It's been another great week! Happy birthday to WOJ(ie?)
today and Avery on Saturday! Mom, I just hope you know how grateful I am for
the wonderful example that you and dad are to me. I can't believe how
blessed I am to have grown up in a good family that's active in the church and
taught us to live by righteous principles. It just made life so much
easier. How have your classes been going to far? Haha, a recent convert
in our ward that just had her baby also wants to start a diet to get rid of
her baby fat. She's trying to get us to do it with her, but it sounds
miserable! Only fruits and veggies for a few days, then just liquids for a few
days, then back to fruits and veggies for a few days. I think not! But
I'm glad that the whole family is in to it and has the support of each other!
Wait so they're making an Orem mission?? That's crazy! I had no idea that there
was even any missionary work going on in our stake. I'm so motivated
after I get back to do member missionary work and to do my part in working with
the missionaries. Even in Happy Valley, Utah, it's such an awesome
opportunity. Speaking of, I had an offer to me that kind of threw me
off. We tracted into the sweetest couple, Robert and Betty, and they live
right across from Gordon college. They've been looking for someone to vacate
their upper level, preferably someone that's focused on school and not messing
around with guys. They even offered to pay tuition. It probably
won't happen, and I don't even know how serious they were, but it just opened
my eyes that I guess there's more options than BYU. Haha but I'll
probably end up just going to back to BYU, so no worries haha.
Transfers are this week, and two elders of our district,
Elder Hansen and Argyle are probably going to leave but me and Sis Achziger are
staying put! Score!
We got to go to the temple again, along with zone
conference, and it was just wonderful as always. President Harding
encouraged us to read our patriarchal blessing before going, and then try to
receive inspiration as to how we could fulfill our blessing. That was the
coolest experience! I guess I never really thought of my blessing like that.
If I want those blessings, I have to work for them and make them happen, along
with being faithful and living righteously of course. I'm definitely going to
look for opportunities to fulfill my patriarchal blessing. Zone conference was
really good, as well. I love listening to President Harding, as well as
Pres Jewkes. We talked more about the cycle of faith, and helping our
investigators actually progress. Then on sunday, President Jewkes visited
our ward and just kind of pumped up the members about having lessons in their
homes and teaching with the missionaries. Have you ever thought about
doing that? Seriously, the missionaries will love you if you offer your
home to them! Just do it, k? Blessings!
Also, I was told that the next time I'm up in Peach Tree City
(which is like never..) I need to sign a ministerial certificate. I
already have mine in Chinese, so I'm not sure what that has to do with my visa,
but hopefully that won't prolong it too long.
Cute Christmas outfits!
So our investigators are doing awesome! We taught them the
word of wisdom and they are doing just splendid. Sadly they couldn't come
to church because they had to go out of town for work, but they'll definitely
be back next week. I can't wait to see them in white! Another couple are also doing pretty well, although they also didn't
come to church this week :( but we're still working with them and we're going
to have a lesson at a ward member's house this week, so hopefully that will motivate them
again!
Okay, miracle time! We were tracting one day, because we had
like 6 appointments all in a row and they all fell through one after another!
Rough times haha. We probably talked to maybe three people while
tracting, and it was just sad. We finally found a woman who was so
excited to let us in to pray with her, and she even wanted to hear our lesson
right on the spot! We taught the restoration, and it turns out that she
received a Book of Mormon like 10 years ago (she was leaving to go somewhere
real quick but two elders stopped her and gave her one - thank you, random
elders!!) and she read it and knew it was true because it totally went along
with the bible! Haha me and Sis Achziger just didn't even know how to
react. She couldn't come to church with us this week, but she definitely
wants to come next week, and she said she wants to be baptized! I'm so excited
to teach her again! That was just such a testimony to me that our efforts are
never wasted, and the fruits of your labors definitely plant seeds, no matter
how deep.
I should have shared this last week, but I forgot. One
of my new year's goals is to imagine everyone I meet wearing white, going down
into the baptismal font. It's totally changed my perspective, and
definitely helped me to have more faith in everyone. And I guess lose a
few pounds, seeing that I gained a bit over the holidays. Oops.
Sis Achziger goes home after this transfer, so I'm helping
her not get trunky haha. It's a struggle, but we're working on it
together (:
I hope y'all have a good week that's filled with missionary
service! I know mine will be. Haha obviously. Oh, I lied. This week
was freezing! The weather is kind of like Utah, except it never snows.
But it's just super unpredictable.
Anyway, I love you so much and I pray for you every day!
Love, Sister Facer
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