But that does not stop
missionary work!! Sister Rugg and I had to be fair-skinned... But NO MATTER!!
THE GOSPEL IS TRUE!!! That is all that matters. This past Tuesday we had an
AMAZING Zone Conference and Elder Evans from the seventy was there to speak to
us. WHAT AN INSPIRED MAN... I have been so edified by the spirit that it has
changed my whole outlook on missionary work. He was able to talk to us about repentance
(wanting to change for the best) and for finding people. Repentance is
something viewed as a negative principle. BUT IT ISN'T!! It's the most amazing
and beautiful thing we have today, all thanks to our wonder Savior Jesus
Christ. When you want to change, REPENT. It's that easy. Okay... It's a little
bit hard... You need to really look at yourself (on the inside) and ask yourself:
“What can I do better to be closer to my Savior?" If you have any
questions about this, I would recommend going to the closest missionaries you
have in your area! Whether you be a member or not, GO TALK TO THEM! They were
sent for you to learn and grow. :)
Sorry for that random
tangent. I am just all energetic when it comes to this! OH!! Here's a really
cool experience: Sister Rugg and I on a
100 degree day, we got into NO HOMES. We were hot and sweaty and had not much
water. (Note: DRINK WATER.) Anyway, we were very discouraged and we decided to
pray and ask for some help. We were getting really depressed and as girls
do...get over dramatic. haha. Well, we had a dinner appointment that night with
Sister Rugg's recent converts, the Swann family! By the way, that was the first
house we had gotten into all day. They are the best. So we had dinner and gave
a message about Temples and challenged them to pick a day to go to the temple
and GO! They loved the message (THANK YOU SPIRIT) SO MUCH! Sister Swan then
asked: "Hey, my daughter has a lot of clothes and bed comforters upstairs
she doesn't want... would you like to look at them?" Sister Rugg and I got
so excited! We both brought comforters home. So, to make this experience
spiritual, there is a scripture in Alma 26:27 when the sons of Mosiah were
having a hard mission, their experience says: "Now when our hearts were
depressed, and we were about to turn back, behold the Lord comforted
them..." WE WERE DEPRESSED AND WERE "COMFORTED" WITH
COMFORTERS!!! GOD IS REAL. Amen.
Elder Evans challenged
us to get referrals with everyone we talk to. So Sister Rugg and I really took
that to heart. So at the end of the day, we were doing our goals/key indicators
for tomorrow. There is a spot for referrals received and contacted. Sister Rugg
got a huge grin and shouted: "We will get 7 referrals tomorrow!!" I
laughed and thought she was joking... She wasn't. I then said: “Sister that is
impossible... LET'S DO 8!!!” ;) But we
decided to put 7. We had planned to see many people that day, but our recent
convert Valerie was having a hard day. Like what is says in Mosiah 18: "Comfort
those that stand in need of comfort"... So we helped her clean her house,
helped her with lunch, read scriptures and sang hymns. That really lifted her
spirits. She was telling us about her family and all of the sudden I got an
impression to ask her: "Sister Reed, would you want us to send the
missionaries to your family's houses?" And she got a huge smile and said:
"Yeah, I think that would really help!" She got her address book
out... She said her sister, then her other sister, then her friend, then her friend’s
daughter... Until me and Sister Rugg were beaming to get the last referral...
8. We got 8 from just her. GOD IS REALLY THERE!!! If you have faith and believe
He can help you, HE WILL HELP YOU. You just got to ask.
Well, I hope you all
have a wonderful week! I am praying for all of you always. God loves you. He
knows your name, He even knows you by your nickname. Remember that He wants to
hear you and help you, so get on your knees and pray. He will help you.
Love, Sister Guilott
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