Hello hello hello!
What a wonderful week. I have SO much to say and so little time to say it because.... I'm going to the zoo today! Yes, again. I just can't get enough of it, I guess.
Anyway, this week was zone conference and I received an answer to a question I've had my WHOLE mission... how to "lose myself" in the work. I love my mission so much and have definitely been putting my whole heart into my missionary work, but there are some missionaries who really just lose themselves and I want to do that!
At zone conference president porter talked about serving with all our heart, might, MIND, and strength. He focused a lot on serving with ALL our mind and I realized that is where I need to focus. I've been serving with all of my might and strength the whole time and worked really hard to serve with all of my heart, and now I am going to put my whole mind into it. For those of you who know me, you know that I am a day dreamer. I love looking to the future! This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but when it comes to this great work I need to be all here. So, I am going to become firm in mind and turn all of my thoughts to God. This is also my challenge to you this week:
THINK TO GOD. Turn EVERY thought to Him. Instead of thinking to yourself, think to him and improve your conversation :) This is life changing, I've been trying it this past week and it has made a huge difference. I found that my thoughts usually drift to Utah or Kendallville or Eastgate when I am falling asleep and when I'm exercising and I used to think it was okay to have a little 'get away' time, but this week as I've changed those thoughts to thinking about the temple, sacrament, or scripture stories, I've seen a change. What a powerful concept!
THINK (leads to what we) DO (leads to what we) BECOME
This is going to be a life changing 4 months!!
Another amazing event took place this week...
Erica was baptized!!!!! Sister Blackham was kind enough to pick Sis. Bowers and I up so we could attend the baptism in Eastgate. We had dinner with the Blackhams on the river then drove to the church for the baptism!! It was a surreal evening. I thought my heart would pound out of my chest I was SO excited all day waiting for it. I am so grateful for the relationships I have made on my mission. Seeing all of my loved ones felt like coming home and I was just so overcome with love and the Spirit. After Erica was baptized, her and her 2 children (tony I've been working with my whole mission and London who was just baptized) bore their testimonies and the Spirit was overwhelming. They talked about how their lives and their family have been changed and I couldn't hold back the tears. It has been incredible to see the transformation in this family over the past year. I am so humbled and so grateful to have been able to be an instrument in the Lord's hand in helping them make these changes. This is truly what the Gospel is all about-- people changing their lives and families becoming eternal.
I am so grateful for my eternal family.
I love you all so incredibly much!
Please pray for Deanna this week as she prepares for her baptism on Saturday!! :)
xoxoxoxo
Sister Rolfe
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