Santa vaca! Hola, marzo!
Another great week here in beautiful Paris, KY!
On Monday, we went to Natural Bridge with the STLs. It was the perfect day to hike! We had a lot of laughs and took a lot of pictures. It was a great last hoorah with Sister Israelsen who went home on Wednesday. We miss you, Sister Iz!
On Tuesday, we had a great lesson with a less-active, her children, and her boyfriend. I have never seen that many cockroaches in a house, but I survived! We shared Mountains to Climb, one of my favorite Mormon Messages. Her boyfriend shared a similar experience he had when he broke his leg and had to rely on others to help him. He believes that it happened so that he would turn to God.
Wednesday was great! We reviewed part of the Worldwide Missionary Broadcast from a few weeks ago and came up with some great ideas to improve our area and to help establish the ward. We visited a the O family who are less-active. Sister O was watching her grandchildren overnight, so we weren't able to have a lesson. She seemed a little stressed with everything she had to do before bed, one of which was listening to her 8-year-old granddaughter read out loud. I felt impressed to ask if she'd like us to read with her while she fed the baby. She was willing to let us, and it was so fun! It took me back to teaching my cute 4th grade kiddos. I don't get trunky. I promise!
Our service/lesson with Aleah on Thursday was amazing. We helped her with some Spanish words she didn't know from her reading, and then we had a lesson on patriarchal blessings. She's a little hesitant and nervous to get it, so we talked about our experiences when we prepared for ours and the strength we have received from them. We invited her to pray and ask if she should get her blessing right now. We promised her that she would receive an answer that she'd feel comfortable with.
On Friday, we had a lesson with our investigator, Teresa. She's asking more questions each time we meet. This time she had them written down in her notebook. So cool! We had a member come with us too. She got home from her mission six months ago and really helped us by the questions she asked Teresa. Teresa hasn't ever considered where she came from or her purpose. I felt impressed to ask her to pray to Heavenly Father and ask Him how He feels about her. We promised her that she would receive an answer and that she would feel of His love for her. After our lesson, we visited the Flores'. I met her while on exchanges with Sister Israelsen, so Hermana Starling and I were excited to talk together with her. We are going to work with them to get them to the temple to be sealed. How wonderful!
Saturday was a day full of service! We helped a family who owns a riding club. We got to clean out the horse stalls. Hay and horse manure. It was great! We got to see some really pretty horses, but most importantly, we were able to help a family in need.
Sunday was my first time giving a talk on my mission. First time! I was asked to speak on keeping the Sabbath day holy. As a missionary, it's pretty effortless to keep the Sabbath day holy because we are studying, teaching, serving, and finding people. Before my mission, I did not fully obey this commandment. As we consider our Sabbath day observance and the activities we choose, we can ask ourselves these questions: Is it honoring the Lord? Is it doing good? Is it spiritually uplifting? Would Jesus approve of it? I really like what Elder Nelson said in "The Sabbath is a Delight." "'In my much younger years, I studied the work of others who had compiled lists of things to do and things not to do on the Sabbath. It wasn’t until later that I learned from the scriptures that my conduct and my attitude on the Sabbath constituted a sign between me and my Heavenly Father. With that understanding, I no longer needed lists of dos and don’ts. When I had to make a decision whether or not an activity was appropriate for the Sabbath, I simply asked myself, “What sign do I want to give to God?” That question made my choices about the Sabbath day crystal clear.'"
I know that as we keep the Sabbath day holy, we are blessed with spiritual strength. Our families live in harmony. I invite you to examine feelings about and behavior on Sundays. Go to Heavenly Father in pray and ask Him if those feelings and behavior are pleasing to Him. Ask Him what more you can to do to better observe this day.
I love serving the Lord. I love finding people and sharing the knowledge that I have been given, the knowledge of who they are, why they are here, and that they have a heavenly home waiting for them. I love talking of my Brother, Jesus Christ. I am blessed to be His disciple. I love this work.
Thank you to my family and friends who pray for me and love me unconditionally.
Muchísimas amor,
Hermana Boyson
No comments:
Post a Comment