Hey Family!!!
Well this week has been pretty awesome and we are enjoying
the lovely weather here in Midland, Michigan! We had a wonderful Stake
Conference with Elder Golden this week and we have just been so blessed by our
Heavenly Father!
Monday: Well fun story! Sister Whipple and I get the
opportunity to email in the family history center along with the rest of our
district which makes for a very exciting emailing session! Our district is so
funny and I just love them all and it is going to be so sad when transfers
come! We love them!
Tuesday: We got kicked out of a place for proselyting which
is pretty lame, but it is okay. We also had dinner with this awesome family who
lives way out in the middle of the no where, but we had burgers and I just love
eating burgers. We also had a lesson with Eulene and we are still trying to
figuring out where she is at spiritually and we really hope that we might be
able to help her set a baptismal date. She has made a few dates and hasn't
reacted them so we are really having to rely on the spirit which is something
we always should be doing.
Wednesday: We taught Ben a lesson and the lesson was the Law
of Chasity! That lesson is always so fun to teach! Luckily Ben had already read
like all about it in the Gospel Principles book so that is pretty great and
makes for a more understandable lesson. He also is reading the Book of Mormon
everyday which is awesome! It's so great to see the progression that Ben has
made over this last transfer!
Thursday: Oh man I was on trade offs with Sister Hunt!!! I
love being able to serve with her for a day!! We were pretty much finding the
entire time, but it seriously was so much fun! It was like we hadn't even been
apart for weeks! I was also able to learn from her which is pretty awesome
cause she trained me! We used a method called C.A.S.H which is to compliment,
ask a question, smile, and offer help! It totally works! It makes people so
much more open to talking with us! I love finding! I think it is so fun getting
to know more people and that they are all from different backgrounds which is pretty
epic if you ask me!! I love Sister Hunt and finding!
Friday: We had a dinner which a family and they were
celebrating their daughters 7th birthday and the theme was cowgirls and it was
awesome and I loved it! There was great cake too! We also had a lesson with
Dakota and she set a baptismal date which is great!!! Her date is February 22
and we had a great lesson with her!!
Saturday: We had the adult session of Stake Conference and
Ben was able to come and meet Elder Golden! the conference was about missionary
work and a recent convert who I got to teach, Devin, was asked to come up and
talk about his conversion. Then everyone who was part of his conversion had to
come up and it showed how not one person effects the life but many are need to
help the work move forward! It was really awesome and Devin is a great person
so it was awesome to see that!
Sunday: We got a new Stake Presidency here! The bishop from
mount pleasant is the new stake president and i know his two counselors! I've
eaten dinner at all the of the stake presidencies houses! It was pretty awesome
cause I can't completely remember getting a new stake presidency so it was
really cool seeing that!!! Isn't this gospel just so true!!!!
Okay so Elder Lansing gave a talk at stake conference and he
gave us 4 steps to sharing the gospel with others and I'd like to share those
with all of you! When asked a question about the gospel these are the steps to
replying to their question.
1) Say thank you
2) Give a simple answer
3) Give a soft testimony
4) Invite them to come back with other questions
Isn't it crazy how simple that sounds, but when it actually
come to sharing the gospel it is so much harder! I have such a testimony of
sharing the gospel. I must admit I was not the best at sharing before my
mission, but as I prayed for opportunities they came and as soon as I opened my
mouth it was filled D&C 84:85 and D&C 11:21! I rely on this promise all
the time! I know that I am weak and I need to rely on the faith that I do have
that as I do what I am asked the lord will fulfill his promise, D&C 82:10!
Aren't scriptures just great! I love them! I know that as we share the gospel
we will be blessed and have great joy, D&C 18: 10, 15-16!
Have a wonderful week and I love you all! Keep sharing the
gospel and praying for missionary opportunities!
Love Always,
Sister Miranda Smith
Address:
5220 Hedgewood #804 Midland, MI 48640
This one is of me and all the other sister smiths in the
mission! Super funny that we were all in the same 1/2 mission!
This one is of my mount pleasant family! that is my ward
mission leader and his wife! Tommy and Chelsea May!
This is my Mt.
Pleasant family who I just love! 
pretty scenery
Pretty Rainbow cause it rains here so much! 
Me and Sister Whipple bowling! So fun! We're bad at bowling,
but that's okay!
My wall in front of my desk. I love it! 
I bought a cactus because I love them and it was pretty! It reminded me of home!
Me all ready for the cold weather! Getting bundled! 
