Date
July 12, 2016
Area
Santee Grossmont YSA
Companion
Sister Purcell
Fire Burnin'
Aloha!! :) 🌴☀️
I hope everyone had a wonderful week!! This week has gone by so quick,
I still feel weird being in a different area, I am still trying to get
used to it. But Santee is Fire burning!! literally and figuratively
speaking! 🔥🔥🔥 the work here is awesome!! And it's a great feeling
when you have appointments every hour! It's stressful but I sorta love
being stressed because it helps me work harder. But this week has been
so great!! And this coming week is going to be greater!! With
everything that has happened with me going to Chula Vista, and MLC and
zone conference, Sis. Purcell and I have 3 exchanges this week! Busy
busy busy!! But yesterday I was able to go back to LA MESA whoop whoop
:) it was cool, I got to talk to Justin on the Phone and guess what..
his niece is getting baptized this weekend in England!!! :) Justin is
so awesome, greatest missionary ever. It was fun going there and
seeing the area! Woof, flashbacks! We met some awesome people!! We
handed out 4 book of Mormons too :) so that was fun!
Ryan is getting baptized on Saturday!!! he is awesome, he has so much
faith. hahaha it was funny, he was picking someone to baptize him, and
he thinks for a minute, looks at me and is all like "Will you baptize
me??" Hahaha he was serious. Well Ryan I am very flattered, However
that is not possible. Hahaha silly silly. But we are excited!! We are
actually singing at his baptism!! I am playing the ukulele :):) I am
really excited because I can actually play my ukulele! But sis.
Purcell and sis. Humiston have really pretty voices, so I am probably
just going to play, so I don't ruin anything.
We are meeting with a semi a Recent convert of 2 years, to prepare
her for the temple! And she has a son that's not a member, his name is
Benjamin, he is so awesome and prepared! He came to church which is a
miracle! Church was a miracle this week!! jimmy a less active member
came and also the Touchet family who haven't been to church since
February came!! Their daughters, Kate and Emma are preparing to be
baptized on July 30th!! They are the cutest and it was just a miracle
that they all came on Sunday. But anyways, Benjamin had so many
questions. And at first he didn't want a Book of Mormon, but then at
the end of the lesson he accepted and now his sister told us that he
loves reading and that he was so excited to come to church! He is
really cool!
We had interviews this past week and I love interviews with President
Schmitt! We had to come pondering the question, " how can you increase
your faith in Jesus Christ?" I have big goals for the last 6 months of
the year, but I know that through faith in Christ, all things can
happen!!
We just have to first 1) believe 2) commit ourselves 3) pray 4) expect
trials of your faith 5) expect the lord to bless you. There are so
many miracles in our life and Heavenly Father is so mindful of each
one of us, and wants us to succeed!! I love being a missionary,
helping people realize that is the coolest thing ever!! But love you
all! You are the greatest! Have a good week!
Alma 32: 7
"Therefore he did say no more to the other multitude; but he stretched
forth his hand, and cried unto those whom he beheld, who were truly
penitent, and said unto them:"
Missionaries: Alma had the faith to drop!!!!! So cool. Read Alma 32
and you will understand.
A great quote my awesome companion shared with me this morning:
"You make be tempted to say, "will my influence make any difference??"
I am just one. "Will my service affect the work dramatically?" I
testify to you that it will. You will never be able to measure your
influence for good"
- President Thomas S. Monson
Sister Vernier