Hi Everyone!
To be honest, this
week has been fairly difficult. When the cold weather hits, colds start
spreading and we weren't exempt. Sis. Soakai had a hard time with the
temperature change and it caused her asthma to act up, so there were
many nights where we came home early because she wasn't feeling well.
Despite our physical weakness, the Lord was still able to work miracles.
For example, I had a split on Saturday and so I was able to get out and
work! The other half of that miracle is that the Coates where able to
take care of Sis. Soakai for me; she spent most of the day sleeping. I'm
also very grateful for modern medicine because it's what helped Sis.
Soakai heal quickly. She now has the medicine and help she needs to work
despite the cold.
So, while the week
was slow, we still saw miracles. As a testament to prayer, one day my
split and I were walking outside of a member's home and they opened the
door to speak with us. We spoke briefly, planning to go see someone
else, when they mentioned that their dog had escaped the yard. I asked
if they had prayed yet and they said no, so they invited us in to pray.
They asked me to offer the prayer so I did, asking the Lord to protect
this dog until we could find him and to help us find him. As we closed
the prayer, we got up to leave and standing outside of the door was
their dog! I quipped "I believe God hears us, I just didn't realize we
were on speed dial." =D It's really nice to see such instant answers to
prayers, it just confirms what I already know; God loves us! He hears
our prayers!
Another miracle we
saw was finding a less active woman whom we've been trying to see
multiple weeks. We had felt prompted to go to the apartment complex she
lives in even though it was fairly late. To our surprise, we saw lights
on in her home! We knocked on the door and she yelled out "who is it?" I
responded "the missionaries!" as happily as I could. She opened the
door to us and let us in. We got to know her a bit and shared a message
with her. She ended up crying after it, saying that she had been praying
for a friend to come and she felt we were answering her prayer. It was a
great time with her and we were able to find out some of her needs.
Something else
that was kinda fun for me this week was that I got to sing in Sacrament
meeting. I haven't really done that my whole mission because I don't put
myself out as a singer, but we've joined the choirs in our wards so
they know. I got to sing "What Child is This?" and it was so powerful
for me. I could feel my spirit joining in with the Spirit to testify if
Christ, that He truly came to earth as a babe for us. I am so grateful
to use my talents to share my testimony and next week I'll get to do it
again! I'll be singing with the choir to proclaim Jesus's birth.
I can't wait for
Christmas!!! I'll be going to 3 wards, one a deaf branch, to celebrate
Christmas. Then, in the evening we'll be joining with families we love
and make lasting memories. I love being a missionary for Christmas!
I hope that you
are all doing well! I also hope that you've been participating in the
#Lighttheworld campaign the Church has going; it's a great way to give
thanks to Christ for all that He did. Have a great week, remember who
you are, and be awesome! I love you all!
Love,
Sister Lindh
Hermana Lindh
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