Today is my 15 month! AHHHH!!! I still
can't figure out what happened.... I'm sure that I am not out that long.
But, other than that this week has been good. We have had a lot
of barbecues this week... Something about school being out and it being
summer. As for the hail storms, my old area got hit pretty good but we
just got a lot of rain! We heard it was crazy though. We have also been
doing a lot of landscaping work for members lately so I've got some very
goofy farmers tans!
But it is all good:) We love being able to do service, its
something that seems to bless our work so much. This week we had a
lesson with an investigator who has told missionaries in the past that
she doesn't plan on getting baptized. Her husband is not supportive and
she just doesn't want to do it. But, when we taught her she spoke up in
the lesson (before we asked her even) and told us that one way or
another she was going to be baptized. She just wanted to try her best to
get her husband and family on board with her first and if not then she
was still going to join the church. I was so happy to hear that and I
couldn't help but think about all the missionaries that have taught her
and how frustrated they were when she said she wasn't going to be
baptized and it reminded me that sometimes we are only a step in the
path to helping others to Christ. Our mission President investigated the
church for 7 years before he got baptized and he is now a mission
president!
People change, whether or not we are there to see that
change. We cannot give up on people just because they are not changing
now. If we keep it up and are persistent then we will see the change.
But, even if we do not, our charge is to love everyone. No matter what.
That is something that I have learned a lot about on my mission. There
are people I have taught that didn't end up getting baptized or
accepting the gospel. But, they still hold a very special place in my
heart. We talked a lot on Sunday about charity and having Christ like
love for everyone. That love is something that never changes. It stays
the same and is always there. It is love that Christ has asked us to
have for others and love that if we have for others will change our
lives. I've seen that on my mission. I don't think I could love anyone
outside of family as much as I have come to love companions,
investigators, members and other missionaries. It is amazing! But, on
that note I love you all so much!
Love,
Sister Bice
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