6/25/2012

This week was fabulous! As a district, we had 4 baptisms this month and the goal was 3! I was really proud of the 4 of us for working so hard and turning this district around! We have already begun to focus on July and are looking at a very successful month to come! This past weekend my companion and I had 3 baptisms! We were really happy and excited! A mom with her two kids got baptized and were all smiles :) I feel very grateful for this area and for the Elders that I am working with! They work really hard and are super obedient and we get along very well!

A spiritually uplifting experience I had this week was a blessing and a lesson to me! I have been praying all month for help and guidance from God to help me magnify my calling as a district leader. I have especially been praying for the help to baptize and the faith to achieve my goals. I was thinking quite a bit about the different levels of faith that missionaries have. Some have faith to fulfill while others have faith to achieve! There is a huge difference! I feel like God has blessed me with more faith to achieve this last month and He gave me what I was asking! There really is truth in the promise ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE! I know that the Lord wants us to have success here, so if we do everything that we possibly can and ask for his help, he will give it to us if it is right! I really love the little testimony builders like that :)

My companion and I are doing fantastic and as of yet have not even had an argument haha. I attribute that to two facts. The first is that he is really relaxed and just chills. He is like an iceberg --  he hides all of the big emotions inside! Second is that I have become a much easier person to live with! I don't complain (as much) and I listen to everything that he has to say. The communication that we have is great and we are looking forward to this next transfer! There are transfers this Wednesday, but I don't think anything is going to happen. However, the Lord has a sense of humor so you never know! But, we have a lot of plans and are excited to work together for another 6 weeks!

I, myself, feel like a champ! I can't lie haha. My district achieved and even overshot the goal for June, which is the first time that it has happened in this district in over a year! I feel very grateful for the help of the Lord and the awesome work that my elders do here! I am very happy and know that the Lord will continue to bless us and make us prosper if we keep working hard and trusting in Him!

Stay safe and enjoy the little moments of every day! Never underestimate the power of prayer, and don't be afraid to get down on your knees to ask for help and guidance so that you can achieve your goals! He wants us to be happy so he will help us! Simple :) I love you all and wish you a successful week! BIGGS hugs and kisses!

6/16/2012

I was reading this week about the fall of Adam. There is so much controversy and there are so many confused people in this world who don't understand the true doctrine behind the fall. Almost all of the people in the world think that it was a bad thing. As I was reading in Preach My Gospel and searching for scriptures, I found some very important things. Firstly, it was a part of God's plan! Without the fall, the plan would have failed. Second, before partaking of the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve were not able to have children. As they partook of the fruit, a few things happened. 1. Sin entered into the world. 2. Death became a part of life.(physical death) 3. Blood formed in the bodies of Adam and Eve. 4. They were cast out of the presence of God. (spiritual death) There are more facts, but I will leave it at that for now. As we understand the true doctrine, we realize how important Adam and Eve were (and are) in Gods plan! I am so grateful for the knowledge that I have and for the scriptures and everything that I have which aids me in my search for truth! I know that God really has a plan for us and that we all have our agency -- the freedom to choose for ourselves! Let us choose the right at all times and bless the lives of others! I love you all! Mom, thanks for being so amazing! BIGGS hugs and kisses!