Hey Everyone!!!
This week has been pretty epic!! We have been just so
blessed! Sister Whipple and I had so much fun and we are having a great
time!
Monday- It was Sister Whipple's Birthday and we went
out and celebrated at Ruby Tuesdays with the other sisters serving in
Midland.
Tuesday- We picked up a new investigator named
Andrea. She is 15 and the daughter of our other investigator Eulene! We are
hoping that they will help each other progress in the gospel.
Wednesday- We met a man named Bob and he was a pretty
nice guy. He talked to us for a while and then we talked about the spirit world
which is always a great topic because so many people are interested in the
after life. We actually gave him a tour of the nativities this morning and we
gave him a Book of Mormon. We are not sure exactly where it will go, but we
know that he has been offered to learn more about the gospel and that is really
what we are here to do as missionaries.
Thursday- We taught Dakota Toronjo! We just love
them! Dakota is progressing so well and she is understanding the gospel so much
better! She had not concept of God before we met her and now she is
understanding the covenants she will make at baptism and it is just so amazing
to see the changes that the gospel can bring into someones life.
Friday- This day was only the most epic day in the
history of epicness!!!! On Thursday we received a media referral from church
headquarters which does not happen too often, but we got one. This referral
came from someone named Ashley and she lived like way out on the boarders of
our ward boundaries, crazy thing though we had planned to go up that direction
on Saturday, so what we did was just move it up a day. So we do not have a GPS
so we had to use a good ole map to find this place and boy was it fun!!
Anyways, they Ashley lives in a little cabin by the lake in the middle of like
no where. She just got married to her husband Michael. So we got to their house
and we did not know really what to expect, but we started to talk about the
church and we gave them the restoration lesson. They were so excited to hear
about the Book of Mormon. They have been to a ton of churches and have been
searching for the right one. We invited them to be baptized and they said
yes!!!!!!!! It was amazing!! These two people are so prepared and Sister
Whipple and I just feel so blessed and privileged to have the opportunity to
teach them! We are so excited!!!
Saturday- We taught both Austin and Dakota about
tithing! It is always fun teaching them. They are both progressing very well
and Austin has his baptism coming up soon! He will be baptized hopefully on
December 22!! We love them!!!
Sunday- Ashley and Michael came to church!!!!! It was
awesome!! We had 4 investigators at church and it was just amazing!!!
They were also able to go through and see all the nativities. They said that
they felt really welcomed and that they truly felt the love of Christ here. I
was just so happy to hear that!!!
Sister Whipple and I are just so
grateful for this week and everything that happened. Thank you all for your
prayers and your personal efforts in missionary work!!
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and that we
can all remember the true meaning of Christmas which is Christ. We all have a
Savior who loves us and is there for us. Remember to rely upon the Atonement
for anything. We truly have been given the greatest gift from our Heavenly
Father and we need to share that with others. I know that as we share the
gospel with those we love we will be able to remember the true meaning of
Christmas and feel the love of our Savior and those around us.
I love you all so much and once again thank you for all that
you do!! Keep Moving Forward!!!! Also something that I love is Do not be at
ease in Zion. Remember that there is much work to be done!!
Love Always,
Sister Miranda Smith
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