May 21, 2012

Hello Wonderful Family!

 

So, who else loves life?! CAUSE I DO!!!! Life is so great! I am so very thankful to a loving Heavenly Father that gives us this beautiful gift of life and being on this earth at this time.  There are so many opportunities that He gives us and really points us back to Him, it is so very wonderful.

 

This past week was a really good one. We have another new investigator, he is really sweet! We were referred to him by a member. (Just got to say it, member missionary work is the BEST form of missionary work) He is really humble and has a lot of questions. It is really awesome to meet all of these humble people who want to learn more about Jesus Christ and come closer to Him. It is really humbling to me to be a part of this process. I really want to share an experiance that i have been thinking about really ever since it happened.

 

Hermana Draney and i went 'ear' finding, we call it that because since our area is so HUGE and we only teach hispanics, when we go to apartment building to go finding, we listen for spanish. :) It is actually really fun! Anyways, so we were 'ear' finding and we knocked on this door and this man named Victor answered. We were getting to know him a little bit and he asked me where i was from, when i told him Mesa he FLIPPED! He was like "I LOVE MESA! I lived there 2 years ago off of Broadway and Main. It is so beautiful there." Then I said, "So, you know where the Temple is?!" His reaction was better then asking a kid if they like Disneyland. "I LOVE THE TEMPLE! I would go there during Christmas time and walk around to look at the lights, SO BEAUTIFUL! I feel so good there." Hermana Draney and I smiled from ear to ear! We then started to talk about the scriptures and how important they are. He then bore such a sweet testimony about the scriptures, " I love reading the bible! Whenever I have a long day and I sit down on the couch to relax and watch tv, i will pause and then remember that I hadn't read my scriptures. So, I turn of the TV and read the scriptures first." Oh MAN! What an example to me he is, he has his priorities straight. I have been thinking about how i was before my mission, I was not like that. He really puts the Lord first in his life. Do we all have time to read the scriptures and to put the Lord first in our lives?! I believe we do. I also know that when we do, our whole day will be better! I am so thankful for his example and raising the bar for me.

 

I know that this Church is the true Church of Christ on the earth today. I also know that the Book of Mormon is true and that we can become closer to God by reading and applying the teachings that are in them.

 

I love you all! Thank you for your support! HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

 

Love, Hermana Wadsworth