Aubrey's Baptism
Date
March 13, 2023
Area
South Weber
Companion
Sister Ladle
Aubrey's Baptism
Saturday we had Aubreys Baptism. She's 11 years old. And I've never seen a little girl more excited to get baptized. The spirit was so so strong in it. And it was such a cool experience because there were a lot of family and friends there that were not members. I was able to sing "Heavenly Father loves me" at her baptism and I looked over at her, and she had tears in her eyes. She told me they were happy tears haha. There is an added verse that I sing in it and it says,
"I'll give him my love in every deed
Reflect his trust in me
I'll give him my mind in thought and word
Be honest and faithful and free
I'll give him my heart by sharing his love and serving gratefully
I'll try to become who he wants me to be
For I know Heavenly Father loves me"
I know that heavenly father loves us. I think that is the best knowledge we can possibly have. And the best knowledge to share. The mission is hard, you have to go through a lot. But I know that he trusts us to do his work. I think sometimes serving gratefully is one of the hardest parts because you feel like things should be going well and people should be listening and more accepting. You accepted the call to serve why is no one accepting the message? In reality alot of them are not ready yet. And it's draining. You knock 20 doors in a row with no answer. Someone you start teaching and is progressing out of the blue drops you and doesn't want to learn anymore. Your friend stops reading the Book of Mormon which stops their progression. So many little things that I never thought would make me sad or ungrateful. So I thought about why it made me that way. But what changed my mindset about it. And I think the biggest thing is, because I have had to go through alot of those situations, I automatically had to turn to the Savior. Turn to my why. He has brought alot of hope into my life. That i never thought I would need. He makes the difference. Sometimes i dont understand how, but he does. And the more and more I do that it helps me to be more grateful for the people I get to talk to everyday and the rejections I'll have to face. I think it's true each of us in some point of our life (or in my case, my mission) have had to walk part of the path Jesus Christ had to walk. He experienced the most. And I'm grateful to know there is someone who knows everything I have and will ever go through. I know this is his work. I am so grateful to be apart of it and have the privilege to wear his name everyday.
I love you all, hope you have a great week
♡
Sister Haertling
"I'll give him my love in every deed
Reflect his trust in me
I'll give him my mind in thought and word
Be honest and faithful and free
I'll give him my heart by sharing his love and serving gratefully
I'll try to become who he wants me to be
For I know Heavenly Father loves me"
I know that heavenly father loves us. I think that is the best knowledge we can possibly have. And the best knowledge to share. The mission is hard, you have to go through a lot. But I know that he trusts us to do his work. I think sometimes serving gratefully is one of the hardest parts because you feel like things should be going well and people should be listening and more accepting. You accepted the call to serve why is no one accepting the message? In reality alot of them are not ready yet. And it's draining. You knock 20 doors in a row with no answer. Someone you start teaching and is progressing out of the blue drops you and doesn't want to learn anymore. Your friend stops reading the Book of Mormon which stops their progression. So many little things that I never thought would make me sad or ungrateful. So I thought about why it made me that way. But what changed my mindset about it. And I think the biggest thing is, because I have had to go through alot of those situations, I automatically had to turn to the Savior. Turn to my why. He has brought alot of hope into my life. That i never thought I would need. He makes the difference. Sometimes i dont understand how, but he does. And the more and more I do that it helps me to be more grateful for the people I get to talk to everyday and the rejections I'll have to face. I think it's true each of us in some point of our life (or in my case, my mission) have had to walk part of the path Jesus Christ had to walk. He experienced the most. And I'm grateful to know there is someone who knows everything I have and will ever go through. I know this is his work. I am so grateful to be apart of it and have the privilege to wear his name everyday.
I love you all, hope you have a great week
♡
Sister Haertling
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