I love you all so much :) It
is ridiculous. But! You already knew that :) I consistently just feel
like I am filled with a spirit of gratitude. I am so blessed :)
One thing I was really grateful for this week was
the Book of Mormon. It just hit me how much I love it, how strong my
testimony is of its truthfulness. I was reading in Preach my Gospel
where it says that we don't have to answer the hard questions or the
weird questions, we just have to ask them if they have a testimony of
the Book of Mormon. When it all comes down to it, if the book of Mormon
is true, and we have read it and we know it is true, nothing else
matters. And the book is true. We were also talking to Diana this week
and we were a little frustrated. She wasn't reading the Book of Mormon
like she should be, and she was asking a lot of deep doctrine questions. Finally. we asked if she was reading the book of Mormon, and she said not
as much as she should be. Then we just talked about how important that
was, and I felt impressed to read Moroni 10:4 and then also 5 and 6. It just talks about how you can't deny the power of Christ. We
were able to testify to her that you can't deny the power of the Book of Mormon and you will feel that undeniable testimony come if you are
really reading it and praying. That testimony will carry you through
much more than just your doubts. I know that it will carry you through
your fears, trials, and heartaches as well. That book has power that I
can't explain. The little blue ones that we carry every day are just
pages of paper, but opening that books brings a palpable feeling of the Power of God. Read that book like your life depends on it :)
I live in fear because there is a ginormous spider
living in my dresser, like tarantula. But I don't know where it went so I
just pull my clothes out really fast and squeal. I haven't seen it in
like 5 days though.... so either it is planning an attack or it died.
Also, i never realized how important white teeth are
until I got to a place where they aren't. But they are. TEETH ARE SO
IMPORTANT. Hahahaha new husband requirement.... decent teeth.
So yesterday was a typical stressful Sunday. We had assigned
members to pick up all of our investigators and we had to be at the
church early. Well one of the members who was in charge of like 5 of the
investigators wasn't answering her phone and it was really getting
close to time so we ran out to a taxi and sped all the way up to the top
of the mountain to get Fabiola. Because if she didn't come yesterday she
couldn't be baptized this week. But we got to her so it was ok :) Stressful and hilarious but ok. The down side is that due to a family
emergency, Kathy and Karmin couldn't come, so they are being pushed to September for their baptisms :( So that was a little rough, but it was
unavoidable so it will be ok. Trials of faith :)
Also yesterday, we were sitting up on the stand
because Hermana Rush had to speak and two straight up Isrealites walked
in and sat down in the back of the chapel (long hair, Jesus clothes and
disciple shoes). It was so scary. Hahahah. Then after the sacrament hour
the elders stayed RIGHT with them so they couldn't talk to investigators. They were actually really young and they talked to us and they just
have really flawed doctrine. But they stayed for the second hour too and
it was just really stressful, ahahahaha, but also hilarious. Oh the joys.
Then in the 3rd hour yesterday one of the members of
the Stake Presidency taught all the adults and he talked about raising
families in the gospel and it was a really great lesson. They talked
about how the only place that compares to the temple on earth is the
home. I am so thankful for parents who gave me that kind of home and I
want to have that kind of home someday too :) I love this Gospel and the
opportunities it gives to families.
Well next week is cambios, so no email til the
middle of the week :( I am going to miss Sister Rush, it has been a
great transfer! I hope you all have a great week, be careful in all your
travels and such :) Be happy! Happy first day of school!!! hahahaha
suckers :)
I love you!
Lauren
2 Timothy 1:7
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