First,
we have been meeting with Georgia and she is WONDERFUL! At first we were
trying to get to her house and nothing was working ou,t so we felt well
maybe we weren't supposed to be there, but we kept trying anyways and
praying if we are supposed to be there then it would work out.... We were
sprinting to the bus and right then an older couple in our ward pulls
over across the road and yells "SISTERS! Do you need a ride?!" right as we
were done praying: INSTA-MIRACLE! Not a big deal....so then we rode with
them to her house and we taught her the Word of Wisdom and she said I
will repent tonight and start tomorrow! Then we committed her to a BAPTISM
DATE! March 8th and it was such a great lesson! SO SPIRIT LED, it was crazy! We definitely needed to be there....Then she came to church on Sunday and loved it! And even signed up to feed us! :)
Then Sharlotte... we have been spending a lot of time getting ready for her baptismal date for this week and if not this week then next Saturday FOR SURE! But we are really pushing for this Saturday! For her and diamond to be baptized! That has been a big stressor for me
trying to control things and then realizing...oh right people have
agency....
Then Ken....alright this is exciting and a secret...so dont
tell!!! he called brother savage and told him he was ready to be
baptized...and that he needed to let go of all his fears and be
baptized.....then brother savage told us and I cried....you have no idea
ken has been taking missionary discussions for over 3 years and NOW HE
IS READY!!! what the heck...this is a big deal! so many things happened
this week!
Sister Frei was having a hard time yesterday so we called the Elders to get a Priesthood blessing and of course, I got one too...I am
obsessed with Priesthood blessings... they are so wonderful! And Heavenly Father blessed me with so many things I needed at this time because I
was feeling so inadequate and so not ready to take over this area and be
the leader and I would just get sick because I don't know anything! I don't know where anything is at! And my teaching skills...welll quite
frankly suck...haha but Heavenly Father blessed me with increased
patience and hope and strength to lead well in this area! Everything in
that blessing I needed to sooo badly! Gosh words really cant express how
much I have grown and learned to love my mission! I dreaded this email because I didn't know how to put into words the things that have been
happening and I so badly want you to know the miracles and the love that
I have felt for others and for my Father in Heaven and my Savior...don't
know how... I am just in complete and blissful happiness and
hardship....gotta love missions! One second I am sitting there counting
the minutes and the months that I have to be here and the next second I
am happier than I have ever felt in my life! I LOVE KALAMAZOO! So glad I
have six more weeks to work hard here! :) Dilligence baby...diligence!
:)
Have a blessed week! (everyone says that here and now I find myself saying it all the time...I love it :)
Sister Oswald
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