Hello World!
I have learned many
valuable lessons this week! Every day I learn something new and it just blows
me away!
On Tuesday we had Zone
Conference, President and Sister Snow came down with the Ap's and MSTL's
(Mission Sister Training Leaders) and gave some amazing training's to the zone.
I was spiritually fed and received a lot of personal revelation. That’s the
most amazing thing about the Gift of the Holy Ghost, we have the ability to
feel and recognize promptings and receive answers to questions. I know Heavenly
Father hears and answers our prayers. I finally got to meet everyone in my Zone
too, we don’t often go to see all the missionaries when we are out of valley.
But at the conference we talked a lot about the scriptures and how amazing they
are. I have a personally testimony of receiving revelation through the
scriptures. Heavenly Father will help us understand anything if we ask and then
seek!
Most of our week was
spent in doors. My companion, Sister Onorato, got really sick for about 3 days
so we stayed in. It was actually a really great experience for me because I was
able to take some time to really pray and study and learn! I have learned so
much! We also got to watch a few church movies, like the restoration, 17
Miracles and the John Tanner story. It really helped me put my life into
perspective. The members of the church at that time gave up everything they had
for the gospel. They laid down their very lives for their faith. They left
their homes, families and all their belongings to walk hundreds of miles in
conditions that we can’t even comprehend. And then I think about, if I was ever
called to pass through a trial such as theirs and I wonder if I would be able
to lay down my life for this gospel. And I would like to think I would. There
was a talk given by Elder Bednar where he said "your Ancestors have proven
their Faith time and time again. But what have you done lately?" those
words have come back to my mind many times over this past week. I want to give
my all, my everything. I may not be asked to die for my faith (or I might you
never know) but I want to be able to live for my faith! Each day. Every day. I
want to make the most of every day! This gospel is a pear of great price, and I
don't care the cost. I will spend my life trying to live worthy of the price
that my savior paid!
After spending a few
days inside we went back out and got back to work! We had a Zone Training
Council on Saturday in Lake Havasu (where it was 100*) we learned together and
talked about how we can further the work of salvation! We are trying to become
more unified as a Zone...so now we call ourselves the "OHANA SQUAD"
it makes me happy, I love it! We also made Zone T-shirts. We spray painted
them. Our Zone goal this transfer is to focus on the "fundamentals"
of the gospel and sharing that with everyone so that’s what our shirts were. It
was super fun and super-hot outside while we made them!!
Sunday was an awesome
day!!! We met with our investigators and recent convert (they all live together
haha) Andy, Anna, their son Braden and Mark their roommate! Mark drives truck
and we hardly ever get to see him so this was the first time that I have had a
lesson with him. He is amazing; he is so ready for the gospel. We had a lesson
about the word of wisdom with everyone, and when we asked him if he would live
it he said "I already am. I want to take care of the body God gave
me". The member who came with us said "Mark you just need to get
baptized!" he replied "yea I know" so we set him with a date to
work towards! The problem has been that he never knows when he will be in town,
so he never wanted to agree to a day. But he knows he will be here the weekend
of May 23rd!!!! So that’s the day!! I am so excited! We just have to teach
him a few more lessons and he will be ready! Well actually he already is ready.
Braden said that he will be baptized once His dad, Andy, gets the priesthood. Right
now Andy is taking it slow because he has social anxiety and has just been
feeling a little overwhelmed with everything. The whole family has social
anxiety, but we are all working together to make it easy on them. Anna is still
not sure about everything. I am praying that she will recognize the spirit and
the blessing of the gospel for her family! They are such amazing people!
I love my mission. I
love teaching people about the gospel! I pray that we can all be converted and
find the joy the gospel brings into our life and our family's life!
Speaking of family I
get to talk to mine on Sunday!! MOTHERS DAY!! I CANT WAIT!
Love,
Sister Loveless
Pictures are of Braden
and T-shirt making
What a week ! Monday April 27th 2015
This has been quite
the week! Every day has been an adventure! I am finally getting to know the
area a little better and that is good! I have yet to get lost *knock on wood*
but that is probably the only thing....i did lock the keys in the trunk
today....in front of my whole district of Elders, they thought it was pretty
funny...But then my poor companion and I had to sit outside forever waiting for
a locksmith to come help us. So if your having a bad day just think, "hey
at least i didn't lock my keys in the car in the middle of the
dessert!"
This week was full of
fun stuff! We had exchanges, and Mini Missionaries and we spoke in church!
Exchanges was a great
opportunity for me. Coming into this area has been an experience, we have a lot
of things we want to do to improve our area as a companionship. And it was
really nice to be able to have another sister come in for the day to help me
really see these wards in a new light! Sister Smith taught me a lot about how
to be bold and take charge. My mission has taught me a lot, and every
missionary i meet teaches me something new, I love it!
We found a few new
investigators this week. One is named Carl. He is in his 70's but he is
prepared! He had been going to another church and he doesn't agree with a lot
of what they teach, and everything that he has had a concern about we have had
an answer too!! I love it!
This weekend the youth
in our stake over 16 had an opportunity to do something called a "mini
mission". Friday night we met at the chapel with them and heard from a few
converts and they shared their story. Then we were assigned our companions.
Just like my first day out on the mission field, they announced their names and
then said who their trainer would be! I had 3 girls, Vicky, Kara and Kate! We
then broke off into rooms and showed them how to teach the first discussion,
then they got to teach one of the investigators we brought with us! It was a
mini MTC! The following morning on Saturday we met up at the Chapel and after
having studies we headed out to go do missionary work! We had two rotations, so
in the morning i had Vicky as my comp, and then we came back for lunch and i
took out Kara and Kate for the second half of the day! When we returned we had
dinner and then the mini missionaries got to share their testimonies of what
happened over their mission!
It was such an amazing
experience! One of the girls i was with had told me at the beginning that she
wanted to do this to see if she wanted to go on a mission, and by the end of
Saturday she turned to me and said "I am going on a mission!!" seeing
these young girls and showing them what it’s like to share the gospel really
impacted me! We saw so many little miracles, it was stormy and raining but the
girls never lost hope they wanted to find someone who was ready! We talked to
every person we saw, they got to see what it was like to be rejected, to have a
door slammed in their face and to see someone so thankful for missionaries and
kind and loving! A mission is full of all sorts of emotions, and was excited to
let the girls experience that! I wish I had time to go into detail about
everything! Its been a great week! We have met a few insane people who have
made for some great memories and laughter!
Love,
Sister Loveless
Pictures
-me and my comp Sister
Onorato @Temple
-Me & Sister Smith
on exchanges
-Me and my mini missionaries
I am in Green Valley!!! This has been an amazing week! Sister Browning
