Hey Hey Hey!!
Ok, so this last week gave us a challenge with the heat, but we're pushing through. We've got 4 fans running in our apartment 24/7 and the lowest it gets in there is maybe 70-75 degrees...at night. We are feeling really blessed though because we only have to push through it for two weeks here. And we know that other places are wayyyyy hotter. (Like Texas.... you've got it Sister H**!!)
Besides the heat it's been a normal missionary week for Sister W** and me. We are still on the hunt for the elect souls and we know we will find them and they will find us. This game of seek and find doesn't last forever!
One highlight of my week was the unplanned opportunity we had to serve one of our members and his wife on the 4th. A member of the stake owns a nursery and tree farm here that he opens up and has a huge bbq for the holiday, so of course we went! While we were there, we noticed a couple from our ward so we went and said hi. Now, they aren't just a normal part-member family in the ward, they are unique--they are both blind. They are fully dependent on other people to get them places and to do many things.
After the prayer on the food was said and people got in line to get their food, we noticed them just patiently waiting for someone to help them. We had a special opportunity to offer our help. For the next hour and a half we were able to make them plates of food, eat and talk with them, and fill their plates with seconds and thirds. It took most of our time there and at one point the adversary made us feel like we weren't doing what we should (go and talk with everyone), but we know we were representing our Savior and are so grateful we had the opportunity to serve this couple. I love them and am so impressed with their outlook on life. They are positive and have a love for life. That night I saw and experienced what it was like to truly help someone who physically could not do it themself.
One other quote that I will share quickly. It was from Relief Society yesterday and I loved it--
"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily"
Just ponder that for a moment. It is not enough to change something you do periodically. To really make a change, something you do daily needs to change, whether that is stopping/starting something or adjusting something to do it differently. I can testify that it is the little daily things we change that help us become who we are meant to become and how we will be able to do great things in Heavenly Father's eyes.
Oh, I have one more thought that also comes from Relief Society. The sister giving the discussion talked about how she is trying to meditate more and be more focused. The app she is listening to is literally just one line. She says you sit in a chair with your back straight and eyes closed and listen to this man saying "sit and know that you are sitting." That is all he says. At first she thought it was weird, but then she realized how great it was and how we can apply it every day. We need to be focused completely at what we are to be doing in the moment and not be focused on the million other things we think we need to be doing that moment or that day; serve and know you are serving, study and know that you are studying, listen and know that you are listening, etc.
So invitation time:
Pick a day this week to try this principle out: "sit and know that you are sitting"
Pray in the morning and ask for help to focus on what you are doing and to be fully present in that moment. Then go throughout your day trying to give 100 percent of yourself to each moment. I promise you will see a difference in how you do things, the things you learn and notice, and you will be more in tune with the Spirit.
Have a great week this week and I will see you next Wednesday!
xoxo,
Sister G
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| The E** family and J**, another member in our ward who loves to be with us |
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We got ice cream with one of my favorites, Sister M**! I have learned so much from her and am inspired by her!
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