To be "Spiritually Minded Is Life Eternal." -2 Nephi 9:39 (Smile)
Well, this week marks the end of this transfer. It's gone by in a jiffy! I will find out tomorrow about transfers, but I have a feeling that The Lord sees fit that I should stay in this area at least one more transfer, but who really knows....right? Apart from transfers, my 9 month mark is coming up! And Christmas is in just 4 months! And General Conference is in just 6 short weeks! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!? That means that we need to catch up with Heavenly Father's pace in Hastening His Work of Salvation. Yes!
I haven't sent an email for a couple weeks, but here is a quick update on what's all been going on here in Riverton/Herriman.
We had a member of the Seventy, Elder Clark, he came and visited our mission a couple weeks ago. He trained our mission and gosh, there is so much to improve! But there were many things that he taught not only to all of us, but to me, personally. One thing was that we should never be apologetic to the Lord's standards. Another was that we never really give 100% in trying, we only give each of our certain percentages and well, the Lord makes up for the rest. And the thing that stuck out the most was, we asked him, "How do we increase our desire?" He took a minute to ponder, then said:
"You must first decide deep inside if you even want to make it to the Celestial Kingdom. Then you ask yourself, 1) Do I love myself? 2) Do I believe in my potential? 3) Do I love myself enough to do it?"
I have taken this much into consideration, asking myself if my goal really is to make it to the Celestial Kingdom to dwell with my family, my Father and His Son forever. That IS my desire, is that yours? Is that what your goal is? If so, what are we doing in this life to make it possible? Hmm..
Something else that happened this week was that out Sister Training Leader sent us a text and said that she felt inspired to go on exchanges with me. That was an answer to my prayers! I went with her to her area, she taught me so many great things. One though in particular is to be more confident in the power that I have as a missionary to guide the area to help it reach it's full potential. To also help my companion become her full potential. And that in this process of giving selflessly to others, I will then begin to find myself and start reaching for my full potential some day. And the STL said she had many things to learn from me, that I taught her as well. That just lifted my spirits to help me know that I am really counting many lives.
I may walk away from a lesson and think, wow, I totally butchered that one. But maybe the people that we just left were sitting there thinking, "wow, did you just feel that?" Heavenly Father merely uses us as His instruments and He called us to be missionaries not because we are like Christ, but because He desires to help us become more like Him. Many changes are being wrought in my life and I hope that each of you see the change in me once we meet again after the mission.
We are teaching a good amount of people, but please keep some of them in your prayers! Eternity, Veronica, and Vilate!
Love you all!!! have a great week :)
Handshake,
Sister Garretson
ps - read 2 Nephi 4, that was an answer to my prayers too! Notice the change in Nephi that comes and how he relies on the Atonement to change him!
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