SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
Mom you are the best :) Thank you for everything you do for
me! The GPS will be awesome to have and help a lot. It doesn't have to be
anything fancy at all, its just gotta work and last! :) Your the bestest :) And
I am very excited to get Melaleuca, I didnt realize how much I love it and use
it until I am across the country!
Im glad that the party was a hit! And I am sad because I
completely forgot to email a note to you. Can I get his address and I will send
him a belated birthday card next week? That would be awesome!
I am glad Garret is doing well. I have shared that miracle
with a few people to help them see that God is watching over our families at
home and that he is helping you guys in ways that we cannot. I am so blessed to
be a part of this family! And to be able to be serving a mission at this time.
The Lord is hastening his work, the time is now! So spread the word! Tell your
friends, tell everyone, because this is the truth, this is what God wants his
world to hear! And as hard as it is to be here at times, it is so worth it,
especially when I hear about miracles like that. Thank you for sharing that
with me. I am so grateful, I cant even express it fully!
So this week. Well we had dinner with a family in our
branch, the Zingher's and they are so smart! We have some intellectual
conversations with them, I always come away learning something new. Like
Samonila dies at 140 degrees. Bet you didnt know that! One of my favorite
quotes from the night was sister Zingher talking about a paper she write about
the Bible and she said "The Bible is a series of cosmologcal do -
overs" they try something and it doesnt work so they get wiped out and
then the next people try something different and they get wiped out.
We had an awesome unexpected lesson this week too! We
knocked on a door and asked if they wanted to learn about how to do their
family history work, and they let us in. We ended up teaching them the first
lesson, all about the restoration and how it can change their lives! We taught
them about the Book of Mormon, where it came from and how we got it. Then we
left them with a Book of Mormon and we will go back later and see what they
thought of it. She said she was really open minded and had studied many
religions so we shall see what she thinks!
One of our investigators, Vicki, I dont know if I have told
you about her yet. She is very open, and wants to learn, but she has problems
with her comprehension. She said she always has, and so we try to teach as
simply as we can. We tried to explain faith to her, we used Alma and talked
about how faith is like a seed, read from the childrens Book of Mormon, but
nothing really helped. We talked with her more and she told us that she has
been scared to go and do things ever since they lost their son. He only lived
for 5 weeks, and ever since she is scared about what could happen. How quickly
someone can be here and then be gone. She doesnt drive because of what could
happen, and she would rather stay home than go anywhere because 'what if...'
Which made me so sad, and so grateful. So sad that she is living in fear every
day of her life! Sad that she doesnt have the knowledge that I do, and sad that
I cannot teach it to her in a way that makes sense to her.
It made me grateful for my testimony, and for my knowledge
of life. I am so grateful to know that this life is NOT the end! This life is
just a blink in our existence! I know that there is life after death, I know
what happens after I die and I know that I will be able to see dad again.
I am grateful to know that I do not have to live my life in
fear everyday. While yes I know what it is like to wake up and not have someone
there that should be and how sad and scary it is to know that people I love
have passed on, I know there is a plan. I know that yes I could wake up
tomorrow and it could be my last day or the last day of someone that I love,
but I know that it is only a seperation for a little time. I know that I will
get to see Dad again and that there is life after death.
Its frustrating because we dont get to know the plan. Do I
know why my friends have died? No. Do I know why my family members have died?
No. But I know that they are waiting for me on the other side and that I can
live with them again, and that I will see them.
I am grateful for the strength that this gospel brings to me
and everything that I have because of it. And that is why I am out here on a
mission, that is why I can leave my house and not live in fear. Do I get scared
or worried about how much longer I have with people? Yes. But that does not
dictate my life. That is not what controls my actions or my relationships with
people. It has made me realize how precious this time is, and I am grateful
that I have been able to realize that. And I hope to help others realize how
precious life is and how much we are blessed.
I just love this gospel! I would not be where I am today or
who I am today without it, because I would be living in fear of death every
day. But I do not have to.
Basically, its been a great week. But my comp is having problems
with her computer so I am going to switch her so she can email. Love you all!
Love, Sister Wilson
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