A lot has happened in the past week and I have learned a lot of great things! here is a very important lesson that I learned!
I
went on exchanges with a Sister missionary that has only been out in
the field for like 2 months and when we went on exchanges the whole time
she was just bragging about her area and how many people they have on
date and how amazing they all are. There area is just booming! I was
thinking a lot about it and I was wondering why I had never been in an
area that we were getting baptisms left and right. I have always been
put in dead areas and my companion and I work really hard and put all
our trust in the lord and right when it starts getting really amazing
and we have people on date and many investigators, I always get taken
out. I was a little sad about not having as many baptisms as other
missionaries especially when I saw this new Sister missionary having so
much success and tons of baptisms. But then I was thinking about it a
lot and I am so grateful that the lord has put me into dead area where I
had to really humble myself and turn to him. As great as these Sisters
are that we went on exchanges with, they were really prideful, and they
had quiet a bit of an ego. God knew that If I was in areas like this my
whole mission that I would be so prideful and that I wouldn't have to
rely on him for his help and guidance. I am really grateful that the
Lord has humbled me so much on my mission and I truly know I am so weak
and I am nothing without him.
the most
amazing thing happened this morning!!!! So three weeks ago I got a text
message from My mission president and he gave me special permission to
call one of my old investigators from Moxee and terrace heights, Mandy
Morgan. He gave me permission because he met her and her recently
baptized husband Jarred at church and they had just barely moved to
Kennewick, from moxee. He wanted to make sure I had her knew address
so I could write her and keep encouraging her to take the lessons. So
when I called her 3 weeks ago she told me that she lived right by the
temple. I told her that I was going to the temple on the 24th and that
she could stop by and say hi if she wanted to! When I was in the temple
today praying, i was asking Heavenly Father if I am doing enough and
even making a difference. I have been Struggling I guess a little bit
lately with just wanting to make sure that I am the missionary that
Heavenly Father wants me to be and making sure I am giving everything I
have to him. When I walked out of the temple I hear someone yell my
name, and it was Mandy! she came just running to me and we just
embraced! I didn't think she was going to come and when I was talking to
her I knew that it was an answer to my prayers that even though I don't
have the most baptisms and I am not the best at teaching and I have so
many weaknesses, that I am still making a difference. it made me think
of this scripture: " And if it so be that you should labor all your days
in crying repentence unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul
unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my
father!" I know this scripture is true. There is something so special
about Mandy and I knew That when I first met her, we knew each other in
pre-mortal life! She is still not baptized but is taking the lessons. I
know she will be soon though. When we were at the temple i saw the
sweetest picture ever of Mandy and her husband getting sealed together
forever with their little baby Carter. Her Husband Jarrad is a strong
new member though and he has an awesome calling! and I know that he will
help Mandy to know that she already knows the church is true and one
day they will make it to the temple together. :)
It has been an amazing day and week! Tons of miracles are happening and I am learning so much! love you all!
love, Sister Lindmeir
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