Nothing
huge (as compared to the last few weeks) happened, we're getting back
into the norm. I am resting more now, which includes a "de-stress" hour
everyday where I allow my body to unwind from the normal stresses, and
allowing myself some lenience. I have been learning that what I used to
think was my norm may have been too much; we need to know how to work
hard, preserve, and be diligent, but we need to do that in the Lord's
terms. He doesn't want us to burn ourselves out trying to do His work in
our way. He wants us to trust Him in all that we do, that He knows the
best way for us and for those around us. He loves us and knows our
limits, despite what we tell Him or ourselves.
Now,
that said, He still expects us to work. I hope that my experiences and
insights are not used as an excuse to stop working. While we must be
prudent in how we work and how much we work, that doesn't mean we stop
working. What I have found is that as I give the Lord my best, He
magnifies what I can give and thanks me for it. He never belittles or
make me feel guilty for what I feel I should be able to give. He has set
the standard and He will help me reach it; I can never reach it by
trying to set a higher standard and then falling short back down to His.
I
know my Heavenly Father loves me. I received a blessing this week for
comfort. (As part of having the priesthood, the power and authority to
act in God's name, restored, worthy priesthood holders can offer
blessings of comfort to those who ask. Please see LDS.org
for more information about blessings) The Elder who gave me the
blessing used very specific words that I had been studying recently from
my patriarchal blessing. He had no way of knowing that those words and
phrases were special for me; my Heavenly Father knew what I needed to
hear and He provided for me through one of His sons.
I
am a happier person know than I was before because I have found a
better balance within myself. I won't say that I would repeat what
happened, but I'm grateful that it did happen. I feel like that's how
this life is supposed to work; the sooner we can learn how to accept our
hard situations and grow from them, the easier it is to be happy.
Okay, life lesson learned and taught :)
One
of the highlights this week were brand new puppies! A friend of ours in
the ward is trying to save money for his mission and his family has a
beautiful dog who just had puppies. Apparently I'm not the only one who
thought they were cute because quite a few people have offered to buy
puppies from them. Until they're picked up, which will be for a couple
of months, when we have dinner with this family we can play with the
puppies! What's better than to play with moving fluff balls? :)
We
have also been doing a lot of finding this week. The areabook that we
have has a lot of potential investigators (people who have met with
missionaries once but not a second time) so we've been trying to contact
them. Though some people no longer live there or they're still not
interested, we have been finding miracles along the way. One such family
was actual a referral from our Elders. We couldn't find them after
knocking on 3 different occasions so we had kinda given up hope. One
afternoon, we were trying to contact a couple of people in one area so
we decided to walk the neighborhood. On the way to one house, we passed
by this house we had been trying to contact and...... THERE WERE PEOPLE
OUTSIDE!!! We immediately approached them and started teaching them the
Restoration. Something our mission has been focusing on is teaching the
restoration in 4 minutes because it's powerful and stays within people's
attention span.
We are now
teaching this family and they have accepted baptismal dates! The good
fight isn't over yet; we still need to help them grow in faith so as to
be ready for baptism. They have felt the Spirit, because He was there
when we taught, but now they must continue forward with faith. I am so
excited to teach them and help them progress towards baptism! I love
this family and I love how eager they are to follow Christ and His
gospel.
I think that's all for today =) I love you all and hope you have a great week. Be good and remember who you are!
Love,
Hermana Lindh
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