This week has been one for the books. And I still don't know which
format I want to use, so bear with me. Por favor!
Monday: a productive P-day and two months in the books! Hermana Swapp
treated me to a 25 cent cone to celebrate. Hooty hoo! See picture for
proof that I am patient and that Hna. Swapp isn't when it comes to
eating ice cream :) While we were walking out of Wally World after
shopping, we saw a guy taping his car window. We asked if we could
help, but he said he was fine. We talked to him about his beliefs and
we shared ours. He said he believes everything is random and that
there is too much bad in the world to believe in God. It hurt my heart
to see how lost he is! He truly believes what he says and seems pretty
hopeless. He was a really sweet guy and we respectfully conversed
together. I know that nothing is random. I know that we have a purpose
here on earth.
Tuesday: Rain today. The weather matched our moods. We went out
tracting with M, a 16-year-old whose little sister just got
baptized. She's so great. We ate dinner with a family in the ward, The
G's. They are the best! A is Sister G's son who is
talking Spanish classes in high school, so we read out of the BOM
together. Sister G even read in Spanish! You go, Sister G!
Wednesday: We served at a food bank in town. I seriously love serving
here. Service helps take the focus off of myself. Excellent news! We
found an investigator! Her name is M from Cuba. She has really
no knowledge of religion. It was the coolest lesson. Hermana Swapp
translated as much as she could for me. I felt strongly to testify
that God is our loving Heavenly Father and that He wants us to return
to Him. She asked "God knows me even though I don't know Him?" She's
so incredibly prepared. She wants us to visit three times a week, but
she's been sick. We hope to teach her again soon.
Thursday: We returned to L's house to help her with the bushes in
her yard. Service! We ate at the M's for dinner and had a really
cool lesson about the Book of Mormon
(https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2011-11-018-a-book-of-mormon-story?lang=eng)
Friday: A really hard day.
Saturday: Another difficult day. The Zone Leaders came to help us and
to give us both priesthood blessings. Missions are hard. We went out
finding again because we don't have anyone to teach right now. All of
our appointments fall through. We're putting our heads down and trying
to work hard.
Sunday: We had a great visit with J, a less active in the ward.
She is such a sweetheart. She asked for us to pray for her and her
family almost immediately after we walked through the door. I felt
inspired to share "Gracias a Él/Because of Him" with her, and it
seemed to bring her some comfort in that moment. It truly is because
of Christ that we can receive peace, comfort, and relief from the
storms of life.
As I reflect on this week, I am reminded of a scripture that my
Mission President shared with me. In Moses chapter 5, Adam and Eve
have fallen, are cast out of the Garden of Eden, and are sent into the
lone and dreary world. I feel like Adam and Eve. Since being in the
mission field, I have been having thoughts of going home. They aren't
thoughts of wanting to go home, but thoughts of needing to go home.
President Brough taught me that those thoughts are neither from God
nor Satan. Those are my own thoughts. My Garden of Eden is Ogden,
Utah, and right now I am wandering in the lone and dreary world. I
want to go back to where it's comfortable. Moses 5:11 says that were
it not for The Fall, they might not have known good from evil, the joy
of their redemption, and eternal life. Verse 12 says "And Adam and Eve
blessed the name of God..." I know that the struggles I am facing
right now are only for my good. My life back home was too good. I need
to bless the name of God and be grateful for the trials I'm given. I
know that they shall be but small moment.
Ether 12:27 "And if men come unto me I will show unto them their
weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my
grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for
if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I
make weak things become strong unto them."
God be with you,
Hermana Boyson
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