December 16, 2013
On Tuesday
it was Out with the Old ;) And in with the New! The new being Sister Y! She is from Lindon, Utah. Before
we were told who our companions would be, we had a trainer/trainee
meeting. Everyone kept saying that she was going to be my companion, and
I was sure hoping so. I could just tell she had energy and love and was
excited to work hard and love the people. When they called her name I
was waiting in anticipation for them to call mine, and... They did!!! I
did this little hop-skippity-jump over to give her a hug cause I was
just so excited!
We are seeing so many blessings/MIRACLES from obedience that we
can barely count them all, not to mention have time to write about them
in our journals! Sister Y came well-trained from the MTC and we have
been "breathing" obedience. It's such a relief to not have to worry
about the little things so we can focus on the work.
I can't even begin to express how grateful I am to have Hermana
Y here with me. She brings such a sweet spirit and a strong
testimony. I have been very impressed with her involvement in lessons,
both Spanish and English. She has such a great desire to share her
testimony, and each time that she does the spirit is brought into the
room and all are edified. She has really taught me this week of the
importance of conviction in the bearing of our testimonies. She has so
much desire and energy to do the work. It's been so nice to be able to
work side-by-side and support and uplift one another. My prayers were
definitely answered, and are still being answered daily. We have had a
lot of fun together and are working really hard to get this area
organized so we can get out and Hasten the Lord's Work.
We had some of the best lessons of my mission so far in
the past few days which I knew came because of obedience and desire to
do the Lord's will. Miracle: A few weeks ago, Hermana R and I asked
for permission to stop by the home of our recent convert's daughter on
our way home from Tampa. She was not home, but her neighbor was outside.
She started speaking Spanish to us and told us that the lady we were
trying to contact wasn't home. It surprised us that she immediately
spoke spanish to us as if she already knew that we spoke Spanish. We
were able to give her a Book of Mormon and asked if the Elders could
come by and teach her and she willingly accepted. We also left a note on
J's door explaining that we were trying to contact her and left a phone
number. Later that evening we received a phone call from her. I was
able to talk to her and was surprised at how open she was with sharing
her feelings with me. She and her father haven't spoken in over 30 years
due to divorce of her parents, and other circumstances. She then told
us that it would take her time, but she is really praying to be able to
forgive her Father for abandoning her. He is the only family she has
left. This week, we received a message from her saying that she was
planning to come this weekend. Yesterday, she told us she planned to
come to his house at 6pm
and asked for his address. We were able to meet her last night and she
and her father were so happy to be reunited. They talked of how they
weren't going to reflect on the past, but start a new chapter of life
together. That was such a miracle! We were able to testify of the power
of the Lord in bringing families together, and spoke of how we can be
together forever through the blessings of the temple. On the other side
of the spectrum, our Recent Convert (her father) was ordained yesterday
and was so excited. He has been reading and praying every day,
attending family history classes, preparing for the temple, and has been
involved in the church as frequently as he can. I have learned so much
from him about obedience and faith. The Lord has truly blessed him in
every aspect of his life, and I know he will bless all of us in the
same manner as we are obedient, have faith, and follow him.
I got a phone call from the AP's and Elder P said "I
have some news and you're not going to like it..." I got all nervous
like something really sad or bad had happened. He said "You are going to
be on car-share" aka riding bikes every other week. I heaved a huge
sigh of relief and laughed and said, "Geeze, you really scared me on
that one! Biking? that's nothing!" I could tell he was really relieved
too cause normally missionaries aren't so happy about hearing that. Yes,
we are biking again and I'm excited. This time it won't be quite as hot
so that's nice! Tell JoLee that between the speed I built up to here,
and the altitude change of when I come home, I'm sure she will be able
to keep up just fine ;)
Yes, I got my c-mas package, and the presents look SO cute under
the little Charlie Brown C-mas tree that a member let us borrow.
Thanks! I 'm so excited!
Sorry
to hear G-ma Pen isn't doing well. she is in my prayers! We had a ward
c-mas party and they recognized a 90 year old woman who was having her
b-day that week. She is so tall, adn so beautiful! She is so poised and
looks like porcelain. I can't even believe she is as old as she is, I
think I have more wrinkles than she does. It's so cool to see. I was t
hi nking about g-ma when I saw her and you're right, we are so blessed
with the knowledge of eternal families. What a great gift of the gospel
that she has given to all of us as her posterity.
Love you all have a great week!
Hermana Gillett
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