Well, well, well... winter is finally here! We woke up
Saturday morning to a BUNCH of snow. Not as much as other areas around us... so
I guess we are blessed. Fun times in the snow!
Ha, ha, definitely
shaking up ways to serve. We got off the bus once with snow up to our knees
almost and this Asian couple had their little baby in a stroller with like 50
million bags of groceries.
Obviously we live to serve...so we carried their groceries
while they hoisted the stroller above their heads. I'm sure it was quite the
sight!! But honestly, one of the things I've really learned this week is that
even though it may be cold outside, serving always warms our souls. Super
cheesy I know, but really I love serving and being able to forget my whining and
put other's needs first. Even just the little things can brighten people's day.
Every Tuesday and Friday we get to stand on campus and try to find people that
want to learn more about Jesus (aka- forums). One day just before we went to
forums we passed by this guy who just looked totally depressed trying to pass
out fliers to people. I went up to him and was like "hey, I'll take your
flier and hope you have a great day!" I think he was shocked but he actually
smiled and was like "man, you are the nicest!!" So again it's just
the little things.
Also this
week I was greatly reminded of the great blessing of knowing that God still
speaks to us. We had a great lesson with this girl that claims to be atheist
but she told us she just feels like religion is confusing and haven't found any
answers to her questions. As we taught her about prophets and testified to her that
we still have a living prophet it was cool to see light and happiness come into
her life. She even accepted a Book of Mormon! That night we had a restoration
video movie night at the church and one of our investigators came. It was
awesome and I think was exactly what they needed.
Basically
this week was a gem and I am so blessed to be on the Lord's errand right now
spreading the truth of His gospel. I know that Jesus Christ and Our Heavenly
Father restored the lost truths and teachings to Joseph Smith so that we don't
have to wander. I know that we have a living prophet on the earth today that
gives us revelation and word from God. How blessed we are to have that! And I
know the Book of Mormon and the Bible are the word of God and if we ponder them
daily we can and will find answers to life's questions. :)
Love,
~Sister McDonald
Ponderize: "Our God is with us, and he will not
suffer that we should fall" ~ Alma 56:46
Quote: "If our lives are centered in Jesus Christ,
He can successfully mold us into who we need to be...Despite their hardships,
they {Nephi and his fam} were able to live after the manner of happiness
because they were centered in Christ and His gospel." ~ (Elder Maynes, Oct. 2015)
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