"NOW THIS WAS A GREAT TRIAL TO THOSE THAT DID STAND FAST IN THE FAITH, NEVERTHELESS THEY WERE STEADFAST AND IMMOVABLE IN KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD, AND THEY BORE WITH PATIENCE THE PERSECUTION WHICH WAS HEAPED UPON THEM." Alma 1:25
Hello all!
Now I don't want to confuse you by the way that I started this email, because I am in fact loving life! Goleta its THE BOMB!! Here is one reason... there are actually people outside in the street for us to talk to! This is so HUGE!! Why? Because knocking on doors is about the least effective thing we can do and so when there are people on the street you can just talk to them... and then teach them... and then be creepy and ask them where they live... and then you get new investigators of "friends" as I like to call them!
Example. We were walking to a "friends" house and stopped to talk to a man. His name is Carol. He is Buddhist and very nice. Carol has been Buddhist for 26ish years. We talked to him about that for a while and then shared our beliefs with him. He was very kind and very open. So we asked him if we could come and share more with him? "Yes" he said. Then we got his address and went on our way! We didn't even end up seeing the person that we were going to try to see. When we make plans in the Lord we know that He will put people in our path. (We have had a lesson with Carol. We talked about Christ and our Heavenly Father and he really listed. The best thing about the lesson though was that we gained his trust.)
Trust. That is a very important 5 letter word. It is something that makes or breaks a lot of things. When you trust someone you are going to do what they say or ask. You are going to open up to them and let them help you. You want to make them proud. This is the most important thing to me as a missionary. I want to be trusted by the Lord more then loved by anyone. I was really struggling with the concept of how to have the Lords trust last transfer. I wanted to have it so bad but felt like I didn't know how. I was talking with one of the STL's about it and this is what she said... "you know He trusts you when you can feel the spirit." How true.
So now that is my new goal is to "always have His spirit to be with me." and here is a cool thought that I thought today.... in 3 Nephi 18 vs 7 (it is talking about the sacrament) it says that when we do these things we will always have his spirit to be with us. We have to show HF that we will always remember His precious son. That is how we have his spirit. So I leave you with this question... How are you showing HF that you always remember His son? If you need to make some changes do. Because I can promise you that when you do you will have an increase of His spirit. And there is nothing better then to have a piece of Him always with you.
I know that this is true because I see it in my life everyday and in others lives everyday. This gospel has the fullness and will bless any life that will let it!
I love you all!
Keep on Keeping on in the work of the Lord,
Sister Draney
but I'm not sure which is which.
Here is a message Kate sent with her email this week. I love it when she tells me what they are working on as a mission because many times I will try to study along with them. It gives me extra cool stuff to study and it gives me great things to discuss in letters with her.
"Abide with me."
How do we abide with our savior? what can i do specifically to abide in him? he never changes, never moves, and constantly invites us to come. Every transfer our zone has goals to unify us and help us in the work. the goal they invited us to do is to study the saviors ministry to the Nephites. we are to read a chapter a day to increase our faith in Jesus Christ.
When we have righteous desires he will help us achieve them.
John 12:46 "I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness."
That's his gift to us, light, life discernment, comfort, and joy. Please ask yourself that same question, how can you abide in him, and make plans to do it!
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