the progression that she has made since being on her mission and she got to see the same in me, and it was just really cool to see. The point of this life is to constantly progress and to try to improve the weaknesses that we have.
So i had a really cool experience this week. We were teaching this guy with LOTS and LOTS of questions and it was just cool because as we were talking with him, and as I was bearing testimony of the things that i have personally Studied, Searched out, Pondered and Prayed about, the Holy Ghost over and over again kept confirming to me that the things which I was testifying were indeed TRUE! Just the fact that Heavenly Father would want us to know truth is just more evidence of how much he loves us. The world is crazy and everywhere you turn someone is there just waiting to give you their opinion, so how great is it that we can study things out for ourselves and then pray to our Heavenly Father and He will tell us through the Holy Ghost if it's true or not. Pretty cool huh.
Service project picking oranges with the Zone
Awkward picture, but it represents us all so well!!
SISTER POWER!!!
Today i was reading Alma 28, and in verse 8 it's talking about Ammon and the sons of Mosiah's missions. "And this is the account of Ammon and his brethren, their journeying in the land of Nephi, their SUFFERINGS in the land, their SORROWS, and their AFFLICTIONS, and their INCOMPREHENSIBLE JOY, and the RECEPTION and SAFETY of the brethren in the land of Jershon. And now may the Lord, the Redeemer of all men, bless their souls forever."
This is LIFE! there is suffering and sorrow and then there is incomprehensible joy! its okay!
We are here on earth to have joy, so live today and don't get down.
Heavenly Father will help us if we just ask. what a blessing!!
I love you all so much :) Today is a great day!
love,
sister martin
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