Email from last week (March 11, 2013):
LIFE IS SO EXCITING!!!! So, guess what?! We are
getting 30 more missionaries this Thursday!!! 30!!!!! Isn't that so
cool!!!!??? And only 8 missionaries or so are going home. The Lord truly
is hastening his work! And I am going to be training one of the
Hermanas coming!!! She is going to be waiting for her Visa to go through
so we arent sure how long we will have her, but either way I am really
excited to train!! Even though it is a little stressful- I know the Lord
will help me!
I have to tell you a really cute story! So, we went
over to see Tami and Mat this week (Mat is an investigator) ANYWAYS, we
were over there visiting Tami because Mat was at work. She said that
she "caught" Mat the other day reading the Book of Mormon is the hallway
to the kids rooms.... she said, " I came around the corner and saw Mat,
I said, 'What are you doing?' and he, while shoving the thing he was
doing underneath him said 'Nothing!' Then she said, 'Are you reading the
Book of Mormon?' He said, 'yeah..... I just didnt want you to
know....'" haha!!! SO CUTE!!! He is loving reading the Book of Mormon!!
It is so awesome! But this wasnt the only story I wanted to share with
you.... The other one happened on Friday while we were just visiting
Tami and I was talking to her son, Michael. Michael was looking at the
Book of Mormon and just openned up to a random page and started
reading... then he asked me, "Is this Alma guy from Texas?" "What?!" I
responded. He read in Alma 60:19-20:
19 Or is it that YE have neglected us because YE are in the heart of our country and YE are asurrounded by security, that YE do not cause food to be sent unto us, and also men to strengthen our armies?
20 Have YE forgotten the commandments of the Lord your God? Yea, have YE forgotten the captivity of our fathers? Have YE forgotten the many times we have been delivered out of the hands of our enemies?
He was thinking like: YE-HAW!!! hahah! such a cutie!! He is 9.
We
had really good lesson with Raz this week. He has a lot of things still
to work through just because of the way he was raised. He is an awesome
guy though with really good intetions. His prayers are so sincere and
we both feel like he is coming a long so well. Especially since he
doesnt really know if God is there, BUT he has a testimony of Jesus
Christ. He doesn't seem to really doubt Christ. It is just a very
interesting and faith growing experience to teach him. He just blows our
minds!! I will have to send you a picture of him soon.
We have been going through our Branch directory this
past week and finding all these part-member families! They are all such
great people. We have found that so many of them are related to active
people in the Branch or are still in contact with people in the Branch.
There are so many of them that know that the Church is true and just
don't want to make changes. I know that our lives really are happier
when we found them on the teachings of Jesus Christ. Not only that, but
also going to Church is so very, very important! That is how we renew
our baptismal covenant. That is how we "always have His Spirit to be
with us".
I know that this Church is Christ's Church. I know that
the Book of Mormon is Another Testament of Jesus Christ! I know that
this work is God's work! I know that Jesus Christ lives!!! I love you
all!!! I hope you have a great day!!!!!!!!
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
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Con Amor,
Hermana Wadsworth
Email from this week (March 18, 2013):
Have I told you how much I LOVE LOVE being a
missionary!?!??! It is the most exciting thing EVER!!! You get to meet
people, help them build their faith in the Lord and also help them make
covenants with Him. It is just the greatest!!!
So, we are now the Tres Hermanas!!!!!! Hermana Smith is so awesome! Brand new from the MTC
and just ready and willing to hit the pavement running! She is so
awesome! She is from Brigham City, UT and is just a joy to be around.
She has an incredible memory! And her Spanish is definitely better then
mine was... and she was only in the MTC for 6
weeks instead of the 9 that I had. The Lord really is hastening His
work. She is a Visa waiter right now, she is called to the Argentina
Mission. Apparently that is happening a lot now since there are so many
missionaries going out, getting Visa are taking longer. I really don't
understand why, but either way, I am excited that Hermana Smith is here. :)
This past week we had an AMAZING lesson with Liz! I don't
know if I have told you about her, but she is just eating up everything
that we put down. The Plan of Salvation is so real! I know that with all
my heart. This life is not all! We are all children of God and He loves
all of us. He created this earth for us and so that we can return to
live with Him. He provided for us His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ to come
into the earth to redeem us from the Fall. We can repent from our sins!
And not only can we repent, but also whenever we are having a hard time
in our lives we can pray to Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ
and we receive strength to overcome. I don't really understand how it
all works, but I know it does because I have prayed and have been
enabled! It is because of Jesus Christ that this is made possible.
Raz is doing good... he still has his set
backs and we are trying to help him with them. The biggest thing is
Joseph Smith, he thinks that Joseph Smith wrote the Book of Mormon... He
didn't write it- he TRANSLATED it by the power of God! When you read
the Book of Mormon, you feel the Spirit. Just like when you read the
Bible you feel the Spirit. They are both the word of God! AH! OK, I will
get off of my high horse now. I just know the Book of Mormon is true
because I have read it and prayed about it and I received an answer by
the Holy Ghost. And you can too!!! Pray with real intent... meaning, be
willing to act on the answer that God gives you and you will receive it!
I promise that!
I love this work! I know this is the Lord's work!!! I
hope everyone who has the opportunity to go on a mission will go!!! This
is the best time of my life!!! I love Hermana Stroud and Hermana
Smith so much! They are both extraordinary women and missionaries! I am
learning so much from both of them. I love the people here in Mount
Pleasant! They are so great!!!! OH!!!! MAN! I wish I could send you
pictures.... next week! But this past Tuesday and Wednesday we went to
the Temple! Best ever!! I love the Temple so much!!! I WILL send you
pictures next week! Have a great week!!!!
XOXOXOXOOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
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Con Amor,
Hermana Wadsworth
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