Well the rain finally hit!
It's been a long week with so many changes yet I feel like I don't have very much to report! My brain is just a little fried from trying to take in everything.
Council Creek ward has been so blessed! The seeds have been sown and cultivated and now is the time for the harvest! I am excited to be reaping in an area that has been so well loved and prepared. People's hearts are soft here.
But of course there will always be opposition. Sister Alvey and I have been working hard to do our best despite all the people we are teaching being sick or busy.
We went out to dinner with a member and while there Sister Alvey and I both felt like we recognized a guy who was sitting next to us. We introduced ourselves to him and he also thought we were familiar. Well we gave him a pamphlet with our number but in the rush forgot to get his number. but not 10 minutes after parting he actually called us!! THAT NEVER HAPPENS! Ya we think we probably promised to find him in the pre-existance.
As we were out walking one day we started a conversation with this guy and as we talked found out he was a member, as we talked more we found out that he actually grew up in my grandparents ward in California! He and his brother remember them with fondness and appreciated all that they did for them in their youth. The world is so small and I am so grateful for the example of my grandparents in influencing these boys for good!
We had the opportunity on Sunday night to teach the Stake President and his family, they live in our ward. It was really cool to see the trust build throughout the lesson as we taught plan and precious truths. At the end of the lesson they opened up to us about a family who they know who would be potentially interested in meeting with us.
The biggest highlight of the week would have to be General Conference. I have been so pumped for conference! It has become one of my favorite weekends of the year! It is such a wonderful opportunity to experience the exhilaration of the spirit as we listen to our Prophet and apostles. It is a witness to me every time I hear them speak of the living reality of this this church, as it breaths with revelation, and most importantly the living reality of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To echo the counsel of our Prophet yesterday, I know that Jesus Christ leads his church. I know that it is only in and through his infinite Atonement that we can be saved. Everything should be centered on him, and that is why I am excited for the united effort to correct the error that has crept into the church in the nickname "mormon." I am proud to say that I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Have a wonderful week!! Love you all!
-Sister Peterson
No comments:
Post a Comment