This week has been another crazy week!!
One of the greatest things we were able to do was go to a place called Zions Camp. It's an lds owned property up in Belfair, WA, where girls usually go for girls camp. Our mission was able to go up there for a day and do the ropes course which taught unity and trust. Then we had a little devotional, sang some songs of course, and headed home. It was a beautiful and incredible day! It was so beautiful, I wish I had taken pictures, I'm so bad at that, I'm sure theres some on the wa-tac blog though...in fact, here's one from the blog,
It's a really cool place! At the end of the day we all wrote down our "weapons of rebellion" like the Anti-Nephi-Lehites and we burned them in the fire....it was such a spiritual experience up there, being in nature I just feel so close to God, it's incredible!
At the end we sang "Amazing Grace" and when we sang the line, "my chains are gone, I've been set free" I just about started weaping....that song has become so dear to my heart, it will always remind me of my mission.
The rest of this week has been pretty average, people saying no, people saying yes but then not being there when we come back, and Melissa being SO GOLDEN! but not willing to act on the answer she's received and get married or stop living with her boyfriend....man Agency is the worst sometimes.....so let me kinda explain in a little more detail.
So Melissa has believed everything that we've taught her, like in her prayers she says "thank you for sending the truth to my door", and "thank you for the spirit being able to speak to me through these women", and "thank you for showing me the only true church and the truth of the Book of Mormon", not to mention she has come to everything since we met her 2 weeks ago. She came to a baptism, church 3 times (one of which was stake conference), the Relief Society Activity, and the Ward Social last Saturday.
We took her on a church tour this week, and at the end she said, "The Spirit keeps saying to me 'be baptized my child'." From all these signs you'd think that I'd be saying, and she's getting baptizedtomorrow, but unfortunately Satan is the worst, and she's scared to get married or move out because of money and medication and such! It's hard, we don't know what to do because we can't really help her move forward any more, it's all about her choosing to take a leap of faith, and put her trust in God, and Trust that He would provide for her if she followed Him. I know that she will be baptized, and I will be there, even if its in a couple years and I have to come back. ohhhh agency so awesome but so frustrating!!!
So I talked with President this last week and he pretty much told me my transfer call, he said he doesn't know where yet, but I'm going to have a new companion and most likely leave Parkland. I'm excited, Sister Ryser has been TOUGH!! Everything is somehow always my fault. I love her, but I just get frustrated when I'm always being put down, its not very fun. Theres only a week left though, it will be ok! President promised me that if I did my part in making sure I was exactly obedient, then next transfer would be the best transfer of my mission. I can't wait, but I'm sad to leave Parkland if thats the case, this ward truly is my family! I have come so close to so many of them, I guess I'll just have to be really good at writing letters! :)
Well, I'm afraid thats all my brain can or wants to recall from this week, this last week of transfer will and HAS to be the BEST!!!
I'm so grateful to be a missionary, man I can't even believe I'm almost at 9 months!! This last week I totally had a mid-mission crisis, like bad, I was a mess, but now I see that I need to appreciate every minute of being here.
I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints is the only church on the earth that contains the fullness of the Gospel, and I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God, and it can bring anyone, along with the Bible, the greatest Joy!
I love you all and miss you!!! I hope you are having an INCREDIBLE week, and I hope it gets even better!!!
I love you!!!
Sister Brittany Thomas
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