I've finally managed to go a transfer
without being moved!! I'm going to be staying here in Pueblo West with
Sister Kipp! We are super excited about it!
This week has been great! We have been able to meet with a lot of people
and do A LOT of service! And to top it all off we had a baptism on
Saturday!! I think baptisms are amazing and truly one of the greatest
services we have as a church! It is such a blessing to be a missionary
and to have the opportunity to watch someone who said they were never
ever ever ever going to get baptized change. To watch them as they step
into the baptismal font and see their faces after they come out of the
water. It is such a confirmation to me that this is the true church! I
know with all my heart that it is and to watch others come to the
knowledge that they are literally sons and daughters of a loving
Heavenly Father is truly a privilege and a blessing!! Yesterday, Sister
Kipp and I had the opportunity to go into the Young Womens class and to
teach a small 5 minute lesson on member missionary work. So Sister Kipp
taught them about mormon.org
profiles and how they can and will make a difference and then it was my
turn to talk and I shared with them Alma 32:27 which says: But Behold,
If ye shall awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon
my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more
than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye
believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words."
At first the girls looked a bit confused because we had just switched
between mormon.org
profiles to talking about how they can develop faith. But, I received a
bit of inspiration when I was reading this verse the other day that just
made a lot of sense to me. Yes, this verse is talking about people and
how they can develop faith... But, really, as missionaries and as a
church why do we ask so often for people to invite their friends to
church events? Well, I was thinking about that when I read this verse
and it came to me that when we invite people. When we ask a friend to
come to young womens or an enrichment activity, or whatever it may be.
We are inviting them to exercise faith. To show that they have even a
particle of a desire to learn a little or to see what we believe. And
when they show even that little bit of a desire to learn more then
miracles can happen. That is when we have the opportunity to watch the
Lord work among those that we love. Sometimes, they may not accept the
gospel but as we give everyone we meet an opportunity to learn then I
promise you all that you will see people you love embrace the gospel you
cherish. It will happen and when it does 'how great shall be your joy
with him in the kingdom of my Father." (D&C18:16) I can testify that
this gospel is true, and as we share it with others we will experience a
joy that we have not known was possible. I love you all and challenge
you to invite a friend or someone who is not a member to come to
something or even to watch a Mormon message this week! I promise you
will see success!
Love,
Sister Bice
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