6-16-2014
So, Hi again! I'm still alive down here! Yeah!
We'll see how it goes when the humidity picks up in July...
But yeah! Good week! We're still struggling with getting
people to stay in town long enough to meet with them. So we've devised this
plan.... we're going to take all the bananas I let go bad on the counter this
week, and make banana bread, and surprise drop it off to people before they
leave! Yay! Plus then, we can get some banana bread too :)
We were able to meet with Jamie a few times this week. We
taught her and her mother, a less active member, the message of the Restoration
of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They both were very attentive and asked really
good questions. We taught them for an hour, and the Spirit was so strong! We
taught about the Priesthood, and my companion Sister Cole shared an experience
I hadn't heard before, when a Priesthood blessing saved her life as a child. I
never realized how important the Priesthood is until I came on a mission and
really learned how special it is. We are so blessed to have this power on the
earth today, and to have righteous and worthy men who have the authority to
exercise God's power on the earth to help His children. Yay for God's love!
Anyways... I love when we can feel the Spirit so strong. It
gives me such a feeling of comfort and happiness, but sometimes I realize that
I'm being guided by the Holy Ghost too. One experience really stood out to me
this week....
Just yesterday, on Sunday, Sister Cole felt we should
go by this gated community we have been trying to get in- and we were able to
get in! We were able to talk to the inactive member in the community (she
wasn't even really rude! yay!) and as we turned to leave Sister Cole asked if
we should try the house across the street. It had several cars in the driveway,
so we knew it wasn't empty for the summer. But I hesitated. I really hate
knocking on someone's door randomly and asking if they would be willing to
learn more about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I hate doing it, but I feel bad if
I don't. So Sister Cole made me decide what to do. I stood there by the car and
just prayed in my head. I wanted to do what was right. As I prayed, my thoughts
just keep turning towards going and trying someone else. It wasn't any feeling,
just the thoughts in my head. I know that the Spirit can come to us in our
thoughts, so, although I felt weird about it, we decided to not try that house
and try someone else. As we were driving to their house, we passed by a
potential investigator's house. The sisters before us just said she might be
interested. We had tried her house before and it appeared empty for the summer,
so we weren't really going to keep trying for now. But, I noticed a van in the
driveway and pointed it out to Sister Cole, and we switched directions. She
wasn't home, but we talked to her step-dad who told us she would be gone for
the summer. So, now we know!
It isn't anything big, but to be it was just a little
miracle. We weren't led to a new investigator or someone who would let us
inside, but we were led to find the knowledge that would help us to organize
ourselves better and use our time effectively. Now we don't have to keep
worrying about the person who lives at this house- now we know we can try in
August!
It is such a small thing, but it made me think about how the
Spirit presents itself in different ways to different people. That is probably
why it is so hard to describe! It can be difficult to know what is really the
Holy Ghost and what is you. It take a lot of practice and prayer. But I know I
am continuing to learn and discover each day how I can be a better follower of
the Holy Ghost.
I am so thankful for the guidance of the Holy Ghost in my
life each day, even though I'm sure I often don't recognize it. I am thankful
for the people all around me who help me to develop my talents and learn new
qualities to help me and help others.
I love being on mission! Thanks to everyone out there who is
helping me and supporting me as I serve the Lord. I love you!
Love, Sister Hailey Brown
Sister Cole and I in front of the Mesa Arizona temple!
Sister Hubmann and I at the missionary lunch after the temple.
She goes home in August! ah!!
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