MIRACLE
We were visiting Angel (baptized like a year and a half ago) and her kids were SO rambunctious. Alex (8) kept writing rude things on a whiteboard and interrupting, and Victoria (5) wouldn’t sit still. We shared a children’s video that no one really paid attention to, then set up another time to start teaching the family the missionary lessons. We sang a song and said a prayer before we left and Alex’s whole demeanor had changed. He was suddenly interested in the words being sung and asked us to sing a few more hymns as well! The spirit that is brought by the sacred hymns, completely softens hearts.
We were visiting Angel (baptized like a year and a half ago) and her kids were SO rambunctious. Alex (8) kept writing rude things on a whiteboard and interrupting, and Victoria (5) wouldn’t sit still. We shared a children’s video that no one really paid attention to, then set up another time to start teaching the family the missionary lessons. We sang a song and said a prayer before we left and Alex’s whole demeanor had changed. He was suddenly interested in the words being sung and asked us to sing a few more hymns as well! The spirit that is brought by the sacred hymns, completely softens hearts.
SPIRITUAL THOUGHT
We are in charge of our own learning. We CAN’T just sit around doing nothing waiting for God to give us a testimony, we have to seek it out. If you want to know if something is true, you research it from good sources and pray about it. “Relying on the Lord” isn’t sitting around waiting for a miracle, it’s putting one foot in front of the other, trusting that He’s walking beside you. (suggested reading: 2 Nephi 32:1-5 and D&C 42:61)
SHOUTOUTS
s/o to the Malabicky fam for bringing rice crispy treats to FHE
s/o to Sister Knighton for liking Mexican food and spontaneously getting burritos with me on exchanges
s/o to President Patterson for grabbing a few elders by their lapels and shaking them for effect
s/o to the elders AND ward mission leader for not showing up to ward coordination
s/o to the state of California for getting some more rain
s/o to Nik Day for writing some good jamz for this year’s mutual album
s/o to Brother Malabicky for reading every chapter we assign him!! The man just can’t say no! (except to like…baptism…)
s/o to me for hitting my EIGHTEEN month mark
s/o to the elders for telling us that ward council started at 8:30…at 8:20…but then we got there and it didn’t start until 9
s/o everyone in the Norwalk ward that prefer sisters over elders
s/o to Eletha for prematurely mourning my departure
s/o to Sister Heller for teaching us how to eat ribs (“ditch the fork & knife and GET IN THERE”) then feeding us meatloaf lol
PHOTOS
-Sister Knighton
-there were CLOUDS this week
-Sister Hoy & I weren’t ready for ward council but we went anyway
IT'S A JOLLY HOLIDAY WITH MARY 