Hola !! And Merry Christmas to all !! December 16th 2013
Well this week has
been pretty darn good. Up's and down's but that is what helps us to grow closer
to the Lord.
Monday we were finally able to teach one of our
investigators that we haven't been able to see for about a month and we had an
amazing lesson of how the Holy Ghost plays such an important role in our
conversion and helps us to learn the truth of all things and we felt that it
went really well. He is very intelligent and uses a lot of big words that make
it difficult for me personally to understand, haha but, it
is very entertaining and I am really grateful for the spirit that can
understand and then tells me what to say. And this was also our last day with our Elders
that served here with us in the Bishop Ward. They both got transferred and they
put 2 new elders in. But we spent most of the day just having fun with the
Elders before they left. We all became close and good friends so it was hard to
see them leave. You really do make some of your best friends out here.
Tuesday, we went
out to Benton which is like 15 minutes from the Nevada Border and visited some
members and meeting some really neat potential investigators. We also met the
new elders and one of them I already knew from before and the other one is
fresh from the MTC.
We were able to do
quite a bit of service this week for people and we had some very good
connections with some of the less-actives in our ward that are wanting to go to the temple. There are 2 single ladies
that we are really working with to help them go to the temple and they are so
excited. There is one that is so strong. She has been a member for about 4
years and has an amazing testimony. She was inactive for a while but she came
back because she feels so much peace every time she walks into the church. And
she just glows. The Gospel has changed her life and does each day and she is
such a strong example to me of being truly converted unto the Lord. We were able to see one of our former
investigators who is having a really hard time. His wife is really sick and
might not make it too much longer so we were able to read some scriptures with
him and we sang for him and his wife. The Spirit was so strong and you could
just feel how much the Lord loves them and is very aware of them. The wife
received a priesthood blessing and it was powerful. I just love moments like
this being a missionary. It reaffirms that God loves His Children and we are
here for them.
We also had the
wonderful chance to see our mission president this last weekend which was so
nice and a much needed visit! I just love him so much. You can see the power of
God within him and the love that he has for his missionaries. He is an amazing
man and I am so grateful to be here and serve with him. I just felt so safe and
so much peace being around him. I didn't want him to leave. We told him he
should move the mission home up here and get a private jet and then he can fly
wherever he needs to. :) He even liked that idea.
We also got to go
on splits with a member in the ward and we saw so many miracles. One of the
coolest things was that we ran into a couple of Hispanics and I have been
trying to learn Spanish so we can at least give them something and I prayed and
asked Heavenly Father to help me and I told him who we were and that we share a
message about Jesus Christ and it can bless his family. Then I bore my
testimony on the Book of Mormon and the spirit was so strong. He replied and
said that this book is very important and I said yes. The member that I was
with speaks a lot of Spanish and she said after that I had to have gotten the
gift of tongues. She said when I
started, there was a lot of grammar errors but when I bore testimony of the
Book of Mormon, she said it was perfect and he completely understood. I don't
know if it really was but the spirit was so strong and he knew that is was good
and important. We were able to give him a Book of Mormon in Spanish and he
wants to learn more. Don't really know how we will teach him but the Lord will
provide a way. I love being a missionary more than anything in the world. There
is so much joy and peace that comes from sharing the Gospel each day. I never
not want to share it. This Gospel
changes lives. I know that it has mine forever and I am eternally grateful for
that!!! I have gained a relationship with my savior and Heavenly Father that no
one can ever take away from me and I am so grateful for that. I know that through
that relationship, I can get through anything because they are always on my
side. This truly is the work of the Lord and He is preparing His Children for
His coming. Thank you for all your support and love and prayers. They are felt!
I hope everyone has a wonderful week! All
my love, Sister Haws.
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