Howdy Partners!
As you can see from my title, this week we have
been running around like mad sister missionaries! Actually I feel like that has
been what all my time in Bay City has been. We don't have enough time in the
day to all that we need to do! There's an elder in our mission who skips his
lunch hour because he feels like it is a waste of time and takes his lunch with
him. We may have to result in doing that... except I really like my lunch time
because well I get to read the Book of Mormon and the Ensigns and be
spiritually strengthened for the rest of the day, but we do need to find more hours
in the day. haha #missionlife! (That's right, I hash tagged!)
Monday: It rained.... a lot! This is the day that our
running around began. Who knew that it would just lead into a crazy week like
the one we went through!
Tuesday: Oh man I was in Mt. Pleasant baby!!! That's
where I was born and I was with my MTC companion Sister Mortensen! It is crazy
how much I actually remember from Mt. P even being gone for so long! It is
crazy! I also got to see Robert Bronson! He's almost been baptized a year now
which is crazy awesome! I still love working on campus! We did this finding
activity where you ask people what makes them happy and have them write it on a
white board and then you take a picture of them then you explain that you're
talking to people about what makes you happy which is the gospel of Jesus
Christ! Isn't that great! Campus all the way!
Wednesday: We had a lot of lessons planned and they
all fell through which is always a huge bummer but that is why back up plans
are so important! I'm going to have back up plans the rest of my life! They
really keep you organized and time efficient!
Thursday: Oh man! We had dinner with a less active
woman who is so sweet and who is slowly on here way to reactivation which is
great! She's great! The reason I'm telling you this is because for desert we
had... wait for it...... desert nachos!!!!!!! Haha! Isn't that awesome!!!! We
had like ice cream and caramel on them! The sweet little joys of mission life I
just love them!
Friday: Awesome day! While door knocking Sister
Jordan and I were coming up with awesome pumpkin carving ideas like the Plan of
Salvation, CTR, mormon.org and a michigan hand
with M.L.M we are pretty excited about it actually! What a great
missionary tool (wink, wink) haha! That evening we also had dinner at an a
member's home with an investigator and it went really well!! Like I say almost
every other week, members are everything!! They are the most important part to
the work! I absolutely love when members are so willing to help out and be a
friend to our investigators! The members also invited them to an activity the
next day! It was awesome!!!!!!!!!!! Have the missionaries investigators over
for dinner or family home evening, they need you!
Saturday: I had the opportunity to attend a wedding!
It was pretty great actually. They were married then the groom was baptized.
Also I believe I have found my calling in life and that is decorating cupcakes!
I had a blast decorating them and they turned out pretty good too! Maybe I'll
have that as a side job! We also had the Fall Frolic! Yup, Michigan rules!
Sunday: One the the counselors in the bishopric
is moving to Idaho Falls and he gave a powerful testimony to the ward! It was
amazing! It sounded like an apostle! It was legit! He's really great guy and we
are sad to see him leave!
Spiritual Thought: I've been thinking about what to
talk about this week and I feel like temple attendance is something that would
bring the spirit. I know that the temple is the House of the Lord. It is so
important that we go to the temple as often as we can. I know that we don't always
get the opportunity because we are busy and we have much to do, but as we take
that time for the Lord he will truly bless us and our families. (3 Nephi 13:33)
I know that not everyone who reads this is a member of the church or has a
temple recommend, I'd invite you to walk on the grounds of the temple and feel
of the special spirit that is there. There is a peace that comes from the
temple that you can't find anywhere else. I haven't been able to go back in
almost 18 months and I miss it, I miss it more than anything. There is a power
that comes from attending the temple regularly that can't be found anywhere
else. The temple is real life, when we go we get away from the temptations, and
craziness of the world and we get to go where we can feel the Lord's spirit
abundantly. I love to see the temple and I'm going back some day! There is not
place like the Lord's House. I know with all my heart that The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints is Christ's restored church on the earth today and
that this is where the Lord wants all of his children to be. In the name of
Jesus Christ, amen.
Love Always,
Sister Smith
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