I love this area so much. We had a lot of crazy things happen here! So this
week, the two wards me and my companion are serving in got dissolved and became another ward. We now understand why we were serving
in both wards. It was stressful, as it caused a bit of chaos, but it was good.
We got to see our Stake President, I love him. He is such kind man
and has the spirit with him AT ALL TIMES! It was fun to see him again, I
consider him a friend! Well, the ward
we were in during the morning was the one that got dissolved, and SO MANY
people were crying and hugging and making it a huge deal. It didn't
help our investigators who were at church. They were confused. But I
felt the spirit confirm to me something to tell them and was able to explain to them:
"We get really connected with others in our ward, and we literally are all
brothers and sisters of God and it is hard to separate from others that
we were close with; Like being on a mission, you don't get to see your
family. I miss my family very much, but I know that I will always be
with them! It is the same here!" :) They liked that answer.
All of the investigators we are teaching (and I am so grateful that God has allowed us to teach such precious
souls) are progressing! It is so fun to teach, because I can just
feel the spirit teach through me! I LOVE IT!! :D I would love to share a really neat experience though from this past week... It actually just happened yesterday!
One recent convert in our ward said that he has a little brother
that wanted to go to church with him because this brother has seen his
brother change drastically the past months and he wanted to know how he
was able to to change. The recent convert told his little brother it was because of the
church he has been going, so for the little brother has been going to church the past two weeks
and LOVES IT. We were finally able to ask him if he would like to take
lessons from the missionaries to learn more about the church. He
accepted. So yesterday, we finally were able to teach him! We asked him
about his beliefs, his family, and then we got to his age. He said he
was 14. We were thinking, JOSEPH
SMITH. WE ARE TEACHING A BOY WHO IS JUST LIKE HIM. This boy
has studied to Bible everyday of his life. He loves God and wants to
become closer to Him. He knows that there are many churches on the earth
and wants to know if there is ONE CHURCH FOR EVERYONE. He is so prepared. We were able to teach him the
Restoration, and we got to the part about Joseph Smith. His eyes were fixed
on us, and you could tell he was feeling the spirit. My companion was able to share the first vision. And after the first vision, his words
were: " That makes sense!" He accepted to meet with us the next week and
is now reading The Book of Mormon with his recent convert brother! IT
IS AMAZING!!! :D :D I am sooooo grateful for that amazing opportunity to
teach him, it was like he was teaching us and the SPIRIT was teaching
him. I love my mission SO MUCH!! :D I know that this gospel is true and
this is God's true church on the earth. I know that Joseph Smith saw
Heavenly Father and his Son Jesus Christ. I know that the Book of Mormon
is the word of God. And I know that God loves all of you!
I hope you all have a great Labor day!
LOVE YOU!!
Sister Guilott
Some fun pictures of a fun day out exploring with our district.
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